Its main ingredient was bergamot essence. The perfume came to be known as eau de Cologne, “Cologne water, ” or simply cologne, after the city in which it was produced.
Tā kā smaržīgo produktu sāka ražot Ķelnes pilsētā, ļaudis to iesauca par ” Ķelnes ūdeni ” — franciski eau de Cologne, proti, odekolons.