Did you know... Within our the most popular perfume brands at least a dozen secret chemicals not listed on the label this is according to a new laboratory analysis by the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics. Campaign partner Environmental Working Group assessed data (collected by an independent laboratory) on 17 best-selling fragrances and found they contained an average of fourteen chemicals not listed on their ingredient labels because a loophole in the law allows companies to claim fragrances as trade secrets. 66 percent of these "secret ingredients" have never been evaluated for safety, meaning we have no way of knowing what they'll do to our health... eeek!
What do we know already...These perfumes contained an average of ten unlisted chemicals each that are associated with allergic reactions like asthma, wheezing, headache and contact dermatitis, and an average of four chemicals known to be endocrine disruptors, which impair normal hormone development and have been linked to a range of health issues including sperm damage, thyroid disruption and cancer.
Exposed Perfume Brands:
Here's the full list of products tested and the number of secret chemicals found:
Dolce & Gabbana Light Blue = 7
Clinique Happy Perfume Spray = 9
AXE Body Spray For Men - Shock = 10
Jennifer Lopez J. Lo Glow = 11
Abercrombie & Fitch Fierce (for men) = 11
Victoria's Secret Dream Angels Wish = 13
Halle by Halle Berry = 13
Calvin Klein Eternity (for women) = 14
Bath & Body Works Japanese Cherry Blossom = 14
Calvin Klein Eternity for Men = 15
Old Spice After Hours Body Spray (for men) = 16
Giorgio Armani Acqua Di Gio (for men) = 17
Britney Spears Curious = 17
Chanel Coco = 18
So my question is how do we find good reasonably priced healthy alternatives? I'm interested in any suggestions for good organic perfume brands because other than Jo Wood and Pacifica I'm struggling a bit to find any that smell as good as my old favourite Bulgari's Rose Essential!
Any thoughts?
Love,
Sarah x
No comments:
Post a Comment