Botanical vs. Natural, vegan and kosher *was* Re: Beeswax

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> Welcome to the world of " botanical " perfumery! Best, Maggie

Hi Maggie, everyone:

I remember when, in May, 2005, the term botanical perfumery came

into play. I won't got into the history, because it's a bit

suspect. At the time, natural perfumery was the term everyone used.

The vegan aspect of this thread brings up some points that

highlight why I believe that many using the term botanical are

not botanical perfumers in the strictest sense (no relation to

the 2005 coining of the term, btw.)

If you use labdanum, mitti, soil tinctures, beeswax or any animal

product in your perfumes - you are not a botanical perfumer,

since those products are not botanical in nature. You are a

natural perfumer, don't you agree? Otherwise, a vegan or someone

who otherwise wishes to avoid animal products may purchase your

perfume under false pretenses.

A truly botanical perfume would be vegan. It would only contain

absolutes, concretes, co2s, and essential oils from plants.

Now I'll wait for the question about why I put labdanum in the

animal category. ;-)

To further up the ante on full disclosure: even kosher oils,

which are supposedly free from insects and animal parts, are

not. Well, the majority are not. I cannot, as someone who

gardens and has a background in agriculture, believe that any

harvest of plant material does not inherently contain some

insects that rode along into the extraction vat.

PS: in full disclosure I will also say that I have registered the

website botanicalperfumers in case the USA govt. comes down on

the use of the term " natural " and we - and others - can't use

it. I will, however, have a disclaimer as to the issues I

mentioned above.

Anya McCoy

http://AnyasGarden.com

http://PerfumeClasses.com

http://NaturalPerfumers.com