Comment choisir un parfum pour un enfant : eau de toilette ou eau de senteur ?
With their soft, cocooning notes, children's eaux de toilette and eaux de senteur are a first introduction to the art of perfuming.
A special birth gift, a well-chosen fragrance is an immersion every morning in the poetic world of childhood.
Later, fragrance becomes one of the many topics of discussion among friends, just like fashion and toys, hence the success of scented gifts at birthdays and Christmas.
Eau de senteur, baby's perfume!
In theory, what could be more wonderful for a mother than the natural scent of her baby's skin? Nothing could! But in practice, a few unwanted scents find their way into her wake. To remedy this, baby deserves his own perfume too!
In order to respect the fragile skin of toddlers, from infants to 3-year-olds, perfumers have devised alcohol-free solutions known as "eaux de senteur".
White musk, white amber, lily of the valley, honeysuckle, orange blossom and transparent citrus sign with tenderness the first steps in life and anchor deeply in the olfactory memory of parents those first years spent with baby.
The best values for toddlers
Timeless, Ptisenbon de Tartine et Chocolat has been a baby's security blanket for decades. Its emotional aura is so universal, this fragrance is synonymous with sweetness and tenderness the world over.Committed to family values, the iconic Burberry brand has come up with a fragrance to tantalize the taste buds (and make you want to munch on those plump skins). Baby Touch takes the white notes typical of "baby fragrances" and wraps them in subtly gourmand facets of rhubarb and vanilla.
How to scent baby?
Finally, to avoid sensitizing the fragile skin of infants, we recommend spraying the fragrance on clothing rather than directly on the skin.
Don't hesitate to distill a few drops of eau de senteur in the water of the iron and/or on her hairbrush, and place a scented handkerchief or tissue paper where you keep her trousseau.
What do pediatricians say?
Many pediatricians recommend staying true to the fragrance you initially chose. In addition to pleasing the mother, this water invites itself into her little world and acts as a reassurance, since scents have an emotional impact.
A few sprays have the gift of comforting the little one in a "bubble" and marking the special moment of grooming. It's not advisable to change fragrances every month, however, without risking upsetting the child.
Children's fragrances, Proust's real madeleines
What mother doesn't get a kick out of smelling her child's bottle of eau de toilette?
Contrary to popular belief, children's fragrances are not just for girls. Boys love perfume just as much!
Younger children already have the ability to make up their own minds. Individually, they develop their own preferences. While sweet scents are often favored to evoke a wonderful world invented around sweets and pastries, fresh notes of citrus and delicate flowers are easily associated with summer afternoons spent playing in a garden.
Childhood is a time of life when olfactory memory is built up, marking memories forever. Certain scents have the gift of reinforcing these memories, so that when they grow up, they become veritable "Proust's madeleines".
3 to 7 years: before the age of reason
From the age of 3, children can wear their first eaux de toilette.
Perfumers now distinguish between boys and girls by concocting differentiated fragrances for them.
For 3 to 7 year-olds, Jacadi offers a delicate juice in a pink bottle, holding captive delicate flights of violets and figs against a caramel background for little flirtatious girls.
In blue, the eponymous eau de toilette is for mischievous little boys, with its fruity, amber notes. To each his own color and scent!
The stars of the playground!
The older kids also have their own perfumes. With its rock and fashion image, the IKKS brand, idolized by young people, is the scent of playgrounds: Little Woman for young ladies, budding lolitas, and Little Woman for young men in the making.
Hello Kitty perfumes, with their emblematic cat heads and Kimmi bottles in the shape of distinctive dolls, create a craving for collections among girls.
Shower gels featuring Disney or of Dora l’Exploratrice,r Dora the Explorer make bath time more fun than ever!
Why buy a children's fragrance for a little boy or girl?
For moms and dads who can't get rid of the comforting scent of their little ones,Ptisenbon and Baby Touch are available in more concentrated versions. Their emotional impact is so strong that we've seen many "big girls" aged 20 and 30 return to these regressive fragrances, so addictive are these "Proust's madeleines"!
In the same spirit, choosing a fragrance for a woman or a man should be of great interest to you. Or let your curiosity guide you with "star fragrances"!
Discover our selection of eaux de senteur and eaux de toilette for children!
