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Synthetic Fragrances and Headache Potential
Cavatina came to me as part of a letter of recommendation. To be honest, I expected something completely different based on the fragrance pyramid. With Dusita, it's a "hit or miss" for me. Either I find the scent great, or I clearly have to deal with WAY too many synthetic fragrances that can lead to allergic reactions for me. For example, after 20 minutes of experimenting, my eyes are burning and my head hurts. That’s the upfront part.
Cavatina starts with synthetic lily of the valley (sharp in the nose, slightly pulling at the teeth) and bitter citrus (which is quite nice) - the beginning is already not for me due to the synthetics.
Then it becomes soapy, and unfortunately, I can taste that in my mouth when I smell it. Shortly after, I get a headache.
If I push my bodily reactions aside, I smell something resembling tuberose, ylang-ylang, and piercing jasmine... and now it has to go. And that’s not easy. What a shame!
Cavatina starts with synthetic lily of the valley (sharp in the nose, slightly pulling at the teeth) and bitter citrus (which is quite nice) - the beginning is already not for me due to the synthetics.
Then it becomes soapy, and unfortunately, I can taste that in my mouth when I smell it. Shortly after, I get a headache.
If I push my bodily reactions aside, I smell something resembling tuberose, ylang-ylang, and piercing jasmine... and now it has to go. And that’s not easy. What a shame!
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Seerose 1 year ago
The scent of lily of the valley can only be produced synthetically. It's either too indolic and overpowering, or too synthetic and forgettable. Dusita seems to have a problematic fragrance line. Oud Infini was enough for me; it felt too messy (not mystical) :-)
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Seerose 1 year ago
Sure, there are nice, pleasant lily of the valley scents. But it seems to me that Dusita doesn't quite get along with delicate fragrances. I generally have a problem with lily of the valley scents, even with many real flowers and/or when they start to fade. Not to mention the prices of Dusita fragrances.
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LelaMunich76 1 year ago
Dear Seerose, I understand that lily of the valley can only be produced synthetically. But there are good synthetic fragrances that likely won't cause reactions for me (and others with chemical sensitivities, and I'm not as severely affected as some). Unfortunately, this is one of those cases. For the price, that's not acceptable to me, especially since most Dusita fragrances also don't last long on the skin (4-6 hours).
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