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FRAGRANCE

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SYNONYMS

FRAGRANCE, PARFUM

Common Concerns

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    Asthma / Respiratory
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    Skin Allergies & Irritation
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    Developmental & Reproductive Toxicity
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Top Scoring Factors

Evidence of skin irritation/allergies/damage; acute aquatic toxicity; respiratory effects

Ingredient concerns

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The European Union Ecolabel program reports this substance is not anaerobically degradable.

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EU Ecolabel: Detergents Ingredients Database

European Union Ecolabel program data shows this substance has high acute toxicity to aquatic life

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EU Ecolabel: Detergents Ingredients Database

The SCCNFP reports that fragrance chemicals can act as allergens.

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The Scientific Committee on Cosmetic Products and Non-Food Products Intended for Consumers. 2002. POSITION STATEMENT CONCERNING FRAGRANCE CHEMICALS IN DETERGENTS AND OTHER HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS. SCCNFP/0588/02, final.

The SCCNFP reports that fragrance chemicals cause skin sensitization.

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The Scientific Committee on Cosmetic Products and Non-Food Products Intended for Consumers. 1999. FRAGRANCE ALLERGY IN CONSUMERS A REVIEW OF THE PROBLEM ANALYSIS OF THE NEED FOR APPROPRIATE CONSUMER INFORMATION AND IDENTIFICATION OF CONSUMER ALLERGENS.

The SCCNFP reports that fragrance chemicals cause skin allergies.

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The Scientific Committee on Cosmetic Products and Non-Food Products Intended for Consumers. 1999. FRAGRANCE ALLERGY IN CONSUMERS A REVIEW OF THE PROBLEM ANALYSIS OF THE NEED FOR APPROPRIATE CONSUMER INFORMATION AND IDENTIFICATION OF CONSUMER ALLERGENS.

A review article reports fragrances causes skin allergies in children.

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Anne Birgitte Simonsen, Mette Deleuran, Jeanne Duus Johansen & Mette Sommerlund. 2011. Contact allergy and allergic contact dermatitis in children - a review of current data. Contact dermatitis 65(5), 254-65.

A review article reports fragrances causes skin sensitization in children.

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Anne Birgitte Simonsen, Mette Deleuran, Jeanne Duus Johansen & Mette Sommerlund. 2011. Contact allergy and allergic contact dermatitis in children - a review of current data. Contact dermatitis 65(5), 254-65.

This review article reports fragrance in cosmetics causes allergic contact dermatitis.

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Tatyana Hamilton & Gillian C. de Gannes. 2011. Allergic contact dermatitis to preservatives and fragrances in cosmetics. Skin therapy letter 16(4), 1-4.

This peer-reviewed study found that fragrance chemicals cause allergic contact dermatitis.

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S. C. Rastogi, S. Heydorn, J. D. Johansen & D. A. Basketter. 2001. Fragrance chemicals in domestic and occupational products. Contact dermatitis 45(4), 221-5.

A peer-reviewed study reports that fragrance causes respiratory effects in mice.

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R. C. Anderson & J. H. Anderson. 1998. Acute toxic effects of fragrance products. Archives of environmental health 53(2), 138-46.

A peer-reviewed study reports that fragrance causes respiratory symptoms in people and histamine release.

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J. Elberling, P. S. Skov, H. Mosbech, H. Holst, A. Dirksen & J. D. Johansen. 2007. Increased release of histamine in patients with respiratory symptoms related to perfume. Clinical and experimental allergy : journal of the British Society for Allergy and Clinical Immunology 37(11), 1676-80.

This peer-reviewed study reports that perfumes may cause respiratory symptoms.

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J. Elberling, A. Lerbaek, K. O. Kyvik & J. Hjelmborg. 2009. A twin study of perfume-related respiratory symptoms. International journal of hygiene and environmental health 212(6), 670-8.

The European Union Ecolabel program reports this substance in inherently biodegradable.

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EU Ecolabel: Detergents Ingredients Database


Understanding scores

EWG provides information on cleaning product ingredients from the published scientific literature, to supplement incomplete data available from companies and the government. The ratings indicate the relative level of concern posed by exposure to the ingredients in this product - not the product itself - compared to other product formulations. The ratings reflect potential health hazards but do not account for the level of exposure or individual susceptibility, factors which determine actual health risks, if any.

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The Healthy Cleaning ingredient hazard score, from A to F, reflects known and suspected hazards linked to the ingredients. The EWG VERIFIED® mark means a product meets EWG’s strictest criteria for transparency and health.

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A product’s hazard score is not an average of the ingredients’ hazard scores. It is calculated using a weight-of-evidence approach that factors in all of the hazards or health impacts associated with the ingredients.



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