Design | Lifestyle | Independent Creatives
I'm always on the look out for unique and handmade souvenirs or gifts to bring home as a reminder of the places I've been. Often it's perfume I find - I'm a huge fragrance lover (as long as they are made ethically from natural ingredients)!
Due to intellectual property rights, the ingredients from mass produced perfume houses are typically not disclosed. Over the past years, we've all become accustomed to reading the ingredients on the side of food packaging, but do we do this as a discipline for the other items we buy? Perfumes often contain a long list of toxic chemicals which can result in allergies and other health issues like asthma and migraines due to the fact that up to 60% of the product is absorbed through the skin. Given their composition, their manufacture can also have a negative impact on the environment.
I first came across Le Labo many years ago in New York as we wandered around the streets of Nolita. It's such a special store with with craftsman including candle pourer, metal worker, perfumer - the list goes on! Once you pick your scent, it is freshly hand blended for you with natural oils and ingredients then and there. While you wait, you can think about what you would like printed on your label alongside the name of the person who made it for you. Do you know what's in the fragrance you are wearing and how it was made and tested?
For perfumes made from natural essential oils and ingredients #inguzloves:
Le Labo - https://www.lelabofragrances.com/landing.html?path=/
One Seed Perfume - https://oneseedperfumes.com/
Hanako Therapies - https://www.hanakotherapies.com/collections/i-am
IME Natural Perfume - http://www.ime-natural-perfume.com.au/?v=6cc98ba2045f
Florescent Perfume - https://florescent.co/