The word perfume comes from 2 Latin words. ‘Per’ meaning through and fume meaning smoke. This suggests one early way of creating a sweet smell was by burning fragrant woods. Perfumes have certainly been used for thousands of years. The Vedas are the earliest literary records available to mankind and Vedic literature comprising of the Samhitas, Brahmanas, Arayankas and the Upanishads vividly talking about Perfumery. Perfumes have certainly been used for thousands of years. The Vedas are the earliest literary records available to mankind and Vedic literature comprising of the Samhitas, Brahmanas, Arayankas and the Upanishads vividly talking about Perfumery.