These ethical fragrance products are among the hundreds of scents that infiltrate the market each year. Just think of all the Kardashian and Paris Hilton scents. But the question here, when it comes to social businesses, becomes whether or not perfumes can ever be "green." "Overall, scents have a heavy footprint: they're petro-chemical based, made in an energy-guzzling process and produce waste emissions," writes Lucy Siegal for the Guardian.
From viewer-named scents and aromatherapy candles to fair trade hygienic goods and luxury organic beauty markets, these ethical fragrance products come from social businesses who are committed to the triple bottom line -- profit, people and the planet -- or the three Ps as it has come to be known.
8 Ethical Fragrance Products
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Fair Trade-Only Websites
Global Goods Partners Features the Work of Women Artisans
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Scented Afghan Oils
The 7 Virtues Offers Organic Fragrances Harvested from Legal Crops
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Peace Perfumes
The Vetiver of Haiti Fragrance by The 7 Virtues Helps Rebuild Communities
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Fair Trade Hygienic Goods
Hand in Hand Soap Helps Cleanse and Eradicate Poor Hygiene
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Luxury Organic Beauty Markets
The Detox Market Carries a Wide Range of Vegan & Toxin-Free Products
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Social Business TV Specials
The Dragons' Den Update Features Ethical Perfume Company The 7 Virtues
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Flickering Social Good Fragrances
Bridgewater Candle Company Feeds a Child with Every Lit Candle
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Viewer-Named Ethical Fragrances
The Noble Rose of Afghanistan Named by History Television Audience
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Low-Alcohol Cannabis Drinks
Mataroa Happy is Bottled at 11% ABV and Infused with Cannabis Oil
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