Media round-up on the harm that perfume and fragranced products cause

Look on a perfume label and often you’ll see ‘fragrance’ listed as an ingredient. Fragrance is not a single ingredient. It is a trojan horse of over 3000 undisclosed toxic ingredients and chemicals which can negatively impact your health. So, let’s take a look at some clean alternatives instead.

Plant Terra, 2023 https://www.plant-terra.com/post/talking-non-toxic-scents

While candles, diffusers and air fresheners are designed to give off fragrant smells, research shows they can emit chemicals that are far less pleasing.

The Guardian, January 09 2023 https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2023/jan/09/too-many-smelly-candles-heres-how-scents-impact-the-air-quality-in-your-home

Perfumes contain anywhere from 50 to 300 chemicals. But to keep their ‘secret’ intact, they are not required to mention them on the label.

OneIndia, January 21 2023 https://www.oneindia.com/feature/poison-in-bottle-is-your-perfume-killing-you-3516403.html

Scientists find growing evidence that chemicals in scents and cleaning sprays are causing cancer, headaches and harming unborn babies

Daily Mail, February 21 2018 https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-5424415/Scientists-evidence-perfume-making-people-ill.html

Air fresheners mask unpleasant odours with vibrant scents, but they come with foul risks for human health.

Stuff, March 04 2023 https://www.stuff.co.nz/about-stuff/94800421/contact-details-for-stuffs-newsrooms-and-editors