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Today, skin care is an integral part of everyone's daily routine, including men. Therefore, the types of beauty cosmetics are also increasingly diverse and richer. However, not all cosmetics have clean and safe ingredients for users, especially fragrances that create cosmetic odors. So, is it good to use fragrance-containing cosmetics?
1. Is it good to use cosmetics containing fragrance?
Cosmetic fragrances belong to the group of the most controversial ingredients in cosmetics. Because adding fragrances to create cosmetic scents will increase the experience as well as hide the unpleasant smell of the active ingredients in the formula.
Actually, there are 2 methods to add fragrance to create cosmetic scent: using artificial perfume (fragrance) or using essential oils (essential oils). However, most brands use the term fragrance (fragrance) displayed on the ingredient list without disclosing the specific substance used to create the scent, which makes many buyers cautious about using cosmetics. Are fragrance products any good?
According to the American Academy of Dermatology, synthetic cosmetic fragrances are the cause of many allergic reactions and aggravate skin diseases such as eczema, rosacea, acne, contact dermatitis. In addition, cosmetic fragrances can also cause itching, red, inflamed acne, rashes...
However, the production of fragrance-free cosmetics is not easy due to some substances and ingredients. Raw materials in cosmetic formulations often have a very unpleasant odor, so cosmetic fragrances will be the solution to bring olfactory appeal or help convert unpleasant odors into a more smelling neutral. On the other hand, for some cosmetic brands, scent is also an extremely effective form of brand positioning.
In general, if you have sensitive skin or do not like fragrance yourself, users should consider before using scented cosmetic products.
2. Harm of fragrance in cosmetics
It is true that we are often attracted to cosmetics with fragrance, but it is this artificial scent that can adversely affect health and skin when overused.
According to a report by the US National Academy of Sciences: 95% of substances used to produce synthetic fragrances are derived from crude oil, including benzene-based substances (possibly carcinogenic), aldehydes, toluene and many other toxic chemicals (carcinogenic, teratogenic, central nervous system disorders and mildest allergies).
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Today, these harmful ingredients still exist in many skin care products, shampoos, detergents and many other products. Many odor-producing ingredients are also suspected to be the cause of endocrine disorders that trigger weight gain... Some odorants and their harmful effects:
Acetaldehyde: capable of causing cancer, harmful to kidneys, nervous system and respiratory system; Benzophenone: endocrine disruptor, linked to liver tumors Butylated Hydroxyanisole: endocrine disruptor Butylated Hydroxytoluene: skin and eye irritant Benzyl Salicylate: allergenic Benzyl Benzoate: can cause burning and irritation Butoxyethanol: causes skin, eye, nose, throat irritation Butylphenyl Methylpropional: causes itching and dermatitis Chloromethane: causes acute and chronic reactions in the nervous system, liver, kidney and skin damage. Dichloromethane: associated with breast tumors Diethyl Phthalate: eye, skin and respiratory irritation Formaldehyde: carcinogenic, banned for cosmetic and toilet use in Japan and Sweden Propyl Paraben: linked to breast cancer Resorcinol : affects function of liver, kidney, spleen, harmful to heart and nervous system Styrene: toxic to red blood cells and liver, toxic to central nervous system when inhaled Synthetic musk odor (tonalide, galaxolide, radioactive ketone) incense, xylene musk): related to hormone disorders
3. Prioritize choosing unscented products
Currently, the level of consumer understanding is increasingly improved, users often tend to choose fragrance-free skin care products with the words "Fragrance-free". ), this is an orientation for manufacturers to develop safer products, limiting the abuse of fragrances to create cosmetic scents.
However consumers should note, before deciding to use a new cosmetic product, even if they are unscented, we should always test it first in small amounts by applying it to the inside of the arm or behind the ear to see if the skin reacts, before applying it to the face or to a large area of the body (with body products).
Please choose cosmetic products from reputable brands, which are tested for quality to make sure that the content of harmful substances (if any) will be controlled at the allowable level, without affecting the environment. consumer health.
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