The Environmental Impact of Perfume and Essential Oils //

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sources:
[1] www.madehow.com/Volume-2/Perfume.html
[2] mountainroseherbs.com/bulgarian-rose-oil
[3] irishapothecary.ie/products/jasmine-dilute?variant=37003854577830
[4] malibuapothecary.com/blogs/clean-candles/how-many-flowers-does-it-take-to-make-essential-oils#:~:text=Yield%20of%20Material%20to%20Oil&text=For%20example%2C%20it%20takes%20approximately,pound%20of%20rose%20essential%20oil
[5] www.maximizemarketresearch.com/market-report/global-melissa-essential-oil-market/75746/[5]
[6] www.earthisland.org/journal/index.php/articles/entry/the_environmental_impact_of_essential_oils/
[7] www.sustainably-chic.com/blog/are-essential-oils-sustainable
[8] greentumble.com/why-are-perfumes-harmful-for-the-environment
[9]www.lenntech.com/aquatic/detergents.htm#:~:text=Phosphates%20in%20detergents%20can%20lead,oxygen%20available%20for%20aquatic%20life.
[10] pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34656680/
[11] www.noaa.gov/news/those-scented-products-you-love-noaa-study-finds-they-can-cause-air-pollution
[12] www.greenmatters.com/p/environmental-impect-scented-products-synthetic-fragrance
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@rochelle2758 5 месяцев назад

Worth knowing: I read years ago that at least in the States, “unscented” products can still have fragrance added to mask other chemical smells. Only “fragrance-free” products don’t. Thanks Gittemary!

@amerjoud6527 4 месяца назад

this explains why those hyper sensitive to scents are still affected. Thanks!

@Christina-sf4py 5 месяцев назад

Gittemary, please do subjects of noise pollution and maybe light pollution at night. So much noise for the sake of noise in our environments (eg unnecessary background music during interviews/public speaking eg youtube!) And from each individual shop, restaurants etc. Also see lots of unnecessary pretty lights on people's houses, apparently this affects wildlife too.

@jillbeans1573 5 месяцев назад

Thanks for exposing that just because it says ALL NATURAL, does not mean that it is ECHO FRIENDLY. ❤

@heatherburch7697 5 месяцев назад

Anyone else live in a land field of scents? So many perfumes give me a persistent headache. Plug-ins or air fresheners are the worst!

@annakp9739 5 месяцев назад

Omg yes! I can totally relate 😢

@baidykle1 5 месяцев назад

I'm very sensitive to scents, so I can really really relate too

@tanjalentzy1337 5 месяцев назад

Oh yes. Sickening smell .

@aleigh2168 5 месяцев назад

As a bird owner, I did tons of research years ago on scents, chemicals, and the like. It was astounding to me the extent of all the products I had been using prior to owning birds that had toxic chemicals in them. Our household has since gotten rid of all scented items or any other toxic chemical compounds. In essence, my bird saved my life. It is still difficult to find some things in a unscented version. Hopefully those will become more widespread as time progresses. (If you don't know, many of the scented things people use in homes are harmful to birds as they have sensitive respiratory systems. Air fresheners, candles, room sprays, etc. Also, teflon is a huge issue with birds as it can kill them almost instantly if they breathe it in.)

@zanna186 5 месяцев назад

Pretty much everything in my house has to be fragrance free because of my sensitivities. And you are right, that natural essential oils are not necessarily the answer, because they are still volatile oils, and can be just as irritating as synthetics. I know for certain that I can't handle lavender oil or tea tree oil. I think it's absolutely scary and maddening how many toxic chemicals can be hidden in consumer products, and are exempt from being included in ingredient lists, because of proprietary fragrance laws.

