Will this ever be possible in Natural Perfumery?

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I try to pay attention to market trends in the fragrance market. Not too

close, since most of it involves junky synthetics :-P

One trend that I've read a lot about, and that I've seen some examples of,

that I *think* might be possible in NP is the concept of room fragrancing

by using " wicks " of stick-like materials, bottom ends in fragrant oils or

alcohol/EO blends. The fragrances wick up the stick, and scent the room.

Many places, like hotels, hospitals, places where children are, etc., don't

use candles because of the danger, so this product is being marketed to the

safety-conscious.

Supposedly, the first purveyor of this, Alora, got the idea from seeing

breadsticks in Italian restaurants, (in Italy), in a glass of olive oil

scented with rosemary. The breadsticks then scented the air (unless

somebody ate them, I guess!)

The Alora company then went into production, with fragrance oils, and are

very successful. They are pricey and trendy, and featured in magazines.

Here's a link to a website selling the Alora bottle and wood wicks, so you

can get a visual:

http://www.home101store.com/AloraAmbiance.html

They come with a spray top, the wick-holder stopper top, and a suede pouch

so you can tuck the reeds in and make it mobile. They say you can use it as

a body spray, too.

They state they are made of essential oils and alcohol. Perhaps. I don't

think they smell entirely natural, and they say they use cucumber. Well,

maybe they make a cucumber extract, but most cucumber scent is via FOs,

yes? Oh, muguet, too. Yeah.

I saw another site, for those who want to make it themselves (but IMO, the

bottles are bunky, since they don't have a " stopper " like the Alora ones,

so the fragrance really, really escapes too rapidly:

http://lotioncrafter.com/diffuser.html

They sell FOs with it, and <gasp> DEP to extend it! Ack.

IF we were to consider it as part of Natural Perfumery, I'm thinking we'd

need to test if a carrier oil, such as fractionated coconut, or another

unscented oil would work; what oils would hold up to being semi-oxygenated

in the bottle, which is not tightly sealed; what 'wicks' would work best

(most seem to use bamboo). I just don't know how the alcohol-based stuff by

Alora is supposed to stay in the bottle, even with the stopper/wick top and

not evaporate.

Is anyone in the group already doing this? Please share your experiences.

I'd like to find bottles with stoppers like Alora has to experiment on my

own, so if you know of a supplier, please share by posting a link in the

suppliers section.

Anya

http://anyamccoy.com

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