Faqs

All essential oils and raw materials used in our formulations are pure, natural and come from plants that grow in our Mediterranean landscapes. You will not find woods from distant lands or roses from Damascus. All are produced with artisanal processes. Some, from plants collected in the wild and distilled by us; others, from local or national producers. We do not use any type of synthetic fixation, nor color or density correctors derived from petroleum.

If a perfume is really 100% natural, it is impossible for it to achieve the same permanence of a totally synthetic fragrance. Synthetic fragrances that stick to your skin, covering all olfactory signals that are not their own, and do not leave you until you have showered, are not of this world.

In nature, nothing stays for that long. Everything transforms and adapts to the circumstances. The same goes for nature’s smells, and it’s good that it is this way.

Our 100% natural fragrances are alive and in motion. They adapt, evolve and breathe with you, depending on your skin type. They smell good, and they feel good.

In traditional perfumery at the end of the 19th century, when synthetic molecules were not yet popular, a good perfume had to last at least four hours. All our fragrances far exceed this goal, even exceeding fourteen hours in the case of LANDSCAPE SCENTS and ESSAIS.

Our natural perfumes and colognes are made to be worn on the skin and hair, like any other perfume. Tradition tells us that the most common points are on the neck and wrists, but following the logic of areas with greater blood flow (and therefore greater evaporation), we prefer to recommend the inner elbow crease, as this location is much more appropriate for personal enjoyment. Our perfumes are not made to seduce others, but to re-conquer ourselves and help us connect with nature.

The great quality of our natural raw materials allows you to wear our perfumes as many times as you want in the same day. As many times as you need to connect with you and your environment.

There is no need to talk about the benefits of not putting petroleum products on our skin. We prefer to invite you to discover the wonderful properties of plants and their essential oils and how they affect our mood.

The most important thing is to understand that no one is better than the other. It’s not about that. Synthetic oils, as the word indicates, are a synthesis of the natural essential oil. For example, if rosemary essential oil has more than 130 olfactory molecules, its synthetic version has only three. We could say that the synthetic version is more “pure” or that it has been cleaned of impurities. We could also say that natural oil is more complex, sophisticated and rich in nuances. Simplifying, synthesizing, isolating and classifying is a very human trait, but nature is delightfully complex, and although it is hard for us to admit it, so are we. At BRAVANARIZ, we celebrate this complexity, and that is why we use 100% natural essential oils.

No way. Many allergies are caused by molecules present in the plant kingdom, so both natural and synthetic essential oils can cause allergies. It is important, if you are aware of certain allergies or incompatibilities, to duly consult the list of ingredients and, if possible, try the perfume on your skin before buying it. Beyond allergies, though, there are effects caused by some synthetic molecules or petroleum products, which you will never experience with a 100% natural perfume.

The first thing we realized when starting the project was that we couldn’t produce all of our raw materials from wild-harvested plants. It would have been a serious blow to the balance and biodiversity of our landscapes. For this reason, together with Sandra Saura Mas, an environmental biologist at the UAB, we designed a Sustainable Collection Protocol, which serves as a guide for all our actions.

We currently distill some essential oils from our most common and abundant plants such as rosemary, lavender and fennel. But we basically produce tinctures and hydrolates, for which much less of the plant is needed.

Tinctures form, in some cases, 80% of our products, since we use them as the alcoholic base of all our formulations.

Tinctures are made by macerating the plant in alcohol for a minimum of 40 days. The alcohol acts as a solvent and captures many of the qualities of the plant, such as its aroma. After filtration, the result is a very aromatic alcohol with intense colors. At BRAVANARIZ, instead of working with neutral and odorless alcoholic bases, we play with combinations of tinctures from wild-harvested plants, which give our perfumes an unmistakable personality and strength.

The hydrolate is the co-product of distillation. It is the water that, when evaporated, carries the properties of the plant and its essential oils. When this vapor condenses abruptly, the oils separate from the water (which we call hydrolate from now on). Apart from having the inherent properties of the best distilled water (such as a perfect mineral balance) that refreshes and hydrates, the hydrolate preserves some of the benefits of the plant, such as its aroma. It is the closest thing to the smell of the fresh plant. At BRAVANARIZ we use pure hydrolates produced by steam distillation, instead of tap water, to lower the alcoholic grade of our colognes. That, of course, gives our products an unparalleled aromatic quality and leaves your skin feeling soft and velvety, which is quite unlike the usual colognes.