Where to buy natural perfume

In a world of synthetic fragrances it’s important to remember that there are natural alternatives. Here’s where to buy them, what to look for and… how to go beyond patchouli

‘Fragrance free’ is perhaps the ultimate fragrance. When laundry products market themselves on such exotic odours as white orchids and passion flowers (but whose synthetic fragrances, designed to hang around for days, contain potent chemicals), you could be forgiven for wanting a break from fragrances.

We need more fresh air in our lives, not air ‘fresheners’.

But there are always moments when everyone wants a mood enhancing scent buzz from a fragrance, and you’ll be reassured to hear that these can still be had from entirely natural or an even organic fragrances. After all, perfume has been used for centuries for a range of purposes – religious ceremonies, to mask odours… even as an aphrodisiac.

The questions to ask

There are four key questions to ask when shopping for a natural perfume:

* Where can I buy it?
* How ‘natural’ is it?
* Are the ingredients sustainable?
* Does it smell any good?

In choosing to buy natural and organic perfume, there are certain things you’ve got to accept. First, forget the department store and most of the high street: if you’re looking for a natural perfume you’ll need to search elsewhere, mostly online.

Choice is limited but this is no bad thing. Shopping beyond the mainstream means you avoid being seduced by the latest celebrity-endorsed, over-sexualised scent ad. It’s an easy trap to fall into – up to 97 per cent of the cost of producing a conventional perfume goes on marketing, packaging and advertising. The liquid in the bottle can represent as little as 3 per cent of the total cost of production.

Bottled-up nature

For those used to mass market scents natural fragrance can smell a bit earthy and, well… natural. Hardly suprising considering they are produced with essential oils derived from flowers and leaves. It’s not all about reeking of patchouli or lavender though – thankfully things have moved on (see our perfume range)

Natural vs synthetic

These days the line between ‘natural’ and ‘synthetic’ is a fine one. There are three types of synthetics: natural isolates (substances extracted from natural oils), semi synthetics (natural isolates modified by a chemical process) and synthetics (brand new odiferous molecules made in the laboratory).

Synthetic fragrances aren’t automatically bad news. They can be produced cheaply and in large quantities compared to naturals – it takes around 750 kilos of jasmine petals to make 1 kilo of jasmine oil.

Secret chemicals in popular perfumes

By Siel Ju, MNN.com

Last week, the President’s Cancer Panel warned that the many hormone-disrupting chemicals in our everyday products could up the risk of getting cancer. This week, a new analysis reports that a whole bunch of hormone-disrupting chemicals can be found in popular fragrances like American Eagle Seventy Seven and Chanel Coco.
That finding is based on a study commissioned by an environmental and health coalition called Campaign for Safe Cosmetics, which brings attention to the potential dangers in common personal care and beauty products. Dubbed Not So Sexy: Hidden Chemicals in Perfumes and Colognes, this new study reports on lab tests of 17 scented products — which contained an average of 14 chemicals that weren’t even listed on the ingredient list.
Both women’s and men’s products are tainted. American Eagle Seventy Seven, for example, contained a whopping 24 hidden chemicals, while Giorgio Armani Acqua Di Gio contained 19 sensitizing chemicals associated with allergies and asthma.
How can perfume companies get away with putting secret chemicals in products bought by unsuspecting consumers? Because companies can claim perfumes as a trade secret; a simple word — fragrance — on an ingredient list can mask all manner of questionable chemicals that haven’t been adequately tested for consumer safety.
The fact that “fragrance” is a cover-all for scary chemicals isn’t new news. Campaign for Safe Cosmetics, as well as individual health and environmental nonprofits like Environmental Group, have been warning consumers about scary phthalates and musks in perfumes for years. What the new study shows, unfortunately, is that the government and the industry have yet to take action to make perfumes safer.
To avoid these secret chemicals, avoid personal care products that have “fragrance” on the ingredient list. Don’t worry — you won’t have to resign yourself to wearing patchouli. More perfumes that cater to health conscious and eco-friendly consumers are coming on the market — and they’ll make you smell lovely without strange chemicals.

More information about this can be found on the Environmental Working Group website.

Natural Perfume – Real Scents from nature

If you were to buy organic perfume this is what you could expect:

- Pure organic, botanical ingredients.
- No harmful chemicals used to make the perfume.
- No harmful chemicals used to grow plants.
- Your purchase would likely be with a niche company like us as we are more concerned with creating
wonderful, healthy, natural scents.

