Celebrating Twenty-five Years of Making Natural Perfume at Nantucket Natural Oils™

April 28, 2008 - PRLog -- Nantucket, MA – A lot of important things happened in 1983: Sally Ride became the first American woman in space. President Reagan established Martin Luther King Day as a national holiday. Annie ended its 2,377-show run on Broadway. Microsoft Word was first released. McDonald’s introduced the Chicken McNugget. And at the box office, Return of the Jedi and Flashdance were huge.

And somewhat less well known but every bit as impressive: Nantucket Natural Oils™ began developing and marketing its first line of 100% alcohol-free natural perfume.

Frustrated with the high alcohol contents and short shelf lives common among commercially available perfumes (most commercially marketed fragrances contain anywhere from 80 to 94% alcohol), John Harding, founder of Nantucket Natural Oils™, set out to create his own perfume formula without alcohol.

Harding, known for his remarkable olfactory sense – the scent equivalent of “perfect pitch” for a musician – has spent the past 25 years perfecting his formulas and developing new fragrances – including replications of your favorite designer fragrances that you are presently buying in department stores. The only difference is that Nantucket Natural Oils’ fragrances contain zero alcohol. Not one single drop. Nothing to irritate even the most sensitive skin. Nothing to make you sneeze or itch or react badly. Just the fragrances you want… to make your skin, your hair, your home and your life smell just the way you want them to – for far longer than other commercially available scents.

Over the years, Nantucket Natural Oils™ has broadened its product lines, to include not just its signature essential natural perfumes, but everything from all-natural glycerin soaps to shaving products, hair-care products and aromatherapy.

As Nantucket Natural Oils™ celebrates its 25th year in operation, John Harding is hard at work on growing his Nantucket, Mass.-based business. Shops have sprung up like wild daffodils across the Bay State – in Kenmore Square, Newburyport and Mashpee Commons.

What’s more, John Harding has turned his scents business (not to be confused with his business sense, which is another thing entirely) into a serious online force to be reckoned with. And it’s working… in a big way! At http://www.NantucketNaturalOils.com, you’ll find the broadest selection of natural fragrance and aromatherapy options on planet earth.

Their variety of fragrances rivals Mother Nature’s. Whether you’re looking for juicy peach, heady rose, fresh-cut Christmas tree – or something clean and wild that evokes the raw power and spirit of the ocean – you’ll find it at http://www.NantucketNaturalOils.com.

And if you want a natural, alcohol-free body lotion, bath or massage product without any of the aromas of their perfumes, Nantucket Natural Oils™ can help you out there, too. Luxuriate in the smooth richness of the finest scent-free products available, without the harsh alcohol… or a hint of fragrance. From glycerin soaps to shower gels, bubble bath to body lotions and conditioners to “pleasure potions,” Nantucket Natural Oils™ has just what you’re looking for. If not, their trained professionals can work with you to custom design specialty products to suit your needs. And should you decide a light scent is what you want, Nantucket Natural Oils’ aroma professionals can work with you to custom design a fragrance that suits your particular “scentsitivities.”

Of course, you can further customize your personal scent by packaging it in a lovely hand-blown perfume bottle, lovingly handcrafted just for Nantucket Natural Oils™.

Shopping for perfumes and essential oils at Nantucket Natural Oils™ just makes good scents. Visit them at 5 Centre Street in Nantucket; call them toll free at 800-223-8660; or stop by their “online showroom” at http://www.nantucketnaturaloils.com.

Oh, and lest we forget the big sporting achievements of 1983… The Redskins won Super Bowl XVII. Tom Sneva won the Indy 500. The Baltimore Orioles took the World Series in five games. And in the NBA’s highest-ever scoring game (370 points) the Detroit Pistons beat the Denver Nuggets, 186-184, in triple overtime.

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About Nantucket Natural Oils™: Based in Nantucket, MA., Nantucket Natural Oils™ evolved from The Fragrance Bar. In 1983, founder John Harding discovered his unique olfactory equivalent of perfect pitch. Frustrated by commercially marketed perfumes’ high alcohol content and confounded by their notoriously short shelf life, he set out to create and develop his own natural perfume formula. For further information about Nantucket Natural Oils™, telephone 508-325-4740 or visit the website.

Website: www.nantucketnaturaloils.com