FYI: Fragrance brands have no legal obligation to share their ingredients.
Here’s what to look out for, plus our favorite non-toxic perfumes.
We might know the top, middle, and base notes, but whatsactuallygoing into the fragrances themselves?
But, what makes a non-toxic perfume…non-toxic?
Faye Harris is a co-founder of Eauso Vert, an eco-conscious and non-toxic perfume brand.
Frances Shoemack is the founder and CEO of Abel, a perfume company.
Amy Christiansen is the founder of Sana Jardin Paris, a non-toxic perfume brand.
Gaye Straza is the CEO and founder of Kai Fragrance, a non-toxic perfume brand.
Tanya Gonzalez is a co-founder of Eauso Vert, an eco-conscious and non-toxic perfume brand.
These ingredients can be combined in multitudes of ways and feature hundreds of different chemicals.
How to find them, exactly?
The key is seeking access to full ingredient lists and finding brands that can confirm their made without list.
Which ingredients should you avoid when choosing a fragrance?
So, what, exactly, are these harmful ingredients, and what makes them this way?
I always suggest looking out for non-toxic callouts on packaging, says Carina Chaz, CEO and founder ofDedcool.
Parabens
Artificial preservatives used to prolong the shelf life of cosmetics and fragrances.
Amy Christiansen is the founder of Sana Jardin Paris, a non-toxic perfume brand.
Sulfates
These compounds, typically used to create lather in products, can cause skin irritation.
It can cause skin sensitivity.
Methylene chloride (dichloromethane)
This acts as a solvent in fragrances.
Formaldehyde
Used as a preservative, and is carcinogenic.
Depending on your scent preference, there are a host of non-toxic perfumes to choose from.
Below, discover a few of our favorites.
It smells almost like fresh, sun-warmed skin on the most relaxing of summer days, but better.
One Sephora reviewer writes, Youll regret not finding this scent sooner!
Its not too overpowering to be worn every day.
A little goes a long way and lasts for hours.
The scent is sweet but not sickly, and has a lot of depth, writes one Bluemercury reviewer.
Really thankful to have found a natural fragrance that works for me!
One reviewer calls it happiness in a bottle, and were absolutely inclined to agree.
Straza says, Its not like your grandmothers perfumeinstead, its light, youthful, fresh, and intoxicating.
This is the throw in of fragrance that makes you wish Valentines Day happened year-round.
One reviewer on Revolve says, The most beautiful scent I have ever found.
Smells so clean and unique, says one reviewer.
If youre looking for a good woodsy scent, Sequoia is one of our most popular perfumes.
No matter which one becomes your favorite (or if they all do), theyre delightfully intoxicating.
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