What goes on in the quieter summer months

What goes on in the quieter summer months

For those who wonder what many small retail businesses get up to during the quieter summer months...it's all about refine, improve, perfect.
September 05, 2024
A New Approach to Fragrance - An Oil blending Journey with Perfino

A New Approach to Fragrance - An Oil blending Journey with Perfino

NFW2024 The Fragrance Foundation UK "Stories shaping the fragrance industry" Issue 7

An interview with Perfino Founder Kim on Innovation in the fragrance Industry and what Perfino is working on in 2024

March 25, 2024
Perfume, Xenobiotics, and Perfino

Perfume, Xenobiotics, and Perfino

There is a joy in feeling that you have a ‘signature’ perfume, or being complimented that you ‘smell good’.
Unfortunately there is a problem...
Modern-day perfumes contain a lot of chemicals. There are currently over 3000 ingredients used within perfumes 2 3 and unfortunately, these can cause a variety of issues.

November 20, 2023
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Celebrating the sense of smell – top 10 scents

It’s in the air. A certain exhilaration has come upon us as we look forward to a post covid spring, the future, and enjoying life at its fullest.

For me there is one thing that I really want to celebrate and that is the sense of smell, for those of us who still have it and no longer feel at threat of losing it.

February 18, 2022
geraniums and lavender plants growing

The Magic of Three - September 2021

This month we are winding down and keeping things simple with the Magic of Three.

The perfume industry has at its disposal over 5000 ingredients, the vast majority being synthetically manufactured and many of which are patented to generate licensing income to the fragrance house that owns the patent – so a big commercial industry.

August 31, 2021
off skin scent natural

Why we want to wear scent off the skin

Our skin is an amazing organ, and an incredibly complex one even though it is only a few millimetres thick.

Not only does it protect us from harmful things like moisture, the cold, and sun rays, but it is also capable of absorbing certain chemicals into the bloodstream which can make it an efficient way of applying medical treatment trans-dermally through creams, lotions and patches.

December 02, 2020
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Sweet orange

You definitely know this one! On the sweeter end of the citrus family, oranges are said to be native to China where they were documented over 4000 years ago! The clever Portuguese brought them to Europe in the 16th century...and the rest is history….
July 16, 2020
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Rosewood

Indian Rosewood essential oil is steam distilled from the chippings of the Dalbergia Sissoo Tree, also known as the Himalayan Raintree. This medium to large sized tree is native to the foothills of the Himalayas and the Indian subcontinent. It’s a fast-growing, deciduous tree with a crooked trunk, leathery leaves and white-pink flowers.
July 16, 2020
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Rose absolute

Our luxurious rose absolute comes from Russian Rosa Damascena flowers.

The flowers are hand picked in the early morning, before they open and release their precious scent. The petals are then pressed to produce a fat and the flower essence solvent extracted to deliver a wax, known as rose concrete. After another extraction the precious rose oil is created.

July 15, 2020