All Natural Oils
Three scents made with totally pure ingredients for a healthier way to smell good

by Adrienne So in Style on 31 May 2010

Unlike food and drugs, no regulatory agency monitors the ingredients of cosmetics, nor is it even law for cosmetic companies to disclose their secret ingredients. That means when you pick up a bottle of fresh-smelling scent, you could be putting almost anything on your wrists and neck. The Campaign for Safe Cosmetics and the Environmental Working Group recently published a report which disclosed that 12 out of 17 popular perfumes—including Dolce & Gabbana Light Blue and Calvin Klein Eternity—had hormone-disrupting chemicals and contained on average 10 chemical sensitizers that can cause allergic reactions.

New York perfumer Amanda Walker, a vegan and raw food advocate, founded A Perfume Organic after becoming convinced of the necessity for safer perfumes while herself working in the beauty industry. She makes her signature perfume, Green, from rose oils, black truffles, chamomile, citrus, West Coast herbs and ylang ylang. Her concoctions use entirely organic botanicals, hand-poured in small batches, and sell online at Spirit Beauty Lounge for $65.