defend natural perfume

Lingua Planta is the language of scent, through and through. Its founder, Merle Bergers, experienced the the inter-connectedness of plants and trees, insects and bigger animals firsthand by growing up in a small forest in the east of the Netherlands. During her studies at the Design Academy Eindhoven she grew more and more fascinated by the possible reality of plant communication. Nourished through books by the likes of forester ecologist Peter Wohlleben and writer/biologist Robin Wall Kimmerer she went on a journey to dig deep into the matter of plants fragrant messages. Inspired by the volatiles plants use to communicate, Lingua Planta has its roots deep down in scientific research but found an aesthetic translation in perfumes. Lingua Planta is based in de Bilt, Utrecht, the Netherlands.

Defend: The fragrance which reminisces a forest walk in spring, of green broken stems and trembled grass; a deep green and primal perfume.

Defend perfume is deep green, earthy, primal, and a little wild and unpredictable but deeply comforting too. Use a couple of sprays on your pulse points to invigorate your mind and body. This fragrance is based on the regenerative aspects of nature with its many fragrant defense mechanisms. Cedarwood, the smell of fresh cut grass, oakmoss absolute and resins embody the spirit of an ancient forest.

top notes: mowed grass, black pepper, eucalyptus

middle notes: Virginia cedarwood, galbanum, pine resin

base notes: agarwood, benzoe resin, oakmoss absolute