@anita4609 5 месяцев назад

There is a company in Norway (called Borregaard) that's trying to address the issue of vanillin being mostly made from petrol extracts by making it out of recycled paper pulp, which sounds pretty cool

@shinnam 3 месяца назад

Not from beaver anal glands? We get fake vanilla from those poor beavers in Sweden

@yellowzora 4 месяца назад

This was super informative. I mostly try to only buy products that are fragrance free as growing up, my mum had asthma and we never used any fragranced products at all. Now, I often get scented candles as gifts but I only buy unscented. I can't stand most perfumes as they give me an instant migraine. Bought some toilet paper a week ago, and it took me 3 days to realise that my migraine was due to the scents in there. Luckily it was unopened so I could return it, but still. Who needs scented toilet paper, just open a bloody window. For me, just buying less overall is the answer, and trying to be extra mindful when there is something I need. Thanks for the video!

@duncanbananatyne3890 5 месяцев назад

Buy bananas... and oranges, aromatic fruits, grow some lillies, other fragrant flowers and plants.

@chiara2505 4 месяца назад

in desperate need of a podcast hosted by her

@marshariti9198 5 месяцев назад

Love these impact videos, you are doing a service by informing the public.

@rileycollison2947 5 месяцев назад

I have quite of items that are scented, so I will try and use them up first, and then switch to unscented products in the future.

@rozlynne4102 5 месяцев назад

I really appreciate this series! You have great timing because I was just starting to wonder about this topic and boom there's your video!

@persephone213 5 месяцев назад

Same here

@b1rdeee 5 месяцев назад

I think the biggest struggle for me when it comes to purchasing more sustainably is weighing the environmental and ethical costs of shipping/supply chain against the cost of production. It often comes down to whether I want to purchase something made locally by a smaller company with more impactful production methods or have something shipped a relatively long distance from a larger company that focuses on more sustainable practices/ingredients.

@helenapflaum6800 5 месяцев назад

For what it’s worth, shipping is usually insignificant compared to the rest of the supply chain. This is most apparent with food. (See our world in data: local food and emissions) but with other things it generally reigns true. It is also worth mentioning that local does not equate with ethical, and critical thinking is always needed. However, the best thing to do will always be to buy less overall, as that’s objectively better for the planet. :)

@carlijn96 5 месяцев назад

Really excited to see you tackle this subject! 💮

@mirzadakobilic6440 5 месяцев назад

I've been waiting for this impact video! Great stuff, thank you 🎉😊❤

@viivi4196 5 месяцев назад

so glad you covered this topic! I learned a lot and this gave me a lot to think about too! thank you for the hard work you do for these analysis videos :)

@zialuna 4 месяца назад

Valuable information, thank you Gittemary!

@tiffanyharrison21 5 месяцев назад

Love these impact videos, so glad you covered this topic!

@Raq.27 5 месяцев назад

Most modern day perfumes don’t use beaver sacks as they are super expensive. Most musks in commercial perfumes are synthetic!! This is a good thing :) we don’t need to kill animals for perfume anymore. There are small natural perfumes that still sometimes use vintage deer musk but it’s very rare. So if you are smelling vanilla in perfume it’s probably a synthetic vanilla called vanillin or ethyl vanillin.

@Raq.27 5 месяцев назад

Also because vanilla absolute the natural extraction of vanilla beans used in perfumery is wildly expensive too. I see a lot of ppl throwing around that it’s normal to see animal musks in commercial perfume and it isn’t. I’m pretty sure (fact check me!) that there are laws on hunting musk deers for their glands. So this is definitely not something we use now adays

@ellironayne 5 месяцев назад

Thanks for the insights! Great video! I learned a lot about the health impacts of synthetic fragrances from the documentary Stink! Recommend.

@trudie5284 5 месяцев назад

Such a good documentary

@AnnikaWithAk 5 месяцев назад

Thank you for doing amazing research as always. I started to dislike perfumes a few years ago, they give me a headache (especially when going through fragrance departments in shopping centres, as sometimes you have no other way of getting to the actual dept you want). I tend to use a few drops of essential oils instead, if I want to add a touch of scent to me. I started to buy organic essential oils only and hope that do makes a difference considering their production. But I've never actually really looked into it. There is a company here in the UK called Eden Perfume, they re-create popular CK, Chanel, D&G, etc fragrances without animal testings and they're vegan as well.

