Perfume and colognes...it's a love-hate relationship with most people. For some people, it is a daily ritual to spritz a designer perfume or cologne on before heading out the door. For others, smelling just a tiny whiff of it can trigger migraines, allergies and intestinal upset. So how can we all get the smell we wants, without the repulsive side effects? Well, botanical and essential oil based perfumes of course.
Did you know that you can make a professional smelling, immune enhancing, thyroid supporting, mood enhancing perfume from the comforts of your home for a fraction of the costs? Simply by using pure, authentic essential oils and botanicals that have not been adulterated, diluted or altered from it's original plant-nature state.
So why is that important? Why do people have a negative response to certain perfume scents? If you look at the manufacturing of perfumes, on average, all list fragrance as an ingredient. This fragrance consist of a combination of altered chemicals components to produce a certain scent, rather than extracting it from nature as a whole. One thing you should know about "fragrance" is that it is synthetic. Dr. Mercola shared an insightful article on "Is Your Perfume Poison?" at http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2013/11/27/toxic-perfume-chemicals.aspx. Of course we can read and learn about the ingredients listed on the label, but it's those hidden ingredients that are not listed that you should be more concerned about. Perfume use has been linked to thyroid, adrenal, hormone, hepatic, nervous system, brain and lymphatic issues, not to mention a plethora of other imbalances. A couple other enlightening articles I found are http://www.ourlittleplace.com/chemicals.html and http://healthimpactnews.com/2014/secondhand-fragrance-contamination-a-public-health-problem/.
So, I encourage you to empower yourself with knowledge about what you are applying to your thyroid and lymphatic system regions everyday. Is it synthetic, health impeding scents or is it natural, botanical, unaltered nature that offers health supporting benefits? I each workshops on Aromatherapy Custom Perfume Making every quarter. The next is on October 10, 2015 at Harry P. Leu Botanical Gardens, http://www.eventbrite.com/e/perfume-making-with-essential-oils-workshop-tickets-18121627275.
Have a healthy and scents-filled day, authentically.
Jennifer Hochell Pressimone, CNHC, T.SPE
Visit us at www.JennScents.com for upcoming classes and other education opportunities.
