Here’s some good news…
In our neverending quest for perfection, we’ve changed the base alcohol used in our spray products to an all organic, ultra premium distillation for 2007.
There are many differences between this and a typical “perfumer’s alcohol”.
First, the assay I’ve received from a BATF-approved lab shows this as being several times purer than even the finest vodkas. That isn’t true of most perfumer’s alcohols. Most perfumer’s alcohols are the discards from the beginning and the end of the alcohol distillation process, and are lower quality than alcohol produced for consumption. What we’ve now moved to is the “heart”, the center, of distilled batches of alcohol that are higher quality than most people are able to purchase for consumption.
Second, only certified organic grains are used for the source “mush” used in the fermentation process. There are very few perfumers that stop to consider the source of their alcohol. Only a few boutique perfumers that we know of use organic alcohol in the production of their products.
Third, none of the bactericides, antibiotics, or toxic solvents that are used at major distillers, were used to produce the quality of alcohol we’re now using.
Fourth, in fact all phases of the alcohol production follow the organic production guidelines.
Fifth, a caring artisan distiller, whom we’ve personally talked with, actually produces the alcohol for us in small, tightly controlled batches. When there’s a problem or other issue, he can answer directly to us. The large scale distillers are relatively anonymous. When we’ve had issues with the large scale distillers in the past, we’ve never been able to receive definitive answers due to the number of people involved in the chain of production.
The end result should be a product you can hold in your hand that’s safer than ever to use, and perhaps better performing and smelling, too. Less toxins = less byproducts that could potentially interact or occlude the action of pheromones and fragrances.
Warmest regards,
Michael
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