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Synthetic perfume dangers
Many perfumes on the shelves in regular chemists, department stores are made with synthetic chemicals and are in fact rarely aromatherapy oils, despite what the label says. 'Essences of lavender, rose and ylang ylang' can actually be synthetic fragrances and thus the consumer is not protected as much as many perceive. Cosmetics and perfumes are more industry regulated than a safety governing body; it is rather like the fox guarding the hen house.
Why is regular perfume
best avoided?
Have you ever been walking on a busy street only to walk past someone wearing perfume and notice that your eyes are itchy and you feel overwhelmed by the over-powering scent of their perfume? Or have you sat on a plane seat only to find you can smell women's perfume on your clothes?
Modern fragrances, perfumes and scents are very powerful, they contain many synthetic chemicals designed to make the aroma stay around for a long time, they are persistent in our environment.
They persist on our clothes, furnishings and in the air. Sadly phthalates actually provide the perfume with sticking power to stay on the skin and smell longer. Phthalates are now known to be harmful to our hormones and a documentary recently in Canada, aired by CBC, called Disappering Males highlighted this very serious issue.
What is fragrance?
Fragrance when listed on a label can be a blend of some two hundred different ingredients, none of which, by law, has to be listed on the label, thus you will not see phthalates listed on a perfume bottle's label. In terms of public health problems cosmetics are not really on the radar but yet many have a chemical sensitivity to perfume and judging by what is in many perfumes, unsurprising.
Perfumes make multi-millions of dollars for the chemical cosmetic industry. Thousands of tons of synthetic fragrance are produced each year but with very few legislative checks or restrictions. Environmental scientists and health researchers are increasingly concerned about their affects on our health as well as their persistence in the environment.
There are increased anecdotal and clinical accounts of fragranced products causing, triggering, and exacerbating health conditions such as allergies and asthma. Other concerns relate to the bioaccumulation of synthetic fragrance chemicals in human tissue and the long-term impact of suspected hormone disrupters.
Synthetic fragrances add to both indoor and outdoor air pollution.
What alternatives are there?
There are alternatives to synthetic chemicals perfumes, these are certified organic perfumes from Miessence® which are certified organic essential oils in a base of certified organic jojoba oil. Natural perfumery, with a 4000 year history, is linked to nature, beauty and ritual. Not only are they aromatically aesthetic, but they impart therapeutic benefits, formulated solely with rare and expensive raw materials including essential oils, extracts and absolutes.[1]
[1] ONEGroup Pty Ltd, Australia
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