Strategies to Reduce Contact Allergy to Fragrances
By: Marie Loden and Fredrik Edlund, ACO HUD AB; and Tommy Jansson, TJ Toxikologikonsult
Posted: May 6, 2003, from the February 2002 issue of Cosmetics & Toiletries.
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Article Keywords:
- fragrances
- allergies
- testing
- sensitization
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Fragrances may consist of a few up to several hundred chemial substances blended form about 3,000 available fragrance ingredients. Their safety is assessed by the fragrance manufacturers, based upon the guidelines issued by the International Fragrance Association (IFRA) and on toxicological experience.
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