I want to clear something up because this comes up a lot when we talk about fragrance.
When people say “fragrance is IFRA compliant,” what that really means is it meets standards for things like skin irritation and short-term toxicity. IFRA is an industry organization, not a government body, and it doesn’t really study long-term hormone effects from daily use.
The concern some of us have isn’t that perfume is going to hurt you overnight. It’s about low-dose, repeated exposure over years, especially with ingredients like phthalates that are used to help scent last longer.
There’s peer-reviewed research showing associations between phthalate exposure and hormone and reproductive changes at real-world levels, not extreme doses. If anyone wants to look for themselves, here are a few examples and thanks
@Paul Saladino MD for pointing these out:
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Again, this doesn’t mean every fragrance is “bad” or that people who love perfume are wrong. It just means some people choose to reduce exposure when they can, especially if they’re hormone-sensitive or already dealing with health issues.
That’s why we went a different route and made our Essence Roll-On Oils using essential oils and cold pressed, organic Avocado Oil instead of undisclosed fragrance blends. Not because we’re anti-perfume because transparency matters to us, and we're anti synthetic chemicals.
For anyone curious, this is what we use and why:
PS: I may be bias because I made them but I think we have some pretty bad ass labels for this line 😎
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Essence Roll-On Oil Collection for Sensitive Skin
Essence Roll-On Oil Collection for Sensitive Skin. Avocado oil base with pure essential oils creates a clean scent without alcohol or synthetic fra...
