What are the reasons and goals of controlled biological store fragrance?
- The wide range of effects of pure natural plant essences is based on a multitude of ingredients; each plant essence is composed of a large number of organic compounds (ingredients) that are responsible for its fragrance and effect.
- Each ingredient has its specific effects and properties (certain mode of action) that are scientifically proven.
- It has been proven that the character and holistic healing effect of a herbal essence are not determined by a single ingredient, but rather by the interaction of all components. Therefore, it is important not to use rectified, standardized, nature-identical, or even synthetic fragrances.
- Clarifying information about the confusing definitions of fragrance qualities:
- Term: “100% natural and genuine”
Authentic, genuine, pure essential oils are chemically unaltered substances extracted from plant material using gentle processes. Only these oils should be used therapeutically*.
*ORGANIC AVENUE uses these substances, even certified organic, to fragrance rooms (highest standard).
- Term: “rectified or standardized oils”
Rectified or standardized oils are no longer authentic because an individual substance has been completely or partially removed or added for the purpose of standardization. For example, if the content of a main ingredient in an essential oil does not meet the standard specified by the DAB (German Pharmacopoeia), it is adjusted to the norm by adding or removing certain substances.
- Term: “nature-identical oils”
Nature-identical oils are composed of substances (molecules) that occur naturally but have been assembled in a laboratory. For this purpose, exact copies of the plant molecules are created using natural or synthetic raw materials. With a nature-identical oil, the effect of the combined individual substances can certainly be determined (especially in the fragrance). What is missing, however, is the synergistic, holistic effect of all the individual substances of a genuine essential oil, including the numerous substances that have not yet been identified or researched.
- Term: “synthetic oils”
Numerous fragrances cannot be produced naturally or traditionally because extraction is not profitable or the plant's fragrance cannot be extracted intact. These fragrances include honeysuckle, green apple, apple blossom, peach, violet blossom, fig, lilac, lily of the valley, freesia, almond blossom, lily, musk, and musks—these are only available in synthetic form. Synthetic oils consist of entirely new, laboratory-engineered molecules that do not occur naturally. They are used in the fragrance industry.
Source book: Introduction to the World of Fragrances, p. 23, authentic oils, Ruth von Braunschweig) References: R. v. Braunschweig – The Secret of Esters / Rv Braunschweig – Allergic Reactions: Why Genuine Oils Are So Valuable in Aromatherapy. S. Battaglia – The Complete Guide to Aromatherapy / Franchome, Jollois, Pénoel – L'aromathérapie Exactement / S. Sheppard-Hangar – The Aromatherapy Practitioner Reference Manual
Green and sustainable procurement 23.12.2009 Joachim Haack, Spokesperson G+J Business Media Allensbach
Survey of manufacturing buyers:
Sustainable procurement is becoming increasingly important for companies Hamburg (ots) - 67 percent expect suppliers to be audited with regard to environmental, climate and social compatibility / 60 percent of companies already work with internal quality assurance to
Avoiding pollution–
Sustainable procurement is playing an increasingly important role in corporate purchasing departments. As the business magazine 'impulse' (issue 1/2010) reports, 80 percent of the 202 purchasing managers in the manufacturing industry surveyed by the Allensbach Institute for Public Opinion Research (IfD) today consider the use of uncontaminated products for their customers to be "very important" (53 percent) or "important" (27 percent).
Only five percent consider this unimportant for their customers.
