Posted by Robin
on
10 December 2007
The background: The National Toxic Encephalopathy Foundation (NTEF) has been campaigning (in the courts and in the media) against Clarins' Thierry Mugler Angel perfume. NTEF says Angel contains coumarin, and that coumarin is a "dangerous ingredient". See Thierry Mugler Angel a drug? and Thierry Mugler Angel a drug?, part 2.
Many of us wondered why they were picking on Angel, which is not the only perfume with coumarin. The answer, from a Clarins spokesman:
He said NTEF president Angel De Fazio had filed a lawsuit against Clarins in October 2004 claiming that one spray of the company's Angel Parfum had left her permanently disabled.
That lawsuit was dismissed earlier this year. Read more at Clarins defends itself against interest group attacks in Cosmetics Design.
Posted by Robin
on
19 November 2007
For anyone interested in another angle on the NTEF vs Clarins story, see More on NTEF and Angel Perfume at thearomaconnection blog.
The article was written by Tony Burfield of Cropwatch, and contains a link to an older article of his that might be of interest to those of us who ponder the health risks associated with synthetic fragrances: Chemophobia.
Posted by Robin
on
16 November 2007
Still more limited edition collector fragrance bottles for holiday 2007 (if you missed the first posts, see Bunch o' limited edition collector bottles and Bunch o' limited edition collector bottles, part 2). Please note that a few of these may not be available in the US.
Pretty in leather: Prada's eponymous Eau de Parfum in a pink leather sheath. 80 ml for $250 at Nordstrom. If you want something even more so, Neiman Marcus has a version in purple crocodile for $550…
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Posted by Robin
on
31 October 2007
The National Toxic Encephalopathy Foundation (NTEF) is intensifying its controversial campaign against Clarins' Angel Parfum with claims that it contains a dangerous ingredient and should therefore be reclassified as a drug by the FDA.
The Las Vegas-based interest group claims that Angel Parfum fits the FDA definition of a health hazard because it contains the scent Coumarin, which it considers to be a dangerous poison.
— Read more at cosmeticsdesign-europe.
