Jungle Magic Kids Perfume Review

This is a review of Jungle Magic Kids Perfume – Doofy Doggy in chocolate flavor.

Jungle Magic Kids Perfume comes in FOUR variations:

1. Doofy Doggy - The Dog (Chocolate flavored kids perfume)

2. Doofy Doggy - The Dog (Strawberry flavored kids perfume)

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3. Playful Penggy – The Penguin (Orange Flavored Kids Perfume) 

4. Crazzy Crawly – The Catterpillar or Silk Worm (Green Apple Flavored Kids Perfume)

UPDATE: See three more newly released flavors of Jungle Magic Kids Perfume HERE.
Quantity: 60ml

Price: INR 250 (UPDATE: Price is now increased to INR 299)

Flavor: Chocolate

THE FRAGRANCE:

Jungle Magic kids chocolate perfume smells nice. I have never smelt a chocolate flavored perfume before but both my kid and I love its fragrance. However, I would like to mention an important point here. When you open the bottle the first time, it smells really bad like fountain pen ink or some strong chemical. But after 2-3 sprays or within a day of opening the bottle, the fragrance becomes sweet chocolaty. It is the case with all perfumes that come in pump packing. It just needs some air.

HOW TO USE JUNGLE MAGIC KIDS PERFUME?

Although it says “Dermatologically Tested, Non irritant and Safe for Children’s skin”, I have never used any perfume directly on my baby’s skin and recommend the same to others. I pump small sprays on his shirt’s button strip, upper side of shoulders (never in under arms), back of the shirt, thighs of his jeans etc. This way, your baby will smell really nice all over.

PACKAGING:

This Jungle Magic Kids perfume comes in a very attractive Doggy shaped bottle and the color matches the flavor. This is a great marketing point because kids simply LOVE it.

However, I found some major flaws with the packaging.

1. The bottle is made of glass and is heavy.
2. Because of the shape, it is slippery for baby’s small hands.
3. The perfume bottle comes with a spray pump mouth, which is extremely dangerous for kids. Make sure the kid is looking in another direction, when you spray.
4. The pump is a little tricky. The small cap on the pump nozzle flies away sometimes, when you push it down to spray out perfume. Also, it keeps rotating, so sometimes when I am spraying on my kid’s clothes, the perfume actually lands on my palms. 
5. Also this cap is very small and kids can put in their mouth.

CAUTION: THIS PERFUME SHOULD ALWAYS BE USED UNDER ADULT SUPERVISION WITH CAREFUL HANDLING.

INGREDIENTS:

Although it claims “Pure-Natural-Fruit Based”, I could not find any mention of that in the ingredient list.The only natural flavoring substance I found is Coumarin. Other than that, because it contains Alcohol Denat, a common ingredient in adult perfumes too, it is poisonous for consumption...another reason, this SHOULD BE STORED AWAY FROM CHILDREN’S REACH. 

I personally recommend not to use this perfume for kids below 3 years of age for safety reasons and presence of alcohol.

DO KIDS REALLY NEED A PERFUME?

Many parents may think of it as a luxury and may criticize the need of a separate perfume for kids. But at this price I think it is an affordable luxury. Moreover, it does boost your kid’s confidence as kids feel very good about themselves after wearing a perfume. It lifts their spirits and good fragrance keeps them in good mood too. Kids also love imitating adults. Giving them their individual perfume will boost their individuality and self-confidence. 

Above are my personal views. However, the company's claim that this perfume increases concentration and mental alertness seem to be all BS to me. Any good fragrance will do that to our mind.

JUNGLE MAGIC PASSPORT: In every Jungle Magic Perfume pack, you receive a Jungle Magic Passport, two Jungle Magic Tattoos and the Jungle Magic Story. The passport I guess is the password for playing many exciting games and other activities available on their website. It was a small paper token. My kid started playing with it and lost it. But you can still create an account on the site by filling in details and uploading your kid’s picture. 

There are also free coloring activity pages for kids, which you can download. I really loved this initiative on the company’s behalf to create such a wonderful and rich experience for kids, just beyond the perfume itself.

JUNGLE MAGIC KIDS TATTOOS: There were two small tattoos in the packet but we could never work them out. They just didn’t transfer to my baby’s hand. 

JUNGLE MAGIC STORY: There is also a paper with the Jungle Magic Story printed on it, which you can read on their website too.

THE JUNGLE MAGIC PERFUME WEBSITE FOR KIDS:

To know more about the exciting world of Jungle Magic, you can visit the Jungle Magic Website here and their Facebook Page here.

AVAILABILITY:

Jungle Magic Kids perfume is available online in India on flipkart.com, hushbabies.com, firstcry.com, hoopos.com, babyoye.com, partybounty.com etc. (Update Jan 28, 2013) Greatest discount on kids perfume on hushbabies.com at present.