Phthalates are a group of chemicals used in products like toys, detergents, nail polish, and hair spray. They’re used to make products more flexible and harder to break.
They’re added to fragrance oils for a few reasons. Certain aroma chemicals come in powder form, so a phthalate like diethylphthalate (DEP) is used to convert them into a liquid. That helps the fragrance blend better and burn more easily in candles and wax melts. DEP is also a fixative, which makes scent last longer in perfume, soap, and lotion. While it is true there are phthalates which can be safely used in making fragrance oils, we have decided to only use fragrances specially formulated to be phthalate-free.
This eliminates any concern from the effects of phthalates in our products.