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Perfume and Cologne
Choose natural perfume and cologne
Aftelier Perfumes
Artisanal perfumer Mandy Aftel (also the founder of The Natural Perfumers Guild) eschews synthetic ingredients and opts for wild-crafted or organic oils when possible. Her Aftelier line features traditional liquid perfumes, solid scents, face and body products, and custom scents.Anthony Logistics for Men Body Spray
From this popular line of men's grooming products comes an aromatic arsenal of nature-based, allergy-tested body sprays for guys. Choose from Courage (Amber Spice), Energy (Cardamom Zest), Spirit (Green Spice), and Strength (Fresh Incense). A portion of sales from Anthony's products goes to organizations helping to fight prostate cancer.Aubrey Organics Angelica eau de parfum
Rest assured when you dab a little Aubrey Organics' Angelica behind your ears or on your wrists; you're wearing a scent made with USDA-certified organic ingredients (sans synthetic aldehydes and petrochemicals) and crafted for women with sensitive skin.Aveda Love Pure-Fume Essence
With key ingredients like sandalwood, jasmine, rose, and ylang ylang, Love Pure-Fume's heady scent can also be added to Aveda's Body Care Massage Formula, Aroma Diffusers, or Aroma Rings.Burt's Bees Bay Rum Cologne
This men's fragrance from Burt's Bees contains natural oils and an enticing mix of tropical herbs and spices. Can't get enough of that heady scent? Try out the Bay Rum Aftershave Balm and Shaving Soap. Product is 99.91 percent natural.Gendarme
Although not exactly natural, the Gendarme fragrance line of perfumes and colognes—including the unisex signature scent Gendarme, Grabazzi and Gendarme V for men, and Carriére for women—are designed for those with chemical sensitivites.Herban Cowboy Organic Dusk Cologne
This organic cologne by Herban Cowboy is free of dyes and synthetic ingredients and is vegan certified. The cologne's packaging is recycled and biodegradable with soy-based printing inks. Aftershave balm, soap, shave cream, and deodorant also available.L'Occitane Eau de Toilettes and Eau de Parfums
With L'Occitane—an all-natural French beauty line with a rapid cult following worldwide—women can smell like the South of France without setting foot out the front door. All products are animal-free and plant-based (organic when possible.)LUSH Solid Perfumes
This UK-based purveyor of natural handmade bath and body products offers a line of solid perfumes—choose from Karma, Go Green, Fever, Potion, Silky Underwear, and Honey I Washed the Kids. They're preservative-free, contain fair trade cocoa butter, and are packaged in recycled aluminum tins.Molly Artisanal Soap Natural Perfumes
Beauty has never looked—or smelled—greener with Molly's line of natural soaps and shower gels, balms, body butters, and fragrances made from natural essential oils for men and women. Perfumes are made in small batches and are available in spray, oil, or sample sizes.Rich Hippie Organic Perfume
The Rich Hippie line of organic, wild-crafted fragrances employs traditional scent-making methods used before World War II and the rise of the synthetic, petro-based perfumes. Choose from 15 women's and unisex scents, such as Bohemian Wedding, Hoochie Coochie, Purple Haze, and Foxy Lady.Spao Apothekaria natural perfumes
Spaõ Apothekaria's line of natural fragrances—Body Splash, Eau de Toilette, Eau de Parfum, or Pafum—are handcrafted old-world style without the use of synthetic chemicals and preservatives.The Body Shop Of A Man Eau de Toilette
This scent for men is natural and sports lemon, bergamot, and fig leaves. UK-based The Body Shop is famed for social and environmental progressiveness. Read up on the company's eco and ethical campaigns.
Wear essential oils
Essential Aura Aromatherapy Essential Oils
Shop for an impressive range of essential oils—from bergamot to vetiver—at this eco-conscious marketer of aromatherapy products. Essential oils are sourced from organic, biodynamic, and permaculture farms in the US, Canada, and Costa Rica.Mountain Rose Herbs Essential Oils
Choose from a dizzying array of eco-friendly essential oils, from the usual suspects—lavender and lemon—to the more esoteric—cajeput and cornmint. The company also sells organic teas, bulk ingredients, and, herbs and spices.Nantucket Natural Oils
Nantucket Natural Oils enables you to sport your favorite designer scent sans allergy-aggravating petrochemicals and alcohol. Choose from over 1,000 current brand-name scents—from Abercrombie & Fitch to Yves Saint Laurent.NHR Organic Oils
UK-based NHR Organic Oils offers an expansive range of clinical-grade essential oils (over 100!) that have been certified organic by the Soil Association. The company is powered by wind-generated electricity and also offers body care and baby-centric products, floral water, and massages oils.
Choose natural aftershave
Aubrey Organics Men's Stock Shave Systems
With Men's Stock Shave Systems from Aubrey Organics, men can indulge in a simple, cruelty-free three step shaving system—face scrub, shaving cream, and aftershave or after shave balm—available in three sweet-smelling scents.Burt's Bees Natural Skin Care for Men Aftershave
Burt's Bees soothing post-razor remedy for men takes the sting out of shaving by blending sunflower and coconut oils to moisturize and aloe and vitamin e to sooth—all in one Leaping Bunny-certified formula.Herban Cowboy Shave Cream and After Shave Balm
Herban Cowboy's rich, luxurious shave cream contains organic lavender, peppermint, and aloe; the aftershave balm contains organic carrot, cucumber, and shea butter.Jack Black Post Shave Cooling Gel
Indulge your face with Jack Black's botanic-based, alcohol-free potion gel, which contains soothing witch hazel, chamomile, and aloe leaf extract; healing sage, rosemary, and lavender; and hydrating allantoin and glycerin.Korres Marigold and Ginseng Aftershave Balm
This men's aftershave balm from coveted Greek natural beauty line Korres is free of mineral oil, silicone, propylene glycol, and ethanolamine. So what does it contain? Try ginseng extract, witch hazel, marigold, Active Aloe®, and provitamin B5 on for size (or shave, rather).Miessence After Shave Balm
The ingredients in this natural Aussie skincare and cosmetic line's aftershave balm may seem a bit on the esoteric side—organic horsechestnut, St. Johns Wort, marshmallow, and others—but their healing, hydrating properties are well worth a try.The Gentlemens Refinery The Standard After Shave Balm
Make parting with your beard a pleasurable pursuit with the Standard After Shave Balm from the shave-savvy folk—the line was created by Executive Master Barber Perry Gastis—at the Gentlemens Refinery. This paraben- and alcohol-free antibacterial formula contains Certified Organic ingredients such as jojoba and sandalwood oil.Weleda After Shave Balm
Weleda is an eco-conscious beauty company that sources fair trade ingredients from around the globe and cultivates its own organic and biodynamic botanicals at production facilities in Germany, France, the UK, Argentina, Brazil, and New Zealand. The company's After Shave Balm blends extracts of organic chamomile and myrrh with organic jojoba oil so guys with sensitive skin can get their green face on post-shave.
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