AD: Natural Perfumers Guild

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The Natural Perfumers Guild grew out of the efforts of Mandy Aftel

author of Essence and Alchemy. Mandy and developed a warm friendship

starting in 2005 and I took over the Guild in 2006 at her invitation. We

are very happy with the direction the Guild goals have developed, and I

find myself smiling every day at the wonderful community that has been

born through the Guild - a great group of dedicated folks! What has been

going on since 2006?

Well, the Guild still offers mentoring to Enthusiasts who desire to

develop their art as natural perfumers. Yes, the Guild Perfumers,

Suppliers and Associates offer discounts to Guild members which often

help a member recoup their membership fee very quickly. And yes, the

Guild has taken on a bigger role in the education of the public and

media, working tirelessly to help protect our rights to maintain access

to aromatics despite some governmental and industry roadblocks, and yes,

the role of the Guild continues to expand.

You have recently read of the need to fight the FDA Global Harmonization

Act of 2008 which would, if passed, put most, if not all, of the small

artisan perfume and body care businesses in the USA out of business due

to unreasonable fees. I was invited by the head of the Indie Beauty

Network, Donna Marie Coles , to be part of a Coalition that is

gathering members and logistics to fight the FDA/GHA. I spent the past

two days writing to numerous blog owners and forums spread the message

of the FDA/GHA fight, and helped gain many new signers to the petition.

Donna and I most recently worked on scoping out Business Liability

Insurance at a reasonable rate for small business owners. The Guild will

soon be offering that insurance to its members, now that we have grown

to a size that garners a good rate. She also came on board when the

Guild joined with Cropwatch to petition for the boycott of IFRA's 40th

Amendment. It is good to have longtime connections within the aromatics

and artisan worlds, and you will, too, with membership in the Guild.

This letter is to invite you, whether you are a Supplier who sells only

natural aromatics or accessory products, an Associate - well, you have

to look at the varied professions of our Associates to see if you fit

there :-) - and Perfumer - self explanatory category, and the heart of

our Guild - and Enthusiast - folks who like what the Guild stands for

and who want to be a part of this artisan community.

Please visit http://naturalperfumers.com/mlist.htm to view out

membership list. Feel free to click through to their sites and get a

good feel for who and what we are. If you'd like to join us, just visit

http://naturalperfumers.com/apply.php

Best wishes,

Anya

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