Buying Pomander historical perfume

Cage pendant jewel with floral pattern and without chain containing a solid perfume from a 16th century recipe reproduced in full. Pomanders are fragrant accessories, jewels worn in Western Europe to protect against diseases and harmful influences. Their name comes from apple of amber, because they took the shape of an apple and contained amber, among other very powerful fragrant ingredients. Their history dates back to the Middle Ages and the Crusades, and in fact, their scents are very buying inspired by the Orient, by this presence of musk and overpowering scents. Found in a French book from the end of the 19th century devoted to recipes for beauty and health, this authentic and fully reconstituted mixture makes it possible to find one of the solid perfumes with which pomanders were filled. The recipe was made 100% and by hand, at the Labo workshop. On the other hand, historical perfume of a practice that has gone out of fashion for a long time, you must be warned that it is a typical perfume of the Renaissance and is likely not to please everyone, or even to displease frankly. On the other hand, from a historical point of view, it is a real trip, which I advise to reserve only for history lovers, historians, reenactors or museums as it is historical and anecdotal but difficult to bear for a contemporary nose. . Pomanders partly went out of fashion for that in the 18th century: their overwhelming scents ceased to be taken for positive signs of health and protection. A 100% natural and durable dry product, it nevertheless fears water. Keep it away from any source of water and never bathe with it. Please only buy this product knowingly.