Free The Green Beauty Guide: Your Essential Resource to Organic and Natural Skin Care, Hair Care, Makeup, and Fragrances by Julie Gabriel
Authors: Julie Gabriel
recognized as safe by the Flavor and Extract Manufacturers Association (FEMA) expert panel. However, a 2002 study conducted at the University of Louisville, Kentucky, suggested that this synthetic fragrance compound may be carcinogenic in rodent studies, causing liver and bladder cancer (Waddell 2002). This study caused quite a stir in the scientific community, but so far benzyl acetate sits happily in drugstore aisles, listed among ingredients in many bestselling products, including award-winning moisturizers, mascaras, and antiaging products.
Butylphenyl methylpropional (also known as Lilial or lilialdehyde) is a widely used fragrance compound found naturally in the essential oil of chamomile. Allergic contact dermatitis caused by Lilial was first reported and well studied in 1983 (Larsen 1983). Currently, this lovely floral synthetic fragrance is used in both elite fragrances and drugstore shampoos, deodorants, tanning lotions, and hairstyling products (Buckley 2007).
Almond-smelling benzaldehyde can be easily derived from apricot, cherry, laurel leaves, and peach seeds, but now is most often made from toluene. In 1977, it was proven that benzaldehyde is a strong contact irritant, but it remains one of the most frequently used fragrance components. Its highest reported concentration of use was 0.5 percent in perfumes. Benzaldehyde is generally regarded as a safe food additive in the United States and is accepted as a flavoring substance in the European Union. Benzaldehyde rapidly metabolizes to benzoic acid in the skin, is absorbed through the skin and by the lungs, and is distributed to all the organs. In 2006, fragrance manufacturers, via the Cosmetic Ingredient Review, assured that benzaldehyde is not a carcinogenic, reproductive, or developmental toxicant at concentrations used in cosmetics (Andersen 2006). However, a new 2007 study determined that “exposure to aldehydes represents potential risks to human and animal health,” scientists from Chem-Risk in Colorado wrote. They found that this chemical induced formation of stable DNA-protein cross-links in cultured human lymphoma cells (Kuykendall et al. 2007). In plain English, benzaldehyde promoted cancerous cell growth. Today, synthetic benzaldehyde is contained in many popular shaving foams, deodorants, moisturizers, and some “soothing” baby products. As for me, I don’t find this information soothing, do you?
Synthetic fragrances may smell like the real deal, but they cannot fool our bodies. The synthetic fragrance molecules aren’t recognized by our immune system as safe. Because our DNA has evolved over millions of years, and synthetic fragrances have been in use only since the 1920s, every cell in our body is programmed to accept only truly natural, volatile compounds found in herbs and fruits.
What does our body do when hostile substances attack it? It kicks back, and the outcome of this fight is not beautiful. Asthma, migraines, hyper activity disorder in children and adults, rashes, depression, and seizures have been linked to synthetic chemical fragrances. New studies linking synthetic fragrances to cancer and diabetes come up daily.
Asthma, migraines, hyperactivity disorder in children and adults, rashes, depression, and seizures have been linked to synthetic chemical fragrances.
In people whose immune system is constantly alert “thanks” to large amounts of synthetic additives they consume with food, drinks, and cosmetics, every additional chemical triggers a much more acute reaction than in people whose bodies aren’t overly sensitized. But it’s really hard to get rid of fragrances today. A pretty scent helps sell otherwise no-nonsense laundry detergents, dishwashing liquids, and baby wet wipes. Celebrity fragrances are churned out overnight. For many fashion designers, couture collections serve only to help sell fragrances, shower gels, and body lotions. Our fascination with fragrances grows exponentially: celebrity-fragrance sales
Butylphenyl methylpropional (also known as Lilial or lilialdehyde) is a widely used fragrance compound found naturally in the essential oil of chamomile. Allergic contact dermatitis caused by Lilial was first reported and well studied in 1983 (Larsen 1983). Currently, this lovely floral synthetic fragrance is used in both elite fragrances and drugstore shampoos, deodorants, tanning lotions, and hairstyling products (Buckley 2007).
Almond-smelling benzaldehyde can be easily derived from apricot, cherry, laurel leaves, and peach seeds, but now is most often made from toluene. In 1977, it was proven that benzaldehyde is a strong contact irritant, but it remains one of the most frequently used fragrance components. Its highest reported concentration of use was 0.5 percent in perfumes. Benzaldehyde is generally regarded as a safe food additive in the United States and is accepted as a flavoring substance in the European Union. Benzaldehyde rapidly metabolizes to benzoic acid in the skin, is absorbed through the skin and by the lungs, and is distributed to all the organs. In 2006, fragrance manufacturers, via the Cosmetic Ingredient Review, assured that benzaldehyde is not a carcinogenic, reproductive, or developmental toxicant at concentrations used in cosmetics (Andersen 2006). However, a new 2007 study determined that “exposure to aldehydes represents potential risks to human and animal health,” scientists from Chem-Risk in Colorado wrote. They found that this chemical induced formation of stable DNA-protein cross-links in cultured human lymphoma cells (Kuykendall et al. 2007). In plain English, benzaldehyde promoted cancerous cell growth. Today, synthetic benzaldehyde is contained in many popular shaving foams, deodorants, moisturizers, and some “soothing” baby products. As for me, I don’t find this information soothing, do you?
Synthetic fragrances may smell like the real deal, but they cannot fool our bodies. The synthetic fragrance molecules aren’t recognized by our immune system as safe. Because our DNA has evolved over millions of years, and synthetic fragrances have been in use only since the 1920s, every cell in our body is programmed to accept only truly natural, volatile compounds found in herbs and fruits.
What does our body do when hostile substances attack it? It kicks back, and the outcome of this fight is not beautiful. Asthma, migraines, hyper activity disorder in children and adults, rashes, depression, and seizures have been linked to synthetic chemical fragrances. New studies linking synthetic fragrances to cancer and diabetes come up daily.
Asthma, migraines, hyperactivity disorder in children and adults, rashes, depression, and seizures have been linked to synthetic chemical fragrances.
In people whose immune system is constantly alert “thanks” to large amounts of synthetic additives they consume with food, drinks, and cosmetics, every additional chemical triggers a much more acute reaction than in people whose bodies aren’t overly sensitized. But it’s really hard to get rid of fragrances today. A pretty scent helps sell otherwise no-nonsense laundry detergents, dishwashing liquids, and baby wet wipes. Celebrity fragrances are churned out overnight. For many fashion designers, couture collections serve only to help sell fragrances, shower gels, and body lotions. Our fascination with fragrances grows exponentially: celebrity-fragrance sales
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