What Is Natural Fragrance?

What is a natural fragrance and why do we feel like ours are safe for people & the planet?

The use of the words “natural fragrance” can be so misleading and confusing. Many consumers steer clear of the term “natural” because it’s not regulated and can lead to greenwashing by many brands. We want to assure you that we choose only the safest ingredients; especially those that we use for scenting our products.

Why use scents at all? Scents have been used for thousands of years and consumers associate them with clean. Scents evoke feelings within us; both good and bad. Clean and fresh are commonly used to describe our kitchens, bathrooms, and laundry.

For individuals with extreme aversions to scents and fragrances, we will always make unscented versions of (most) our products. We never want you to compromise your values.

For individuals looking for the safest ingredients and an added freshness that scents contribute to our homes, Molly's Suds offers products made with 100% natural fragrances derived from all plant parts (stem, root, leaf) and free from pesticides, dyes, or petroleum ingredients. Our natural fragrances are phthalate-free, paraben-free, and vegan, and we never use synthetic fragrances. We do use oils and isolates from the plants to create the scents using distillation, extraction, and expression. Nothing synthetic is used in the process or added to our natural fragrances or we would not be allowed to use the term “natural fragrance”. Whenever possible we use organic plants (but always pesticide-free).

Our primary mission is to ensure that every single one of our ingredients meets our incredibly strict standards for ingredient integrity, and is of minimal concern to our customers (while still performing exceptionally well on efficacy and cleaning power!). 

Since we know that full disclosure is important to our customers, we are happy to confirm or deny if any specific ingredients are included in our fragrances. For example, if someone is allergic to a specific type of essential oil, we can let them know if it's present in our products. Just send us an email to laundryguru@mollyssuds.com with your specific concern and we’ll be happy to help.

What is ISO-16128?

ISO (the International Organization for Standardization) is a worldwide federation of national standards bodies (ISO member bodies). The work of preparing International Standards is normally carried out through ISO technical committees. Each member body interested in a subject for which a technical committee has been established has the right to be represented on that committee. International organizations, governmental and non-governmental, in liaison with ISO, also take part in the work. ISO collaborates closely with the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) on all matters of electrotechnical standardization.

ISO-16128 is the specific certification and compliance standards for natural fragrances. This ensures that our fragrances are free of petrochemicals, dyes, and other synthetic ingredients. ISO-16128 specifies the terms and definitions relating to aromatic natural raw materials. This International Standard falls within the framework of the standardization work conducted within the essential oils sector. It is aimed at defining the natural, raw materials and products which stem from that sector.

References: 

ISO-16128: https://www.iso.org/obp/ui/#iso:std:iso:16128:-1:ed-1:v1:en