Important Information for Perfume Workshop Bookings

Before attending one of our perfumery workshops, please read and acquaint yourself with the booking conditions, and the important health and safety information below.

If you accept the T&Cs and workshop disclaimer, please fill in and submit the form at the end of this page. We will need this in order to complete and confirm your booking.

Any queries? Please do contact us about any aspect of your booking or the course details.

Cancellation & Rescheduling

If you wish to cancel your workshop booking, we have the following refund policy:

• Cancellation up to 15 days before: 100% refund
• Cancellation between 14 days and 48 hours before: 50% refund
• Cancellation 48 hours or less before: no refund*

*Bookings can be rescheduled subject to our course dates and space availability within 6 months of the previously booked workshop date. You may also transfer your booking to a person of your choice if you are unable to attend and you will need to ask them to contact us so we can liaise.

Using a Gift Voucher

Vouchers are redeemable for perfume-making workshops in part or full depending on the voucher amount. Please give us the voucher code when enquiring about booking a workshop date. All vouchers are valid for one-year during which they can be redeemed up to the day of the expiry date (even if you are booking for a later workshop date).

Vouchers can not be extended under any circumstances, nor be exchanged for cash. Should you be unable to use your voucher, you may gift it to someone else and the terms and conditions above still apply.

Health & Safety Information and Disclaimer

In the class, you will use the same high-quality perfume ingredients that we use for Olentium fine fragrances placed for sale. These are documented ingredients (Safety Data Sheets) which we source from leading fragrance and ingredients’ manufacturers.

To create bespoke fragrances during the workshops, we use a selection of natural ingredients, synthetic perfumery ingredients and perfume bases.

We work with concentrations of ingredients that limit any potential risk of allergic reactions to a strict minimum. However, our workshops involve the use of pre-diluted perfumery ingredients (generally 10% dilution in denat alcohol, Triethyl citrate or Dipropylene glycol) and those with allergies and sensitivities are advised to take this into consideration before booking.

Participants of workshops acknowledge that the formula of their bespoke fragrance, resulting from a combination of individual perfumery ingredients they chose to include in their formulations, won’t be certified by a qualified laboratory. Therefore, participants acknowledge that their custom fragrance created during the workshop may contain a combination of ingredients that exceeds the recommended levels from IFRA (International Fragrance Association).

Customers also acknowledge that they may be in contact with fragrance substances that present allergen potential – check the list of fragrance allergens which need acknowledgement according to the European Cosmetic Directive. If you have any known allergy to fragrance ingredients, let us know before signing up or seek independent advice from a professional expert or medical doctor before you participate in a workshop.

Pre-made blends which we provide during the Olentium perfume-making workshop are to be considered as individual “ingredients” blended in your fragrance. Our blends comply to IFRA standards, however, the same points mentioned above apply to the fragrance created during this session once the blend is included in your custom fragrance.

The perfume you create during your workshop with us cannot under any circumstances be placed on the market for sale without you having it safety assessed by a qualified, third-party cosmetic safety assessor.

Personal Protective Safety Equipment

• Gloves and safety glasses are provided for use during session.
• We recommend you wear casual clothing in case some drops of fragrance oils deposit on or stain clothing.
• We recommend testing your fragrance on a small area of your skin before regular use, to ensure you are not allergic nor develop an allergic reaction to your custom fragrance. This is standard advice before wearing any fragrance, even commercial ones.
• All fragrances made during the workshops are Eau de Toilette dilution (10% or less of neat blended oils).
• They contain alcohol and are flammable. They should not be used near fire, flame or heat and ideally stored away from light. They should not be swallowed and are for external use only. They should be kept out of reach of children and not used by or on children under three years.