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Non-Toxic Perfumes

Non-Toxic Perfumes

A non-toxic perfume is simply a perfume that is free from any toxic ingredients such as synthetic alcohol, aroma chemicals that may harm you. Non-toxic perfumes are typically made from natural ingredients using only aromatic materials that are directly extracted from natural flora and fauna.
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How to make natural perfumes

How to make natural perfumes "Making perfumes is easy", says Guy Robert to his colleagues at the prestigious British Society of Perfumers, link He details with humourism the different ways in which a perfume comes into being. A genesis of…
How to make natural perfume last longer

How to make natural perfume last longer

How to make natural perfumes last longer The skin "drinks" aromatic molecules The nose gets used to smells rapidly The ingredients should be long lasting The concentration The animal scents Addressing his…
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Correcting commercial fragrances with animal pheromones

The kit of the practical Phero-researcher From a research made with Basenoters with Hyraceum, Castoreum., Civet musk and Honey bee’s wax Eule: Bal a Versailles –  This scent defies classification for me.  Powdery, musky, animalic,…
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Pyramids, lies and mythos of Modern Perfumery

From my house in Lefke. If you believe that olfactory pyramids published by the industry are meant to give you information about the ingredients or about the smell of a perfume, you are really naive. Pyramids are but a marketing tool used…
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Thoughts from Timbuktu – fixatives

Our customs evolve as generations pass, but the words of our language endure, often taking on different meanings and becoming misleading. A century ago, perfumes were primarily used on handkerchiefs, scarves, and gloves rather than directly…
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Natural Isolates, the brave stand of the natural perfumers guild

With a press release, the Natural Perfumers Guild (NPG) has defined what is considered a natural isolate by its standards, to which all perfumers endorsed by the guild will have to abide. In the same go, NPG has defined what Guild perfumers…
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The natural perfumery trend (third part)

Luca Turin may very well have started the whole process of recognition for Natural Perfumery when in 2006, in his iconic Duffnotes on NZ Folio, he declared to the perfumistas community with an amazing foresight: "There are now officially…
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Niche Perfumery – The natural perfumery trend (part two)

Not many years ago there were just 3 official types of perfumery, Vintage, mainstream, and Niche perfumery, such as Creed or Lutens. The last 20 years have witnessed not only the birth and growth of independent natural perfumers but also…
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The natural perfumery trend (part one)

Only 3 years ago natural perfumers were a striving bunch of stubborn idealists who had been brought together by Anya McCoy in the natural perfumers guild. Those who accepted her views stayed in the guild, others left and went ahead on their…
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Perfumery and aromatherapy

Honoring the guest is much more than a part of the tradition of Islam, it is part of its fundamentals. During my years of traveling in the Muslim world, I have been a guest all the time. This is how I have learned the art of receiving guests. When…
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Olfactory education

There is a clear parallel between music and perfumery, between olfactory and musical melodies, and we shall use this likeness in order to understand better the "why" and the "how" of olfactory education. Just like music, perfumery is an art…

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How to make natural perfumes

How to make natural perfumes "Making perfumes is easy", said Guy Robert to his colleagues at the prestigious British Society of Perfumers. He details with humourism the different ways in which a perfume comes into being. See A biogenesis…
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Natural perfumes

Why Choose Natural Perfumery? The definition of natural perfume is simple: it is a perfume made of plant or animal extracts without any other ingredient. How I become a natural perfumer I did not really choose to become a natural perfumer…