How we make ESAS fragrances

Real ingredients. Each and every one of them disclosed.

Real fragrance starts with knowing what goes into it.

Every ingredient starts as a plant, captured in one of five gentle ways. Most of our formulas use just a handful of ingredients, with no toxic inputs at any step. Here’s exactly what each method means.

Steam distillation

Steam passes through flowers and woods and carries their essential oil out with it.

Centuries-old perfumery

CO2 extraction

Pressurized carbon dioxide draws out the full aroma, then turns back to gas. Nothing left behind.

Our vanilla

Organic alcohol extraction

Delicate petals and resins are soaked in organic, plant-based alcohol to gently lift their scent.

For the most fragile flowers

Cold-pressing

A purely physical method: citrus peels are pressed to release their oil. No heat, no solvents.

Our bergamot

Fermentation

Natural microbes turn plant materials, like coconut oil, into aroma molecules.

Like bread & wine

Follow an ingredient, from field to bottle

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On the vanilla farm

Vanilla

Organic Vanilla CO2 · In Sweet Cream & Vanilla, Vanilla Musk

  1. SourceHand-pollinated orchids. Pods are hand-picked green, then sun-dried and naturally fermented to cure
  2. ProcessExtracted with pressurized CO2 instead of chemical solvents. No synthetic vanillin
  3. In the bottleRich, sweet vanilla with soft spice, tobacco and a smooth balsamic depth

Bergamot

Bergamot FCF · In Bergamot Beach

  1. SourcePeel of the bergamot orange, grown in Italy
  2. ProcessCold-pressed from the peel. FCF means bergapten, the compound that makes skin sensitive to sunlight, is removed
  3. In the bottleFresh, tangy citrus with crisp green notes and a faint floral glow

Gamma-Octalactone

Natural, fermented from coconut · In Sweet Cream & Vanilla, Vanilla Musk, Summer ’95, Bergamot Beach

  1. SourceCoconut oil
  2. ProcessFermented in two steps: coconut oil becomes a natural acid, then gamma-octalactone. No fuels or synthetic chemicals involved
  3. In the bottleSoft, creamy, coconut-milk warmth

Nothing hidden in the bottle

Traditional perfume hides its formula behind one word. We formulate with a small, selected palette and show you all of it.

Traditional fragranceESAS
On the label"Fragrance" or "parfum." The formula stays secretEvery ingredient, fully disclosed
Ingredients per formulaUndisclosedMost formulas: just a handful
StandardCan include undisclosed synthetics that don’t readily biodegradeEU Natural, with no toxic inputs at any step of the process
Hormone disruptorsSome ingredients linked to hormone disruption, like certain phthalates and synthetic musksNo ingredients classified as endocrine disruptors under EU CLP regulation or listed on the EU endocrine-disruptor lists

Skin safety: every formula is built within IFRA Standards for skin sensitization.

Made by us

Two fragrance experts and chemists. Every bottle, made in-house.

Amanda and Seda spent 25 years inside Big Fragrance. Now every ESAS scent is sourced, blended and bottled by our own team in New Jersey.

  • Sourced
  • Blended
  • Bottled in-house
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