Finding Your Scent

We always liked the thought of having a signature fragrance. The one fragrance that you will always, hopefully pleasantly, associate with a certain person.

It can be a challenge to find that perfect fragrance. I think we all know someone who has made some questionable perfume choices. But to be honest sometimes it’s hard to tell.

A scent may smell great at first and after a while reacting to our own body chemistry change into something quite different and sometimes no matter how great a fragrance smells on us those around us either don’t like it or they are sensitive to it as so frequently happens in my family.

Most perfumes are a mix of few natural and quite a few synthetic ingredients.

Reading the ingredient list on the back of your favorite perfume sometimes does not tell us enough. The way labels on many personal care products are worded we can never be sure exactly what’s in them.

The seemingly harmless word fragrance on a label may not only refer to the combination of “secret” ingredients that make up a fragrance but also a chemical known as phthalate which is commonly used in fragrance and is suspected of being toxic.

This is where our natural perfume is the perfect answer.

Basic Organic Perfume Ingredients

- Organic or natural essential oils.



Freebies – Perfume

We are offering one of our most popular perfume for free.  Get yours today and enjoy the richness and sheer luxury of natural perfumes.  Please visit the link below for more information.

www.lvseven.com/freeperfume

The scent of roses

We love the sweet smell of fresh roses and the silky softness of the petals.   The magic of this pretty flower opening in the sunlight.  The heat slowly opening the flower and allowing light to come in….Beautiful picture in my mind.

For our perfumes, pure rose is one of our favourite natural materials we use.  Rose is warm , balancing, tender and lovely.  It will aromatize your aura with delectable floral luxury scent and sweet charms.

The fragrance in our collections containing rose is Florae Natural Perfume

Make sure you surprise your favorite Valentine with a natural scent from Lvseven Naturals.

Natural Skin Care – Love Lavender

Lavender is increasing becoming more popular now than it was before.  It’s a key ingredient these days in natural skin care products like perfumes, face creams, soaps, bath oils sunburn creams and acne treatment – you can even buy it in roll-on form to tackle migraines.

Deep purple fields of lavender are enjoying resurgence across Britain as farmers start growing the plant because of the popularity of natural remedies.  This is quite an interesting trend, we are buying more products with lavender hence farmers grow more lavender.

There is a turn in the market as people want to go back to more natural and organically-based products so that is helping to fuel the lavender market.

Lavender is well known for being a good all-round essential oil and is very versatile.  These days we want to use organic natural skin care products which are good for our skin.

These days we want to use organic products which are good for our skin.  Consumers nowadays are really beginning to understand that what we put into our bodies has as much (if not more) of an effect on our skin as the potions we routinely apply. For example, you can use all the designer perfumes or expensive creams you want, but if you’re eating 3 Big Macs a day, you’re still going to have a problem.

All the products produced by lavender are very popular at the moment and the fragrance seems to be on the up.

With the increased need of lavender, a lot of us are seeking alternatives to synthetic mass produced perfumes. With the growing demand of natural lavender perfumes, lvseven has a beautiful perfume that contains lavender ‘Eden Natural Perfume’.  Eden Natural Perfume is a pure organic perfume with a warm fresh earthy sensuous scent.

Let nature bring you back to your grounded “self” in a warm and sensual Organic Lavender Perfume.

Pure Pefume (organic / natural)

Pure Perfume (Organic / Natural Scents)

Most modern, commercial perfumes are made almost exclusively from cheap synthetic ingredients – some of which are potential carcinogens and often derived from petroleum sources. Common industry ingredients such as synthetic musks can disrupt your hormone balance and are potential causes of cancer!

Choosing organic and natural perfumes will ensure no phthalates, synthetic ingredients or petroleum-derived alcohols will be absorbed into your body. Organic and natural perfumes are environment friendly as they do not pollute the environment and don’t rely on unsustainable petroleum sources.

Nowadays, almost every commercial perfume is created from synthetic essences. Although synthetics approximate the odours of natural ingredients, they have none of the complexity, mystery or emotional depth. Natural beauty products and perfumes bring an inexplicable emotional intensity to the experience of an authentic smell and the memories it sparks and creates.

Some people are allergic to perfume as most perfumes are formulated using petrochemical bases which cause a host of allergen related problems. The good news is that there is an alternative–good old perfume and organic cosmetics made from natural materials. Not only are natural perfume ingredients more in harmony with the body, but they are, well, natural.

Lvseven Eden Natural Perfume

Beautiful perfume