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    Default is perfume safe?

    According to a recent

    “Ecologist” article (Nov. - 2004):
    “A typical perfume contains a mixture of fragrance chemicals (often between

    50 and 100) mostly derived from petroleum. These include benzene derivatives, aldehydes and many other known toxins

    capable of causing cancer, birth defects, CNS disorders and allergic and asthmatic reactions.”

    The authors

    of the article broke down Calvin Klein’s Eternity as “fairly represenative of ingredients found in all modern

    perfumes.”
    “Of Eternity’s 41 known ingredients, 33 have no relevant safety data. Of the rest, data suggests

    they are toxic, irritant, sensitising, damaging to the CNS and carcinogenic.”

    These ingrediants

    include:
    Diethyl Phthalate, which is used as a fixative, is a oestrogen mimic, and has been linked to sperm

    damage and fetal abnormalites.
    Eugenol. A synthetic clove oil substitute which is also a common pesticide

    and insecticide ingredient. Linked to contact dermatitis.
    Galaxolide 50 and Cyclopentadecanolide. Synthetic

    musks and hormone disruptors.
    Benzaldehyde, 4-Hydroxy-3-methoxy. Synthetic vanilla. Irritant, CNS

    disruptor, linked to kidney damage.

    I know nothing about perfumes and even less about toxicology. So I

    hope to see a response from somebody with a little background in this stuff.
    Do synthetic perfumes and

    colognes pose a significant risk under normal usage? Or is this article just being alarmist?
    Give truth a chance.

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    Depends on how your body

    can handle the carcinogens. Like smoking...some go at it like a chimney and never die, then you have people like

    Peter Jennings who die inspite of quitting.

    As for the chemicals themselves, some have definitely proven to be

    carcinogenic. I'm not sure about the dosage though.

    Google Phthalates for more.



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    No, perfume isn't safe.



    But neither is using fluoride, deodorant, hair gel, antibacterial soap, teflon, ink, computer keyboards,

    seatbelts, or airplanes for that matter.

    Who do you listen to and where do you draw the line? That's the real

    question.

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    I'll croak before I'll

    give up my perfume.

    Many perfumes are being reformulated to exclude questionable substances, even if they're

    just possible allergens. The industry doesn't want the liability.

    I am not sure why there isn't more emphasis

    on scents used in everyday products. The fragrance industry is ubiquitous. Everything we use is scented. I

    imagine if you did away with detergent scents, household cleaner scents, scents for body care products and hair

    products, you might be doing something. But I figure if I'm using all that, a spritz or two of "Come To Me" won't

    make too much difference.

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    Quote Originally Posted by The Real FTR
    I'll croak

    before I'll give up my perfume.

    Many perfumes are being reformulated to exclude questionable substances, even

    if they're just possible allergens. The industry doesn't want the liability.

    I am not sure why there isn't

    more emphasis on scents used in everyday products. The fragrance industry is ubiquitous. Everything we use is

    scented. I imagine if you did away with detergent scents, household cleaner scents, scents for body care products

    and hair products, you might be doing something. But I figure if I'm using all that, a spritz or two of "Come To

    Me" won't make too much difference.
    hey, if im going to die from this, im gonna die smelling GOOD! lol, i

    aint giving mine up either....

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    I'm looking at a potential

    roommate who is very allergic to most scents. Even essential oils bother her. So I might have to give up my new

    obsession...

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    Question what about a flower? those smell!

    Quote Originally Posted by gabe1970
    I'm looking at a potential roommate who is very allergic to most scents. Even essential oils

    bother her. So I might have to give up my new obsession...
    OH FOR THE LOVE OF ME!
    me thinks she is

    allergic to life.

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    Thats why a natural essential

    oilmix dilluted in a carrier oil would be much better IMHO. Of course all essential oils are not good for you.

    A

    very interesting book on this matter

    is:
    http://www.amazon.com/Essential-Oil-...e=UTF8&s=books

    // w

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    I believe synthetic perfumes

    are not good for you. It's no different than many of the other countless chemicals tht are part of our lifestyles.

    When I've looked at the safety data, I've found a lot of concerning things, although you have to dig to get at it.

    The perfuming industry is so secretive that it gets away with a bit more than it should.

    Consider it a

    "calculated", though unknown, risk. This is another argument for small doses of perfume.

    I prefer essential oils

    and natural substances; and synthetics judiciously, in small quantities. Some of the finer perfumes do take this

    approach, but many don't, such as Chanel, which is full of alipathic aldehydes.

    I'm not a big commercial

    perfume guy, for this reason.

    Synthetic musks, along with certain other perfume chemicals, can and will affect

    hormone levels. That is cetainly one reason why some of them seem to function as analog pheromones, to greater or

    lesser extents. (Galaxolide is a unisex, but fairly weak, example; as is ambrettolide.) To me it's a bad thing only

    when overused.

    Eugenol is in many, many perfumes, especially spicy ones (most all of them, such as carnation

    scents) and men's aftershaves. But I don't worry about contact dermatitis so much, since you would know it, and

    since amounts are so small.

    I'm not a big fan of vanillin (Benzaldehyde, 4-Hydroxy-3-methoxy)and the other

    synthetic vanillas, which are indeed toxic and way overused. It irks me that it is so popular. If you smell

    synthetic vanilla up close, at a store or whatever, you'll notice you won't feel that great afterwards. Almost no

    one uses real vanilla anymore (there is a lot of it in Pheros, however).
    DrSmellThis (creator of P H E R O S)

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    Hi
    I never knew that sweet

    scented perfumes can be so dangerous.
    Best of luck for all you ladies out there who use perfumes round the clock
    Julia

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    Also see

    http://www.cosmeticsdatabase.com

    By the way, what about Chikara and some of the other

    perfume/fragrance products available on LS -- are they synthetic?

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    Well it is a nice information and thanks for the sharing this pretty knowledge and i am glad to know this because knowledge must be shared with everyone and i got to know that perfumes are so dangerous.

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