NATURAL PERFUMES AND ESSENTIAL OILS

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The Dark Side of Clean Perfumes another Fragrant Deception

The Dark Side of ‘Clean Perfumes’: another Fragrant Deception

Many clean perfumes are marketed as being composed of natural ingredients. However, the reality is far from what is portrayed! Many clean perfumes still contain a significant amount of synthetic ingredients, albeit in smaller quantities compared to traditional perfumes. These synthetic chemicals are often used together with a small amount of natural fragrances, giving the illusion of naturalness.
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Arabian Fragrances: History, Culture, and Anecdotal Chronicles

Arabian fragrances aren't merely harmonious concoctions; they embody enchanting sagas. Chronicles of merchants navigating desert landscapes laden with precious fragrance cargoes, sagas of adept perfumers crafting distinctive essences for the aristocracy, and anecdotes of poets immortalizing these scents in verse—all of these contribute to the mystique veiling Arabian perfumes.
Kodo: the Way of Scent - Connection between fragrances and sacred rituals

Kodo: the Way of Scent

Collectively, "Kodo" embodies the concept of the "Way of Fragrance" or the "Path of Scent." This term eloquently encapsulates the Japanese tradition that orbits around the mindful appreciation, comprehension, and ceremonial utilization of incense and fragrances, serving as the cornerstone of the Kodo discipline.
Aesthetics of the Art of Perfumery

The Aesthetics of the Art of Perfumery

The Art of Perfumery, the art of crafting and wearing scents, is a sensory experience that transcends the boundaries of visual artistry and resonates deeply with our emotions and memories. Just as a painter uses colors and brushstrokes to…
Unveiling the Secrets of Natural Niche Perfumery: A Journey toward Clean Fragrances Rumi quote drink the pure nectar

Unveiling the Secrets of Natural Niche Perfumery: A Journey toward Clean Fragrances

The world of natural niche perfumery offers an exquisite array of scents that cater to diverse preferences and moods. The first step in this olfactory adventure is to immerse yourself in the enchanting realm of fragrances, allowing your senses to dance through a myriad of notes and accords.
How to Make Your Own Natural Perfume at Home
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How to Make Your Own Natural Perfume at Home: Embrace the Essence of Nature

The use of good smells as perfumes dates back to the dawn of human civilization.  However, the modern perfumes available to us contain mostly synthetic chemicals that can be harmful to both our health and the environment. The best alternative…
Saffron Perfume- Odor, Properties, Distillation and History

Saffron Perfume – Odor, Properties, Distillation and History

In the world of perfumery, where scents weave tales of beauty, mystique, and memory, few ingredients possess the enigmatic charm of saffron. This cherished spice, hailed for its distinct flavor in culinary arts, also boasts a captivating…
Aromatherapy in the Management of Psychiatric Disorders A Natural Approach to Mental Health

Aromatherapy in the Management of Psychiatric Disorders: A Natural Approach to Mental Health

Maintaining good mental health is crucial in today's fast-paced and stressful world. Aromatherapy, a therapeutic practice that utilizes essential oils derived from plants, offers a promising avenue for managing psychiatric disorders. This…
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Scent Your Beard: A Whimsical Ode to the Aromatic Enchantment

Behold, the mystic ritual of beard-scenting, where fragrant wonders intertwine with masculine grace. A whimsical dance of scents shall now unfold, and in its mesmerizing embrace, your facial hair shall metamorphose into an enigmatic masterpiece. Oh,…
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Why Perfume Smells Different on Everyone: Exploring Body Chemistry

The application of a fragrance has varying results according to an individual's body temperature, skin type, sweat production level, hormone levels, and other factors. Thus, what may be pleasant and long-lasting for one person could end up being too strong, unpleasant, or not enduring enough for another.
Labdanum Perfume (cistus flowers)

Labdanum Perfume – Smell, Properties and Curiosities

Labdanum is derived from a resinous secretion of a Mediterranean rockrose shrub, Labdanum perfume possesses unique properties that have made it a cherished ingredient for centuries.    Table of Contents The Allure of Labdanum…
Triggers of Perfume-Induced Asthma

Perfume-Induced Asthma: Understanding Triggers, Symptoms, and Prevention

Various fragrances and scented products can act as triggers for perfume-induced asthma. Some common triggers include perfumes, colognes, body sprays, scented lotions, air fresheners, and cleaning products. It's important to note that not all fragrances will affect every individual with asthma, as sensitivity can vary.
Natural Perfumes for a Longer Life

Natural Perfumes for a Longer Life

Natural perfumes are not only able to provide pleasant scents but also possess various medicinal properties, which can be used to promote a person’s physical, mental, and emotional health. But it’s important to choose only products that are purely natural and don’t contain any kind of artificial materials. Only then, they can help you live a long, healthy life. 
Scents and Hypertension

Scents and Hypertension

Can essential oils help lower hypertension? They are known for their calming and hormone-balancing effects. Since stress has a direct or indirect influence on developing high blood pressure, essential oils can benefit hypertension by reducing stress and balancing associated hormones such as cortisol and others. Multiple clinical studies have substantiated the beneficial effects of essential oils in managing hypertension.
Perfume and Happiness

