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Incense, aromatics, and perfumed oil became available
to all Egyptians as the priests gradually relinquished their exclusive
rights. Citizens were commanded to perfume themselves at least once
a week. The Egyptians, fastidious in their personal habits, took elabo-
rate baths, which were the forerunners of the luxurious bathing estab-
lishments of the Greeks and Romans. They soaked their skin in oils
because it gave them pleasure, and helped protect their bodies from
the drying effects of the torrid sun. Egyptians created many scented
creams and emollients. They would shape them into cones and would
melt them to cover their hair and bodies. Bathing was an enjoyable
pleasure, sometimes washing as often as three times per day.

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