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7 Reasons to Switch to Natural Perfumes for a Healthier Scent Experience

7 Reasons to Turn to Natural Perfumes for a Healthier Scent Experience

In today's world, where we're increasingly aware of what we put on and into our bodies, it's no surprise that natural perfumes are gaining popularity. Traditional perfumes, laden with synthetic chemicals, are slowly being swapped out for their…
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Creating Resinous Perfumes: A Novice Perfumer’s Guide

Resinous perfumes are a category of fragrances composed of various types of resins as a base note upon which the rest of the scents are built. Resins, also known as balms, are thick, sticky, viscous substances exudated from trees. When resins…
Smell and Sleep: How Scents Impact Sleep

Smell and Sleep: How Scents Impact Sleep

Sleep is essential for every human life. If you want to feel amazingly refreshed and energized the following day, you just need a good night’s rest with seamless, comforting sleep. Your body and mind get a chance to clean up your entire…
Natural Perfumes for Eco-Conscious Consumers

Natural Perfumes for Eco-Conscious Consumers

From ancient times to modern tech-savvy civilizations, perfumes have played an essential role in human cultures. In recent years, we have seen a significant transformation in the fragrance market, where a small number of companies are producing…
Pet-Safe Perfumes and Essential oils

Pet-Safe Perfumes and Essential oils

Fragrances have been an integral part of human civilizations for centuries. Maybe you’re a fan of fragrances, especially natural perfumes and essential oils, due to their remarkable therapeutic and grooming benefits. With increasing awareness…
Perfume Aging: How Time Affects Natural Fragrances

Perfume Aging: How Time Affects Natural Fragrances

Explore how aging influences the scent profile of natural perfumes and get tips for proper storage Time affects natural fragrances in several ways, including color and scent profile changes, shelf life, climate change, and storage. The chemical…
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The Benefits of Natural Perfumes for Kids’ Wellbeing and Peace

In today’s fast-paced tech-savvy world, where artificially produced synthetic fragrances are overwhelmingly omnipresent, parents are eagerly turning to natural perfumes to benefit their kids’ wellbeing and peace. Natural fragrances are…
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Is Ambergris still used in Perfumery?

Ambergris, a waxy substance produced in the digestive system of sperm whales, remains a rare and valuable ingredient in the world of high-end perfumery. However, its use has significantly declined due to ethical and environmental concerns.…
A New Ethical Standard Towards Perfume Consumers

A New Ethical Standard Towards Perfume Consumers
The ECLIP List

Fragrantica interview with AbdesSalaam Attar by Naheed Shoukat Ali  08/30/11 12:17:00 For most people the only factor that determines their purchase of a perfume is that they like the smell of it. However, more people every year ask…
Italian Perfumery History

Italian Perfumery History

From personal scents to other cosmetics to home decor and air fresheners, perfumes are found almost everywhere today, in one form or another. The history of perfume has long roots in Italy. While France is known for the highest production…
Perfume and the Sense of Smell

Perfume and the Sense of Smell

According to the modern aspect of neuroscience, perfume, and the sense of smell seem closely intertwined due to the brain's anatomy. Our sense of smell surpasses our other sensory experiences and stands out extraordinarily. For centuries,…
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Natural Perfumes for Summer

Traditionally, summer perfumes are soft and lighter citrus notes, light spices, flowery smells, and herbs where in contrast, winter perfumes are strong and heavier with notes like musk, cedar, leather, and heavier spices. Instead of choosing synthetic fragrances from your local department or fragrance store that may have some potential adverse effects on your body and mind, consider choosing our natural perfumes that are citrusy, floral, and absolutely emulate the smells of summer.
Are There Perfumes Without Chemicals

Are There Perfumes Without Chemicals?

Chemicals can be naturally occurring or man-made. We will need to differentiate between man-made synthetic chemicals, that are found to be toxic and harmful, and those yielded from natural origins, that are found to be environment friendly, as well as beneficial for human well-being.   
Natural vs. Synthetic Perfumes Which is Better for the Environment

Natural vs. Synthetic Perfumes: Which is Better for the Environment?

When it comes to personal fragrances, we often focus on scent profiles and how a perfume makes us feel. But have you ever stopped to consider the environmental impact of your signature scent? As sustainability becomes an increasingly important…
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Is Agarwood the same as Oud?

Both terms “Oud” and “Agarwood” are highly valued in the perfume world and are often used interchangeably even though they are not the same elements, but they come from the same source, Aquilaria trees. Oud and Agarwood are different…
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Perfumes & Happiness – Boost Dopamine and Serotonin Naturally with All-Natural Perfumes

The path to happiness might just lie in your perfume bottle. By using natural perfumes, you can naturally enhance your mood and well-being through a delightful boost of dopamine and serotonin, these crucial neurotransmitters that have a pivotal…
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.
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…
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.
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. 
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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…
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.
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…
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Vanilla Perfume: Properties, Extraction, and History

Vanilla exerts a sweet, warm, creamy, comforting, yet also slightly evocative scent. It represents an intertwined feeling of voraciousness and relaxation that has a distinct complexity of pleasure. It is both fresh as well as nostalgic, relaxing yet invigorating, just like magic in its kind that is universally pleasant and enjoyable.
Perfume Allergy: Symptoms, Causes, and Cure

Perfume Allergy: Symptoms, Causes, and Cure

Allergies are considered one of the most common as well as fastest growing chronic conditions worldwide nowadays. A wide variety of symptoms are associated with allergic reactions that may range from simply making you miserable which is easy…
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Which Fragrance is Good for Meditation?

The practice of meditation needs to have an atmosphere that can promote a feeling of calmness and relaxation. Certain scents have an incredible ability to enhance the sense of relaxation and serenity that can help transform the body and mind during meditation. For this reason, regular meditators are looking for fragrances that can help enhance their meditative experience. But with the overwhelming availability of fragrances in the market, it’s challenging to determine which fragrance is good for meditation.
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Neroli Perfume – Properties, Distillation, and History

Neroli perfume represents a surprising harmony of citrus and floral with unique hints of spices and honey although delicate, distinctive, and utterly refreshing. Neroli is one of the most widely used ingredients in natural perfumery. It tells a unique story, not only about each person who wears it but also about the long history of perfume. 
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How Do We Smell?

The sense of smell plays an important role in many biological processes such as it can help you to know what and where things are, including your favorite dishes or the offensive ones. It can warn you about burning things or rotten foods and can help turn your attention to taking necessary precautions. But, how do we smell? In fact, humans have wondered to know the facts about smell for centuries. In this article, we’ll explore how we smell scents, odors, perfumes