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Fragrance in beauty products: ingredient labels and allergy questions.

Understand why fragrance can represent a mixture and how to make clearer personal-care choices.

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Fragrance can represent a mixture

Fragrance or parfum may describe a mixture of scent ingredients rather than one individual substance. This does not automatically mean a product is harmful. It does mean the label can provide less detail than it does for individually listed ingredients.

People with reactions need a higher standard

Someone who has experienced a rash, breathing difficulty, eye irritation or another reaction after using a product should stop using it and seek appropriate medical guidance. Do not rely on an app alone for a suspected allergy or reaction.

Read the complete package

Look for use instructions, warnings and the full ingredient list. Fragrance-free and unscented are not always interchangeable terms, so check the actual package. HealthLogic can organize available ingredient information but cannot test a proprietary mixture or determine whether it will cause an individual reaction.

Primary source: FDA: Allergens in Cosmetics.

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