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PRODUCT RECALL Bergamot Perfume 50ml Spray

Bergamot Perfume 50ml Spray

 

Affects batch numbers 1148-1249 only.

This product has been wrongly labelled, which means that the potential allergens are incorrectly listed.  The bottle actually contains Amber Musk perfume, ingredients shown below, and is safe to use.  However if you have purchased we will refund or replace.  Please email, phone or call in with the batch number from the back of the bottle.

Amber musk perfume ingredients:

Ingredients:  Alcohol denat., Parfum,

Isopropyl myristate, benzyl salicylate

cinnamyl alcohol, citral, citronellol, geraniol,

hexyl cinnamal, hydroxycitronellal, isoeugenol,

butylphenyl methylpropional, limonene,

linalool, hydroxyisohexyl 3-cyclohexene

carboxaldehyde, alpha-Isomethyl ionone.

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The Story of Rosemary & Bergamot

We’ve come a long way since we started, but one thing that hasn’t changed is the popularity of our Rosemary & Bergamot! We’ve been reminiscing (and cringing!) about our origins today, and thought we’d share the story of our signature scent.

Back in 2003, when we weren’t much more than a shed and our living room, we were approached by The Mill House, who were looking for a company to develop a range of luxury toiletries for their hotel.

At that point we were a relatively new company, making toiletries, food products and herb related crafty items – if you don’t believe how much progress we’ve made, check out this reminder of how we started!

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The team from The Mill House spent a productive morning with us exploring a variety of different scent options, and out of that session came two fragrances- Rosemary & Bergamot and Pine & Lavender (which has since been discontinued). The Rosemary & Bergamot was designed to be totally unisex, and (it has since been discovered) almost universally loved.

Initially we made soaps and hair and body wash for the hotel, but the Rosemary and Bergamot scent proved so popular that we expanded the range to 12 items (and it’s continued to grow even now). It remains our most popular fragrance and is used by many local (and national!) hotels and restaurants, including Jamie Oliver’s Fifteen Cornwall, Nathan Outlaw’s Fish Kitchen, St Enodoc Hotel, Playboy Club London and more…

Often imitated, but never bettered, our Rosemary & Bergamot range is made using the finest ingredients and will leave you feeling refreshed and invigorated. Don’t take our word for it, pop in and have a smell!

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Herb of the week – Rosmarinus officinalis

Rosemarinus officinalis is an evergreen, perennial plant that flowers in late spring.  It prefers full sun and will thrive in poor soil, it is great for seaside gardens as it is salt tolerant.   Originally the plant comes from the Mediterranean. However it has adapted to cooler climates and grows well in this country.

Widely used in cooking, place sprig of rosemary in the roasting pan for meats and potatoes.  Or try Nigella Lawson’s recipe for Rosemary Cake.

Rosemary has a rich history of useage; during the middle ages it was used as a strewing herb to sweeten and disinfect the home (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strewing_herb). Bunches can be hung around the house as a natural air freshener, or the leaves and flowers can be included in pot pourri.  It can also be usefully scattered on the barbecue to deter insects.

In bath products rosemary is invigorating, it adds it’s sharp scent to our signature Rosemary & Bergamot range of products where it mixes beautifully with the citrusy orange aroma of bergamot.

Historically the Ancient Greeks believed anointing the forehead with a tincture of rosemary would increase their memory.  Linked with Biblical tales it is said the plant will only grow as tall as Christ did.  It is also believed to be endowed with health giving powers. Sprigs of Rosemary have also been used as a protection against evil, being placed in baby’s cots, bridal bouquets and the hands of the dead.  Rosemary is the herb of remembrance, its use is said to improve memory, Greek scholars apparently wove it into their hair for this reason.

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The Story of Rosemary & Bergamot

Though the title may give the impression that this post is about two fairytale characters (aren’t Rosemary and Bergamot brilliant fairytale names?!), it’s actually the story of how we came up with our best selling fragrance.

Back in 2003 we were approached by The Mill House who were looking for a company to develop a range of luxury toiletries for their hotel.

At that point we were a relatively new company, making toiletries, food products and herb related crafty items- take a look at the image below of some of our old packaging and you’ll see just  how far we’ve come since then!

old packaging for blog

The team from The Mill House spent a productive morning with us exploring a variety of different scent options, and out of that session came two fragrances- Rosemary & Bergamot and Pine & Lavender (which has since been discontinued).

Initially we made soaps and hair and body wash for the hotel, but the Rosemary and Bergamot scent proved so popular that we expanded the range to its current 12 items. It is now our most popular fragrance and is used by Jamie Oliver’s Fifteen Cornwall and the St Enodoc Hotel amongst many others.

Often imitated, but never bettered, our Rosemary & Bergamot range is made using the finest ingredients and will leave you feeling refreshed and invigorated.

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