@trudie5284 5 месяцев назад

I like eden perfume, such a great find,

@sallyjohnson9516 3 месяца назад

Hi. I live in Australia and wanted to try the Australian brands you recommended. I travelled 9 hrs to Melbourne and visited One Fine Secret to try the One Seed perfume. Beautiful store! I came away with their Tides scent, which I love. Thank you so much for all your research. Really really appreciated.

@JUANORQUIO 5 месяцев назад

W❤W! That’s Incredibly Awesome! Have A Lovely Week! 🤗🌸❤️✨

@KateinBlack 2 месяца назад

I tend to buy fragrance free or unscented products usually and never use fabric softer. However I still use perfume, I try not to have many and not use them everyday, but I really enjoy some niche fragrances that just change my whole mood. Fragrances have such power over out memory and mood, that it is difficult to me quit a good perfume. Sometimes to scent my place I boil some orange peels, or any peel from fruit like apple or lemon and add some cinnamon, I find it smells better that most artificial home sprays and candles.

@Amyjwashere 5 месяцев назад

We can’t talk about this enough!

@plaid9292 Месяц назад

Other brands to consider that are clean/cruelty-free (please advise if you know more about their ethical footprints!): Liis (USA-California, sheer fragrances) Le Labo (USA-NYC, bold and long-lasting) Eden Perfume (UK-London, refillable dupes) Thanks for this vid! Perfume gives me a lot of joy as a reprieve on my wrist while in a classroom with pubescent students! Sure, I could go without, much like I can go without wine, but for those days…! I try to balance this indulgence by maintaining a simple collection that I can use up completely before replacing.

@Offensive_Username 5 месяцев назад

* throws away his beloved vanilla-scented fragrance card used in the bathroom *

@rjwn50416 5 месяцев назад

Amazing video ❤

@lisbethchristensen1981 5 месяцев назад

🌸🏆 Amazing video. I personally use very little perfume. The one I use and love is CLEAN perfume. Absolutely lovely fragrances. 🌸

@tainoaquarian8320 5 месяцев назад

Yes~ I want to Scream- whenever I see companies’ greenwashing stints. Where we naturally expect standards… but find NONE upon actually reading through the package, when alas, they essentially try to Jedi Mind Fk- by noting that PACKAGING is sustainable… or ‘reminding to recycle packaging 😤 Like yes oc That part should be a GIVEN..! But What About the Product??!

@lunikilo 5 месяцев назад

I was just researching agarwood recently and whew that's a trip. In short, it's really ironic what happens and is happening to the sources of wood that is often used for holy items and incense for the gods. A bit like the whole sage for smudging (by non-Natives) issue in the United States...

@amerjoud6527 4 месяца назад

Could you please share your conclusions here?

@shinnam 3 месяца назад

My SO is super sensitive to perfumes. We have had to leave hotels because they use so much perfumes in their cleaning agents. 😢It is so difficult to get fragrance free products.

@creationslandscapedesigns 5 месяцев назад

I am very sensitive to smells. I cannot even smell perfume on anyone without coughing or sometimes gagging.

@lesliehyde 5 месяцев назад

I'm also quite sensitive to strong smells as well but how I'm affected is quite different...... I get to experience a decrease of cognitive function and my tolerance for being vertical goes to shit (unable to be vertical)..... basically I don't have a fun time.

@creationslandscapedesigns 5 месяцев назад

@@lesliehyde Holy shit! That sucks.

@micivalantincic8227 5 месяцев назад

I recently discovered that my intolerance to fragrance is due to histamin intolerance. Maybe look into that.

@creationslandscapedesigns 5 месяцев назад

@@micivalantincic8227 oh

@lesliehyde 5 месяцев назад

@@creationslandscapedesigns life with having a condition called chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis or CFS/ ME..... shit sucks but smells were my fairly easy to remove trigger for post exertional malaise (that would be the fun shit of decrease in cognitive function, my vertical tolerance turning to near nothing and also feeling like I caught an extremely hard hitting flu).

@wakefulwitch 4 месяца назад

I could have sworn you did a video on the impact of batteries. But I didn't see it checking your playlist. Am I imagining it or is it there somewhere? If not I'd love a video of it!!

