At the beginning of the XXI century it introduced a new term - organic perfumes. However, it would not have needed to come up with, if not the shelves of perfume boutiques wave of synthetic fragrances. Organic Fragrances - is the ancestor of all the flavors, and the greatest of them today are invariably filled with one hundred percent natural.

The history of organic perfumes

The fashion for natural past ten to fifteen years is literally swept the entire population, from small to large. Natural food, clothing, shoes and so on. Do not stay aside and perfumes. On it is written the history of an infinite number of treatises and research papers. From ancient Egypt, Syria, Japan, until the end of the XIX century - it's - the era of natural or organic perfume with its ups and downs. In its manufacture using exclusively natural ingredients: essential oils of herbs, bark, flowers, and other things.

But science does not stand still, and developing accelerated organic chemistry at the end of the XIX century miracle happened, artificially recreating the natural smells. First it was prepared vanilla flavor Vanilla: sweet tenderness Then coumarin, musk and others. The first perfume with a synthetic additive steel «Jicky» from Guerlain, created in 1889. They were followed by other, less well-known - «Chypre» by Coty, «Chanel № 5" by Chanel and others. XX century - a century of new technologies ... and synthetic perfumes. The advent of synthetic analogs not only reduce the cost of production allowed for that seized many manufacturers, but all forced to forget about bulky flavors. Today, in the XXI century, when came the fashion for organic perfumes, bearing the name of selective or niche, there was a revival of long-forgotten fully sounding spirits, which, of course, not go to any comparison with light substitutes.

Mandatory certification of perfumes

Until the sixties of the XX century almost all production concerns perfume was called "natural." Even if it were composed only of a percent of the organic compound. The introduction of international certification marked the edge of such speculation. In the world there are a few of the leading control organic products: Ecocert (France), AIAB / ICEA (Italy), USDA (United States), BDIH (Germany). They have jointly developed and adopted a number of mandatory rules for organic products, including perfumes. They include:

• As part of the product must contain at least ninety-five percent of natural ingredients. Components which are included in the composition should not contain any chemicals.
• The certification includes a list of all the harmful petroleum products, artificial flavors and other questionable substances.
• In the production can not use the ingredients of animal origin.
• Packaging of goods must also be ecologically safe material. In any other packaging there is no guarantee that the product interacts with the container, not will absorb part of harmful substances.

Icon one of these companies on the box with the magical scent guarantees quality and organic products.

Advantages and disadvantages of organic perfumes

The advantages certainly include:

• Absolutely natural composition.
• Unique fragrances that were originally created by perfumers. This point applies particularly to the spirits that were created before the twenties of the XX century, and later their composition was replaced by the manufacturer at a cheaper - synthetic. Thus, the ingredients remain the same, but the sound itself has undergone significant changes.

Disadvantages from organic perfumes are also available:

• Price. Natural ingredients for the perfume, as well as environmentally friendly packaging are immeasurably greater. The average price for a niche perfume from US $ 100 per 30 ml.
• Significant limitations in the choice of flavors. It should be remembered that many perfumes have become a favorite precisely because they - aldehyde, that is artificial. Despite their "artificiality" they are very popular, both among women and among men.
• The complexity of the purchase. Not all regional, not to mention the regional centers of Russia and CIS countries can boast a wide range of selective perfumery.

The organic perfumes have long appreciated and constantly used by many celebrities, among which are: Kylie Minogue and Kate Moss, Robert Pattinson and Hugh Jackman and others. Thus, the choice, as always, is for women who try on the perfume masterpieces.

Galina Yampol'skaya

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