Best Natural Fragrances and Coloring
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Hello all,
I am looking for advice with a Peaty CPG side-hustle. I am developing a product that I would totally use and I hope some of you will too.
But that's beside the point,
I want some advice on how to color and scent this product in the best possible way, without using any potential harmful ingredients. Methylene Blue will not work because it will stain everything. Also this product will not be ingested, only applied to the skin.
Anyone have any idea about Peaty approved fragrances and coloring.
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I can tell you for 1% equity stake and you taking me on as an advisory/board role with a yearly salary and to ensure everything meets kosher certifications as I will be a rabbi soon
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@periander345, as someone with sensitive skin and in the past, prone to migraines, the most gentle and non-offensive fragrances I’ve used come from a French process called enfleurage where flowers are masticated in oil. The oil acts as a solvent to extract the volatile compounds of the plant. For well over a decade, a traditional Tahitian oil called Monoï (Tahitian gardenias masticated in virgin coconut oil) has been my go-to emollient, but I also make my own enfleurage using rose petals. The process works for any fragrant plant so if you wanted something less feminine, something more masculine or gender neutral, you could masticate fruit, seeds, herbs, spices and/or wood like orange peel, vanilla, cacao, coffee, black tea leaf, chamomile, basil, mint, cinnamon, cedar, pine etc., the majority of which Ray approved of. For natural colorants, you could always try roots, flowers, berries and herbs? For example, beet root and hibiscus are popular colorants for natural lipsticks as they impart a red and pink tint. The makeup brand 100% Pure uses fruit and veggies as colorants.
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@Jennifer Thank you!! Really appreciate the insight!
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I remember he wrote about camphor, more for its properties. but regarding its scent it seems some people like it and some don’t, for whatever it’s worth.
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My pleasure, @periander345.
