Why do perfumes get discontinued

Posted Nov 04, by GK Fragrances The best feeling is when you discover the perfect scent for you. It smells fresh with every application, and the compliments never stop rolling in. Best of all: it makes you feel as amazing as it smells. Worst of all, you have no idea why. But they work together to produce a new scent — the scent you adore. When the company sets out to create this scent, they buy their ingredients in bulk from manufacturers based on concentration percentages, ingredients, shelf life, and more.

Buying these ingredients at large volumes is absolutely necessary. To lower the volume size and buy fewer ingredients from the manufacturer would cost the company an arm and a leg.

Either the company pays more for fewer ingredients, or they buy the ingredients at high volumes and throw them out, because not enough people are buying the perfumes in stores. Either way, the company is tossing out money. The ingredients are extinct Perfume scents are affected by the smallest change to the ingredients, concentration, or the way in which it was manufactured.

Ingredients also change frequently. Some that were available in one location may now be completely extinct. Although they may still exist elsewhere, it could cost the company extensively to have the ingredients flown in. It is now illegal to use natural ambergris in the US because Sperm Whales are an endangered species.

Many manufacturers now use synthetic ambergris for this reason. Fragrance producers must phase out these ingredients by New fragrances are developed all the time as producers strive to stay ahead of the game. Every fragrance developer wants to be the one to produce a new iconic perfume. Of course, this means there are many casualties along the way. Fragrance fashions can be as fickle as clothing fashion. As new fragrances are formulated, old ones often fall by the wayside. A perfume house is likely to decide not to keep up the production of a non-profitable fragrance.

It may choose to lose fragrance ranges it considers outdated and replace them with fresh new scents. If an ingredient is exploited to the extent that it becomes difficult to buy, the fragrance that uses it may be discontinued.

Even if that ingredient made up just a tiny percentage of the fragrance, its absence can completely change the scent. Sudden prohibition of ingredients for health and safety reasons is another problem faced by fragrance producers.

They will endeavor to use alternative ingredients in place of the banned substances so as to continue making the fragrances that use them. If this proves impossible, the affected fragrances are discontinued. If you are unable to find out why a fragrance has gone out of production you could try contacting the company via their website to see if they will give you a reason. If you are lucky enough to discover your fragrance ha been discontinued before stores sell out of it you could buy yourself a good supply.

Unopened fragrances can last three to five years if stored correctly. For almost all of these fragrances, the exact reason for discontinuation is unclear. Some people believe fragrances like Gucci Pour Homme I and II are being reformulated, only to appear on the market again.

Many people on forums speculate as to why, but as long as the company stays silent, the real reason will be unknown. So the fragrance that you adored is gone. You might be wondering if there are still other ways to get your discontinued fragrance.

Well, there are websites that offer your discontinued fragrances. How do you find them? Online is most certainly the only way to get a discontinued fragrance. One thing you could try is an online auction. These sites can find your outdated fragrance or anything that is vintage. And the benefits of an auction is that you might get away with a great deal. There are also resellers on sites as eBay that will try to make you pay a ridiculous amount of money for their fragrance, so be careful when treading here.

You can also try to find fragrance discounters. Just make sure you have a verified discounter. I wrote another article about the best fragrance discounters. You can read all about the best fragrance discounters over here! Look up the notes and other peoples thoughts and opinions about the fragrance and start searching for fragrances that match these things. At last, you can always try to contact the manufacturer or the retailer.

They can provide you the service to help you find your replacement. Before you buy a discontinued fragrance , there are some things you should keep in mind. As said before, some fragrances are discontinued because some ingredients are not safe anymore or just not allowed in some areas. So be careful with buying a discontinued fragrance. Discontinued fragrances are often stored in warehouses after being discontinued.

It might happen that during this sit, the fragrance was exposed to too much heat, light, or any other factor. These things can damage the fragrance and break apart the molecules. This leads to the fragrance smelling a bit off.