Perfume and Happiness

The right perfume can have a huge impact on a person’s mental well-being beyond just simply smelling attractive. There is a close link between perfume and happiness as the sense of smell has a direct impact on parts of the brain that control…
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For Men, for Women, and Unisex Perfumes

Today, perfumes are not just mixtures to provide pleasant scents, over time they have become a subtle part of the identity, personality, and even aristocracy and royalty. Currently, three major categories of perfumes are widely available in…
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Essential Oils and Emotional Health

There is a subtle but strong connection between essential oils and emotional health. This is the reason why essential oils have historically been used to promote mood and emotional well-being for thousands of years - yay, you probably have…
Aromatherapy for Mental Self-Improvement

Aromatherapy for Mental Self-Improvement

A healthy mental state is critical for all aspects of life including health, happiness, and finance. In today’s overwhelming complex lifestyle, our mind is getting enormously hampered by a whole range of varying factors ranging from unhealthy…
Perfumes in Personal Growth

The Role of Perfume in Personal Growth

Have you ever guessed the perfumes you wear regularly have a great impact on your personal and professional life? – Yes, the role of perfume in personal growth and development is huge. It’s not merely the scent you wear, perfume says a lot about your individuality and personality including your sense of affection, self-esteem, and confidence.
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Frangipani Perfume

Frangipani perfumes are best known for their distinguished, sophisticated, creamy, lush, fruity, and rich floral scents. It’s both intoxicating and at the same time soft and sweet. It has an incredible ability to fill the heart with a sweet sensual excitement, making it a perfect scent for awakening the sense of love and romance. 
What is Aromatherapy

What is Aromatherapy

Aromatherapy refers to the use of aroma from plant compounds, essential oils in particular, for promoting health and well-being, which has been around for millennia. It encompasses several traditional complementary and alternative therapies…
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Narcissus Perfume

Although the term narcissus originated from the same Greek word that roots the term narcotic, narke, which means “to be numb”, it’s not the narcotic properties that brought such fame for narcissus perfume, but rather the powerful mesmerizing…
Essential Oils for Colds and Flu

Essential Oils for Flu

Getting the flu or its symptoms every so often isn’t uncommon, particularly during seasonal changes. Flu viruses are continuously evolving, making it harder to treat them at home, and sometimes could be life-threatening. The use of essential…
Side Effects of Chemical Perfumes

Side Effects of Chemical Perfumes

Perfumes have historically been used for distinctive pleasant smells that make us feel relaxed and rejuvenated. But the side effects of chemical perfumes have become a major concern nowadays since the vast majority of perfumes are made from hazardous chemicals. Therefore, they are found to be associated with various health complications ranging from asthma to skin allergies to even cancer. 
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Gourmand Perfumes

Gourmand perfumes are relatively new in the entire fragrance world, they have become the primary choice in the cooler seasons, especially when we want to snuggle up to autumn fragrances during the transition from summer to fall. They are delicious, seductive, as well as warm, and may come in various facets ranging from foodies to spices to florals. Just like a well-equipped kitchen, the composition range is not limited.
Aromatherapy and Homeopathy

Can Homeopathy and Aromatherapy Be Used Together?

The basic principle in homeopathy is that “like cures like”, which is a concept that the ingredients that cause similar symptoms in healthy people can cure the symptoms in diseased people. This is the reason why, homeopathic practitioners use an ingredient, in tiny doses, which usually causes very similar symptoms in healthy people.
autumn perfumes

Autumn Fragrances

Scents that fit cooler climates of fall and evoke feelings of warmth and help capture the diverse essence of nature are often recommended as autumn fragrances The choices of fall scents are just limitless. They are usually richer and stronger than their summer counterparts. However, most choices include the perfumes of the Woody, Leathery, and Gourmand families.
Do essential oils raise your frequency?

Do essential oils raise your frequency?

Raising vibrational frequency in the body has been believed to have various benefits ranging from preventing viruses, bacteria, and fungi to improving physical, mental, and emotional well-being to protecting against serious diseases like cancers.…
What is so special about oud

What is so special about Oud?

It’s not the price of oud that makes it so unique and sets it apart in the entire natural perfume industry, but the factors involved in heightening the prices. Do you want to know what is so special about oud? - Please keep reading. In…
Natural isolates in perfumery

Natural isolates in perfumery

While isolates provide huge opportunities for perfumers to show up their creativity in an extreme extended manner, they might be a concern for perfume users if not created following really natural means. The term “natural isolates” became…
Ayurveda-and-Aromatherapy

Ayurveda and Aromatherapy

Ayurveda and aromatherapy are closely correlated and are very complementary to each other in terms of healing the body, mind, and soul in a holistic manner. While Ayurveda aims to address the imbalances of energetic dispositions in the body…
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Leathery Perfumes

In perfumery, there is no leather essential oil or a natural essence of leather. Perfumers compose a leather accord using various materials such as castoreum, birch tar, juniper, oud, labdanum, styrax, tobacco, benzoin, or, unfortunately, other man-made synthetic molecules like aldehydes to impart a leather-like scent to perfumes.
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Danger of musk ketone in perfumes

Musk ketone is widely used as a synthetic alternative to natural musks and is extensively found in various consumer products such as perfumes, cosmetics, soaps, lotions, sprays, and detergents. Studies have revealed a number of dangers of…