@Gittemary 4 месяца назад

No I absolutely talked about it, both in the video about EVs and the one about smartphones and e-waste 🫡

@radostka8495 5 месяцев назад

WOW

@katelawrence7445 5 месяцев назад

Don't worry about the different units of measurement. In all cases it is clear that it takes a shit load to get bugger all.

@Gittemary 5 месяцев назад

an accurate summary 🤌

@lenazwarg4437 2 месяца назад

Is there a way that you could highlight which link is the one with the list of recommended brands? I just came from your most recent video to find the list. I remember looking for the list a while ago and am at the same place clicking through all the links and speed reading articles to see if they are a source or also contain a list :) Maybe I'm asking for too much convenience, but if someone could let me know which #link to go to, that would be amazing. Thanks!

@Gittemary 2 месяца назад

The list is in the blogpost, which is linked in the top of the description ☺️

@lenazwarg4437 2 месяца назад

@@Gittemary Thank you!!

@Drage3000 5 месяцев назад

***Careful! Castor oil is "NOT" derived from beavers! Yes "castor" means beaver in French, but castor is also a bean. Castor oil is made from castor oil plant, not beavers.

@mariacastro1180 5 месяцев назад

Where is the link for the more sustainable perfumes?

@Gittemary 5 месяцев назад

Uh it’s in the script link, sorry for being unclear

@melusine826 5 месяцев назад

From script- Perfume brands that are doing better: One seed Cultus Artem Henry Rose The 7 Virtues Ded Cool By Rosie Jane Phlur Linnic Ime Natural Blade + Bloom Thorn and Bloom Skylar Clean Maison Louis Marie Ellis Brooklyn Sana Jardin

@Yozora0no0Hoshi 5 месяцев назад

@@melusine826 the hero we needed!

@robinhood4640 5 месяцев назад

What doesn't help is the doctors who don't understand that breathing certain things, can cause physiological health issues. When they don't understand what is causing physiological problems, they conclude that the patient has psychological problems. If we knew that the millions of patients with "psychological problems" were actually suffering from the physiological effects of the crap they breathe, maybe the problem would receive the attention it needs.

@LizChaRob 5 месяцев назад

Just wondering, do you use perfume? Perfume is something I’ve been looking into recently and would love to find a sustainable option. For now, and years, the smell o’ Liz is enough!

@joyruppert4710 5 месяцев назад

I have a small recommendation. It's this small business in the Netherlands called Lingua Planta. The owner is really into natural everything and tries to be sustainable. She even lists most of the companies and farms she sources her ingredients from on her website, and tries to get as much as possible organic, sustainable and fair labour etc. She makes everything by hand.

@amerjoud6527 4 месяца назад

On her insta post about this topic someone who is knowledgeable about the industry recommends Bastille and Henry Rose

@lauracanna2201 5 месяцев назад

Hi Gittemary, you forgot to put the names of the companies that are doing better in the description box (unless I'm just being blind)😅 Thanks ❤

@Gittemary 5 месяцев назад

I put them in script post on my website, sorry for the confusion ✨😄

@amerjoud6527 4 месяца назад

@@GittemaryWouldn't it be better to do both?

@caeligratia6706 Месяц назад

A really low waste way to add a nice scent to air in your home is to boil water with leftover citrus peels before you compost them 🤍

@josiemaromi6981 5 месяцев назад

Gittemary you should interview Patric Richardson The Laundry Evangelist! He recommends using a laundry soap made of saponified coconut oil, saponified sunflower oil, and food grade lye! 🥥🌻🧺

@supernova622 5 месяцев назад

Soaps like this can create buildup due to minerals in hard water which can be bad for modern washing machines

@josiemaromi6981 5 месяцев назад

@@supernova622 Yeah if you use too much soap in cold and hard water that can happen, but you should only use about a teaspoon of the soap flakes in warm water or hot water. Cold water doesn't activate the soap, or most laundry detergents for that matter. Per Patric: Cold-water detergents are designed to work in water that’s 58 to 62 degrees Fahrenheit; laundry manufacturers define this as cold. Unfortunately, cold water in 90% of American homes is probably 53 or so degrees.