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Most well tolerated fragrances
I am looking to potentially use fragrances at some point but due to fragrances being one of the highest causes of allergies and dermatitis in sensitive skin, what would be the most tolerated? Are there any essential oil brands that are well tolerated, synthetic blends? After using essential oils safely for 30 years, I can no longer use them due to a severe eczema flare that disrupted my well being for several months. However, I was told to avoid synthetic fragrances as well. Now that I haven’t had eczema in some time, I can use fragrant products in wash off applications or hand lotions. The fragrances and or essential oils in those products appear to be ok but I don’t know what they are since they appear as parfum or fragrance on the label.
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Humans are like snowflakes (in fact, some are SNOWFLAKES! 😅). What that means….is there are no two alike. What bothers you…might not bother me…and Vise versa. So, you have asked a question that is difficult to answer, one that maybe you can only answer for and about yourself.
That being said, the EU has delineated the most common of the allergens contained in essential oils and fragrance ingredients, and even preservatives. With essential oils…it is rather simple to find a GC-MS…and determine how much of these allergens are contained in a specific EO. The only value that will have… is it will give you some insight on the increased or decreased likelihood of the entire population, having any type of sensitivity.
As we like to say….the poison is in the dosing. You can use some of these type ingredients….if you use it at low enough rates (EO’s / fragrances). Some people will not react…if you use many times too much….others will be intolerant to even the smallest amount. Typically, it is pretty difficult to make a cosmetic that the ENTIRE population will find suitable. Hence….you guessed it…. why there is more than one brand. 😉 And why ‘unscented’ products are offered. This field extends well past fragrance…and can include about any possible ingredient in a formula.
Good Luck.
The attached link has the EU allergen list in the article. Just use that list…when you study the GC-MS of an essential oil. New allergen list - Cosmacon
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The number of potential allergens to be declared in future has been published in a new allergen list. A new Regulation (EU) 2023/1545 of 26 July 2023 amending the Annexes to the EC Cosmetics Regulation was published in the Official … Continue reading
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