About Tapputi Lab
Why I built this
I started mixing fragrances with a pencil and paper. Then came Excel, which lasted a bit longer — but not by much. When I went looking for dedicated software, every tool I tried fell short somewhere: either the ingredient database was thin, or the app was too complex and cluttered, and none of the ones I tried had a weighing feature that could actually correct mistakes made while weighing. So I built the tool I originally just wanted for myself. But as these things go, I kept improving and polishing it, and it kept growing — until I figured it would be a shame to keep it hidden from the world. So here it is. It's for everyone, and it's free.
Why "Tapputi"
Tapputi-Bēlet-ekallim is the earliest named perfumer in recorded history — a chemist in ancient Mesopotamia whose formula was pressed into a clay tablet around 1230 BC. Naming the app after her felt right: perfumery is one of the oldest crafts there is, and I studied art history at university myself, so I have a natural pull toward history and tradition. I care about roots — where things actually came from. Tapputi is the first one we know by name, even though whole generations of perfumers came before her whose names faded into oblivion, unlike their craft, tradition and legacy. Tapputi Lab wants to carry that more-than-4,000-year history forward.
Read her story on the blog →Free, no paywall
Tapputi Lab is free. It's funded through vendor affiliate links: when you order raw materials through a vendor link in the app, we may earn a small commission. You pay the same price either way, and your data is never sold. By buying materials through Tapputi Lab, you help fund its upkeep. Thank you for that!
Contact
Questions, bug reports, feature ideas: support@tapputilab.com