December 23, 2009 Joachim Haack, spokesperson for G+J Business Media: The current study on "Green Procurement," which 'impulse' has exclusively obtained, further shows that many companies have already introduced a whole range of measures to promote sustainable procurement. Leading the way, at 67 percent, is the auditing of direct suppliers for the environmental, climate, and social compatibility of their production. Fifty-five percent of companies have guidelines for sustainable procurement, and 49 percent have already certified their own products. According to sustainability expert Jens Hornstein of Düsseldorf-based Kerkhoff Consulting, which commissioned the study, the pressure on companies will increase as public awareness grows. "And this has repercussions on companies' purchasing policies," Hornstein explained to 'impulse'. As the study shows, for 69 percent of respondents, changing customer demands were the reason for adhering to ecological standards, second only to compliance with new legal regulations (76 percent). This change in purchasing policy has consequences for companies. Green procurement resulted in additional costs in the purchasing department in 36 percent of companies, and 32 percent had to pay higher purchase prices. To prevent pollution, 60 percent implemented internal quality assurance, and 53 percent incorporated the standards into their contractual agreements with their suppliers. And 39 percent have since conducted regular on-site audits, while 33 percent rely on independent third-party audits.
Excerpts from the video conference of the CSN – Chemical Sensitivity Network Translation: Silvia K. Müller / September 2008
Concerns about the use of synthetic, non-organic fragrances. Fragrances are comparable to secondhand smoke: According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 22.2 million Americans were diagnosed with asthma in 2005, and an average of 504,000 Americans were hospitalized each year for asthmatic symptoms. "Asthma is a serious illness and can be caused by exposure to synthetic fragrances," Bain said.
The Institute of Medicine placed synthetic fragrances in the same category of asthma triggers for adults and schoolchildren as secondhand cigarette smoke. Health considerations... Synthetic fragrances undoubtedly pose a health threat.
The event's moderators shared that synthetic fragrances can pose a serious health threat due to the chemical compounds in the fragrances, which can potentially cause physical irritation and discomfort, sometimes leading to serious health effects and/or impairing employees' ability to perform. "Asthma and migraine headaches can be linked to fragrance exposure, and both are major causes of absenteeism," said co-moderator Evie Bain in the video conference.
Extract from Keller-May 1995, p.31; oV, 1993, p.4 Pollution of water and breast milk by synthetic fragrances:
Alarming reports in the media reported that musk xylene (musk xylene belongs to the group of artificial musk fragrances produced in large quantities worldwide (over 1,000,000 kg), for which there is initial suspicion of being carcinogenic, had been detected in fish and in breast milk. The Schleswig-Holstein Veterinary Investigation Office and the Freiburg State Chemical Investigation Institute were cited. Experts from these authorities assume that the substance is not broken down in sewage treatment plants and accumulates in the human body through absorption through the skin. (Musk is a glandular secretion of the musk deer and was long a sought-after basic ingredient in perfumery because, as a fixative, it harmonizes the other perfume components and prolongs the scent.) As a replacement for the expensive, natural musk extract, a number of synthetic substitutes such as nitromusk compounds and polycyclic musk compounds have been developed as odorants, odor enhancers, and odor carriers.
Some facts / scientific findings related to synthetic fragrances published by D. Paxson Barker, BS, RN University of Maryland School of Nursing Work and Health Research Center Health effects from fragrance exposure (Wolff, 2006)
For many people, exposure to perfume can pose serious health risks such as migraines, nausea, tightening of the throat, and respiratory impairment in the asthmatic (Canadian Employment Law, 2005). The problem with fragrance products is not the scent but the properties of synthetic chemicals that they are derived from such as petroleum or coal tar. The US tests less than 10% of products on the market for toxicity and almost one-third of the chemical additives used in perfume are known to be toxic (Rigsby, 1996).
A strong association is found between bronchial hyper-reactivity (BHR) and symptoms from the lungs elicited by fragrance products (Elberlinget. al., 2005)
Fragrance exposure challenge Rationale: Fragrance is a known respiratory irritant an done in five people in the US experience adverse in patients with asthma decreased the forced expiratory volume (FEV) in one second by 18% to 58% and within a survey study of 60 asthmatic patients, 57 patients reported a history of respiratory symptoms on exposure to one or more fragrances (Anderson & Anderson, 1998; Kumar et.al ., 1995; Shim, 1986; Schlueter et al ., 1979).
A study measuring histamine release from exposure to perfume demonstrated a positive association between inflammatory conditions of the skin and airways and perfume (Elberling et.al. , 2007).