What is Bay Rum?
In 1500, the sailors, then as now people are practical and intuitive, he discovered a plant, Pimenta racemosa, which was called "Bay". Was widespread in the West Indies so called the Americas at the time of their discovery. This tree, the family of Mirtacee including eucalyptus, myrtle and cloves, produces a large quantity of leaves and berries strong and characteristic aroma.
As I said the sailors soon realized that rubbing the leaves of the tree, which broke dispersing essential oils content, would allow him to mask the terrible smell of unwashed at that time was the only flavor in the Navy.
In 1600, however, in sugar cane plantations of the West Indies some slaves, tired of that life, discovered by chance that the products of his work, molasses, though they produced a fermented intoxicating liquor.
Soon the British discovered the secret and cleaned out some dirt from the alcoholic brew, inserting it into a coil of distillation: Rum was born. More
Later, at some unspecified date between 600 and 700, some sailors, tired of scratching with the Bay as a chimpanzee, throw the leaves in the ration of rum. He was born on
Bay Rum.
And today?
long time passed from the Black Corsair and the slaves in Barbados, time in which what was a necessity for the sailors became a perfume for the lords of the city. The mixture began to be produced with the essential oil of Bay and direct maceration of the leaves became only a memory.
After an incredible popularity in the Anglo-Saxon countries, until the '50s was considered the only truly fragrance for men, the enthusiasm for the Caribbean miscuglione has cooled slightly. However, no perfume with intentions to exclude the American dream of Bay Rum by its products. And no perfumer has a Bay Rum equal. In this
Link you can find the most popular on the market today. Instead
our listing in the Bay Rum is described as anti-dandruff lotion. In fact, it is stated that, in addition to the usual ingredients, there is also the "Petroleine" a product derived from oil which was used as a disinfectant, recommended for those using a lot of grease or travel a lot by train.
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