update on LUSH products: response re: 'perfume'

daisygirl17

I e-mailed LUSH last week to ask them what exactly is in the 'perfume' that they use in their products.

I am disappointed but not surprised. eh.

I thought I found some really awesome products with lush....

guess I'll use em up and try something else next time that doesn't have to hide ingredients....

here is their response:

Hi Jenny,

Thanks for your email. While we do like to use fresh, organic ingredients whenever possible, we do in some cases use safe synthetic ingredients where natural ones cannot provide the same desired results. We do not purport to be "all-natural" or provide any false information about our ingredients. In fact, it's so important to us to make sure our customers know what they are buying that we list our full ingredients (with Latin names also) for each one on our website, on the containers, and in our catalogues.

That being said, when you see Perfume listed as an ingredient, it refers to the ingredients in the fragrance that we do not have space to display on the list. There may be other essential oils we would like to talk about but there just isn't room for them.

Perfume may be listed in green text, which highlights a blend of natural essential oils. Or it may be listed in black text, which means that we have included safe synthetic fragrance materials as well as essential oils.
Perfume also refers to the ingredients we are not required to display by legislation.

Some people have allergic responses to specific fragrance materials. We are required by law to display these materials on our lists, whether they occur naturally in our essential oils, or we use them as an ingredient. This enables these people to identify the products that contain them in significant quantities. Products containing these materials can be used safely by everyone else. We consider the safety of our fragrance materials very carefully as we do any other ingredient.

Perfume also allows us to keep from our competitors the total fragrance formula. Each fragrance takes very careful work and gives the product a unique quality. We are allowed a few secrets, though not many. I hope this helps. Please don't hesitate to contact me with any further questions, comments or concerns you might have. I'm happy to help!

Sincerely,

Sondra R.
LUSH Cosmetics
1-888-733-5874

EmmieB

This is the perfect opportunities to vote with your dollars and only buy the Green label perfume.

I Lush. It's a million times better than Bath and Body Works (and I've gotten rashes from BBW but never from Lush...so their synthetics are still really mild...)

daisygirl17

EmmieB:

This is the perfect opportunities to vote with your dollars and only buy the Green label perfume.

I Lush. It's a million times better than Bath and Body Works (and I've gotten rashes from BBW but never from Lush...so their synthetics are still really mild...)

yeah this is true i will definitely only buy from them again if it's a green label...just annoying that they can't disclose all of their ingredients!!!