There are certainly advantages to choosing alcohol-free perfumes over perfumes containing a high amount of alcohol and water.
First,
pure perfume oils are much more pleasing to the nose, and they are also
longer lasting than perfumes with alcohol. In addition, when you smell
perfume oil, you can immediately pick up on the scent, as it is in its
pure form. Some perfumes with heavy alcohol contents smell like a big
mish-mash of scents, making it hard to decipher top notes, middle notes,
and base notes.
Keep
in mind that perfume oils are a lot like other products, such as shoes
and clothes. Sure, there are cheap oils, but their scent will be not be
as authentic and refreshing as the pure oils.
When you purchase alcohol-free perfumes, it is wise to find out exactly what the ingredients are before buying.
Many
commercially sold perfumes are made with fillers, namely alcohol, that
causes the scent of the perfume to evaporate faster. When you first
spray a perfume with a high alcohol content, it tends to smell strong.
However, within an hour or two, the scent of the perfume has evaporated
considerably, which means you cannot smell it as well, if at all.
Alcohol-free
perfumes last longer, and they go on much more subtly. This means that
when you walk into a room, people don't smell you before they see you.
Remember,
alcohol and perfume oils do not mix. First, alcohol will diminish the
scent you are trying to capture, and it will cause the fragrance to
evaporate faster.
In addition, alcohol can be drying and irritating to the skin, causing some people with sensitive skin to have bad reactions.
Finally, alcohol-free perfume smells clean and simple, not overpowering or cluttered like some commercial scents.