The Truth About Fragrance
Updated: Mar 21
Hidden behind the pleasant scents of fragrances are typically chemicals linked to hormone disruption, reproductive problems, and even cancer. Although the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has the direct authority to regulate harmful ingredients in cosmetics and personal care products, the FDA doesn't exercise it…
There’s a dirty little secret the fragrance industry would rather you not know about: when you purchase a product with fragrance, it could contain any number of the 3,100 or so stock chemical ingredients used by the fragrance industry (1).