My theory is that the person answering their emails doesn't know, and this is their canned response. My question wasn't important enough to ask someone who might know about it. My other theory is that it might be completely artificial, and they don't want to admit it, in case it gets out, because it doesn't sound good from a marketing perspective. Either way, I am annoyed. I'm not willing to get hives and risk going on steroids over their perfume.
I'm allergic to any kind of gardenia oil, including monoi and tiare. Not just pollen! I found this out, as I love natural products, and gardenia is supposed to be anti-inflammatory. So the answer should not depend on what part of it is in the oil. Just like someone allergic to peanuts should not use any product with any kind of peanut part in it. It's not complicated.
ETA: Also, I have not gotten the Sneak Peek Prize package yet. On July third, they told me they were waiting for one last item and then would send it. I kind of thought they were waiting on the perfume, since it was out of stock for a while, but it has been back in stock since shortly after that email, and I haven't heard a peep. I'm going to wait until the end of this month, and then send them a reminder email. I believe they are good for it. But experience has taught me that when I win something, sometimes I have to persistently remind a company to send my prize. Some companies "forget." This is notoriously true for Lucky Magazine giveaways, since it is usually the sponsor company responsible for sending the prize, however I have had it happen with other magazine giveaways as well. Sometimes I suspect an intern with sticky fingers. Like I said, I believe Birchbox is good for the prize. I've never heard anyone complain about their prize fulfillment. It's hard waiting, though.
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