Estee Lauder's Origins Natural Resources Inc, the all-natural cosmetics and skin care line, introduced "Plant Spirits Splashing Waters" in 1992, which according to press materials, are "fragrance, mood -altering splashes for the body" that "sneak into your subconscious to lift your outlook, quietly alter your vision of yourself and the world around you. Only you are aware that you are wearing them." The group of scents used light, and soothing natural essences that promised not to overwhelm.
Daria Myers, a marketing vice president at Origins at the time said that the company did a round of market research and it showed that their customers used many unscented products, and "that type of person doesn't like a heavy fragrance, either." She added that "It said a much greater number of women wear fragrance to please themselves, instead of to please a man, which is how it was in the 80s."
Myers explained that the Plant Spirits Splashing Waters were "designed to be doused all over. You can wear them head to toe because they aren't overpowering."
Four scents were available:
- Spirits of the Forest had notes of woody oils.
- Spirits of the Night had notes of spicy cinnamon, patchouli and cloves.
- Spirits of the Sun had a warm herbal scent.
- Spirits of the Gardens had notes of fresh cut jasmine, violet and leaf geranium
