Napoleon's Love of Cologne May Be What Killed Him, Says UK Biochemist
“Napoleon was a great promoter of Colognes, which first went into commercial production in 1792,” Dr. Haris explained. “For at least 20 years he was bathing his body in it, pouring it over his head and, in some cases, he was quite literally lapping it up. He took bottles with him during his military campaigns and diplomatic missions. Records show he was going through two to three bottles a day when, even now, people may use a bottle a year!”