Standard perfumes (any brand) are complex mixtures of chemicals. Here, alcohol acts as a solvent.

In contrast, natural perfumes are alcohol free!

Also, natural perfumes use only natural extracts as ingredients. In genuinely natural perfumes, alcohol is done away with and natural carrier oils are used instead.

How Can You Be Sure?

The next time you go to buy 'natural products', read the packaging label carefully. It is also important to note the order in which the ingredients are listed. The main contents (ones that makes up the larger proportion of the product) are listed on top and the smaller contents feature further down the list.

So if you are looking for a jasmine perfume, make sure that jasmine is listed in the top three ingredients. Also, ensure that it is alcohol free!

Standard contents of a jasmine perfume from Kenneth Cole.

Alcohol, Fragrance (parfum), water(aqua), Butylphenyl Methylpropional, Linalool, Benzyl Salicylate, Alpha-isomethyl Ionone, Limonene, Citronellol, Isoeugenol

Ideal contents of a natural jasmine perfume from Amrita-essentials.

Jojoba oil, Jasmine Grandiflorum Absolute, Jasmine Sambac Absolute, Essential Oils and Vitamin E.

Author: Maya Hari
(Maya is an alternative therapist, meditation instructor and art & decor enthusiast.)