Do
you use essential oils or synthetics?
Depending
on your skin type, the reality is that irritations and allergies
can occur in response to many different components of either essential
oils or synthetics. The only way to be 100% sure about your skin’s
response is with a test patch, but the vast majority of people use
both essential oils and synthetics topically on a day-to-day basis
without any trouble at all.
Sometimes
synthetics offer unique fragrances that are not found in plants
(the smell of the ocean, for example), or they can take the place
of endangered plant species, or they can be used to replace very
expensive essential oils that would normally make a product too
costly for the average person to buy. That said, cheap synthetics
can be a nasty, nauseating thing, not necessarily for your health,
but for your nose; think of those horrid pine car ‘fresheners’.
Whereas you are not guaranteed a lovely smell with cheap synthetics,
you usually are with essential oils. This is why we take the best
of both worlds - essential oils and high quality synthetics - to
create wonderful smelling products. Every ingredient we use is listed
on our labels in INCI format (International Nomenclature Cosmetic
Ingredient) so it’s easy to look them up on our resource page.