A heavy, woody perfume can beguile the senses at night – until you know what you’re actually smelling. Many of the most beautiful fragrances come from animals and in some cases they have to die for it. Whether a perfume does not contain ingredients of animal origin is not so easy to find out. Play it safe with manufacturers like “The Body Shop”, “The Broolyn Soap Company”, “Korres” or “Jean
It is trickier to find out whether your current favorite perfume contains animal ingredients. And this is unfortunately more than expected:
Good news first: most of these fragrances can and are produced synthetically these days. However, the manufacturers do not specify whether this is the case. And whether the cosmetics have been tested on animals or not usually remains a secret. If you are in doubt about your favorite perfume, you must therefore contact the perfume manufacturer. Otherwise, grab one of the fragrances presented. They are guaranteed without animal ingredients.
The Brooklyn Soap Company should be familiar to men with beards. The German company is best known for its beard and facial care products. Incidentally, the name is inspired by the weekly markets in Brooklyn, where vendors sell their natural care products.
The company prides itself on producing particularly sustainably and maintains its own bee farm. Don’t worry: The fragrance “The Woods” contains no animal ingredients. It is a woody fresh fragrance for men with a perfume oil content of 15 percent.
As a reminder: from 15 percent a fragrance can be called a perfume, between eight and 15 percent it is an eau du parfum, between four and eight an eau du toilette and below that a cologne. One speaks of an Essence de Parfum from a fragrance oil content of 20 percent.
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Korres is a Greek manufacturer of cosmetic products that emerged from a family pharmacy in 1996. The company relies on natural ingredients and does not use animal products. It is logical that Kyma is also suitable for vegans. According to the manufacturer, the fragrance should come close to a salty sea breeze while remaining fresh and woody.
Rituals is one of the cosmetics manufacturers who pay attention to the particularly fair production of their products. The products are B-Corp certified. According to its own statement, the B-Corp is a non-profit organization that checks how sustainably and transparently a company manufactures its products and whether it lives up to its social responsibility.
Unfortunately, Rituals does not explicitly declare its perfumes as vegan, but offers its customers the opportunity to ask directly whether a certain product contains no animal ingredients. We tried that with the Bleu Byzantin and in less than an hour we got the answer that the Blue Byzantin is suitable for vegans.
According to the manufacturer, it is a maritime fragrance that is reminiscent of port life in old Byzantium. Bleu fragrances impress with their freshness. It is therefore not surprising that tangerine can be found in the top note and mint in the heart note. However, the Bleu Byzantine is a bit softer and sweeter than other Bleu fragrances.
The Body Shop is a British company based in Brighton, a district about an hour south of London by the sea. According to the company, the principle is that the economy can also do good. So it’s no wonder that Black Musk is a vegan perfume. As the name suggests, it is a musky scent. Don’t worry: no deer had to die for the scent.
Le Male by Jean Paul Gaultier is one of the absolute classics among men’s fragrances. And it is available in numerous special editions, such as this Pride Edition. It’s a rather sweet scent. And of course Le Male Pride is also vegan.
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Heretic is a relatively young company based in Los Angeles. The manufacturer has specialized in plant-based perfumes that can be worn by both men and women. Fragrances that want to break boundaries. As the name suggests, Dirty Vanilla is a vanilla fragrance that is also suitable for men thanks to notes of patchouli and cedar wood. At least if you dare.
Sources: deutschlandistvegan.de, utopia.de
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