By founder, Mette Skjærbæk
Everyone should be able to enjoy the benefits of Karmameju Bioactive Skincare – with or without scent. In this article, founder Mette Skjærbæk shares her personal thoughts on the journey from scepticism to pride in developing an uncompromising perfume-free range, with the same high integrity and sensuality as our aromatherapy ranges.
Everyone should be able to enjoy the benefits of Karmameju Bioactive Skincare – both those who prefer skincare with nature’s aromatherapeutic scents and those who prefer skincare without scent.
Some prefer body care with scent and face care without. Others the opposite. Some want only one or the other. Some only want to use natural scents, others synthetic scents. Some have skin conditions that require a specific type of skincare, others have been advised to use specific products by their dermatologist or facialist. I have encountered many different wishes and needs over the many years I have worked with skincare, and we want to meet them all.
Whether you use skincare with or without scent is a personal choice, and that is why it has been important to me, as a complement to our three scented aromatherapeutic skincare ranges, LOVING, CALMING and ENERGIZING, that we also created a complete range of PERFUME-FREE face and body care products.
Any ingredient added to a skincare product to give it a different scent is defined as perfume. It makes no difference whether the scent comes from nature or is synthetically produced - both fall under the same category: perfume.
At Karmameju, we use only natural, aromatherapeutic scents in our skincare – and not just for the sake of the scent. We very much also do it because of the skin-enhancing and health-promoting benefits that science documents again and again*.
I have deep trust in nature and feel grateful for the daily “contact” with nature through my skincare. I love skincare with aromatherapy - both the sense-stimulating benefits and the many benefits for the skin and thereby the body. I have used aromatherapeutic skincare since I was young, and aromatherapy brings such positive well-being into my life.
Any ingredient added to a skincare product to give it a different scent is defined as perfume. It makes no difference whether the scent comes from nature or is synthetically produced - both fall under the same category: perfume.
At Karmameju, we use only natural, aromatherapeutic scents in our skincare – and not just for the sake of the scent. We very much also do it because of the skin-enhancing and health-promoting benefits that science documents again and again*.
I have deep trust in nature and feel grateful for the daily “contact” with nature through my skincare. I love skincare with aromatherapy - both the sense-stimulating benefits and the many benefits for the skin and thereby the body. I have used aromatherapeutic skincare since I was young, and aromatherapy brings such positive well-being into my life.
With the decision to create an entire perfume-free range, I was, in a way, a little concerned – both because I was unsure whether I could create products that were just as sensuous to use, and also because in the skincare industry we often use fragrance to mask the slightly “odd” scent that can occur when you combine many ingredients. Natural ingredients in particular, such as oils, plant butters etc., can, when combined, end up smelling a little… well, odd – for lack of a better word.
I knew we could create equally effective products - there are so many possibilities when you work with nature’s ingredients - but the sensory stimulation and the “slightly odd” scent I mentioned - that concerned me a bit more.
My concern was unnecessary, though, because we have succeeded in creating products that still smell lovely, that smell of the ingredients used in the product, e.g. fresh aloe vera gel, olive extract, shea butter, etc. And the mild plant scents really have something special. I now reach for EMBRACE body butter, which is perfume-free, just as often as JOY body butter, which smells heavenly of southern sun and summer.
Today I use a combination of Karmameju skincare with and without scent - partly because I enjoy it, but also because I test every single production batch of all Karmameju products in my own bathroom. Before a product is launched, I test one unit from each batch. Natural skincare is like cooking; no two batches are ever identical, because nature is never the same. That is why I test all products, so I can ensure our high quality on my own skin.
In this way, I also use all of Karmameju’s products without scent - and although I love aromatherapy, more and more of the perfume-free products are now finding their way among my favourites.
The choice is entirely yours. I am happy that we have products that can be combined and tailored into the optimal face and body care ritual. For all skin conditions and all ages. Always write to us at info@karmameju.com if you need help putting together the optimal face or body care ritual.
Today I use a combination of Karmameju skincare with and without scent - partly because I enjoy it, but also because I test every single production batch of all Karmameju products in my own bathroom. Before a product is launched, I test one unit from each batch. Natural skincare is like cooking; no two batches are ever identical, because nature is never the same. That is why I test all products, so I can ensure our high quality on my own skin.
In this way, I also use all of Karmameju’s products without scent - and although I love aromatherapy, more and more of the perfume-free products are now finding their way among my favourites.
The choice is entirely yours. I am happy that we have products that can be combined and tailored into the optimal face and body care ritual. For all skin conditions and all ages. Always write to us at info@karmameju.com if you need help putting together the optimal face or body care ritual.
We believe in the human connection to nature. That is why our skincare is based on natural, bioactive and organic formulas. Created with biotechnology, plant oils, plant extracts, essential oils and clinically documented ingredients.
Now I’m just curious – what do you prefer? With or without scent?
Warmest regards
Mette
*Therapeutic and skin-enhancing benefits of aromatherapy
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38435393/
Karmameju's founder and product developer, Mette Skjærbæk, has been fascinated by scents since she was young. But how do you interpret ancient perfume recipes into modern products we want to use today? We spoke to Mette about the Glyptotek's historical sources, the surprising scent rituals of antiquity and the work of creating three new products with roots going back more than 2,000 years.
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Even if you don’t use aromatherapeutic skincare or products for the home, nature still ensures that aromatherapy is all around us. Trees and plants release invisible plant compounds, phytoncides, which research links to lower stress levels and increased activity in the body’s natural defence cells. This is a beautiful account of forest bathing, nature’s aromatherapy and the scientific evidence behind it.
