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If you're that worried about 'clean' things, why even wear perfume?

I don't want to argue with you guys. It's my opinion about scentbird team, who is misleading customers about the product's content. You put perfumes into the category 'clean' even though they contain harmful ingredients.

News flash: most perfume has alcohol. It makes the scent stronger and makes it dry fast on your skin. It's supposed to be your opinion about the scent, not the Scentbird team, who are vendors of major perfume producers. You're acting like they make the stuff. And use of terpenes like linalool and limonene have multiple positive effects, including easing anxiety. All they are used for in perfumes are the naturally occurring citrusy smells. Maybe read what you're rating, and try it before you knock it, 1-purchase:16-reviews. How does that work??

Can you share which ingredients aren't clean in this list? I take this seriously, and definitely wonder sometimes about how the term "clean" is used on this site.

Much like "natural," "clean" is not a regulated term. I lightly researched each of the ingredients, and while there were a handful that I guess don't count as clean as far as being "naturally derived" (if that's your rubric), they were at most listed as possible irritants (side note: quite a few of these have sun protection properties??). The catch with that? Well, naturally derived essential oils (take cinnamon oil, for example) can be VERY irritating, so natural doesn't always equal clean. Some of the alcohol and "chemicals" (everything ever is technically a chemical, so...) are there to preserve the natural ingredients. At the end of the day it's up to each of us to do our research and choose what's best for us, but currently there is no universal, measurable definition of "clean fragrance."

Thank you for writing this comment. I was trusting that scentbird was only posting perfumes in the clean category that were actually non toxic. Unfortunately. As mentioned many are not. Specifically the brand Memoir Archives (and other brands) contains BHT aka Butylated Hydroxytoluene, a hazardous chemical which has detrimental effects on sex hormones, fertility, and development. Not to mention this is incredibly hazardous to the environment. Natural ingredients of course can cause allergies. I myself am allergic to patchouli. But that’s not what’s in question here. Although, anything can be an irritant, when people are looking for “clean” scents they are wanting transparency of ingredients and are trying to avoid mutagenic, carcinogenic, and hazardous compounds to health and the environment. Many of us are just looking for healthier alternatives as we may have auto immune issues, thyroid conditions, or trying to conceive a child. I hope that scent bird teams up with more actual non toxic brands for example Henry Rose, to offer fragrances that can honestly be labeled as so called “clean” To label a category “clean” and greenwash is unethical.

"Clean" refers to the scent...not the way the product is made.

Nope, nvm you all are right!