L6: Roles of Fragrances/Fragrance Ingredients; Fragrance Ingredients – Safety Aspects Flashcards
What are the 3 main roles of fragrance/fragrance ingredients?
- Influence consumer purchases
- Mask odours
- Actual functionality
How does fragrances influence consumer purchases?
- Support product’s function
- Emphasise specific imagery
- Emphasise presence of specific ingredients
Why are fragrances used to mask odours?
- To mask the unpleasant odours of some raw materials
- To produce “unscented” products
What distinguishes a medicine and a poison that is made of the same ingredient?
The dose given
What are the 2 main international fragrance organisations that self-regulates the fragrance industry?
- International Fragrance Association (IFRA)
- Research institute of Fragrance Materials (RIFM)
What are the 3 IFRA standards?
- Prohibited
- Restricted
- Specification
What are the 3 main adverse effects to take note of from fragrance ingredients?
- Skin irritation
- Skin sensitisation
- Photoeffects
What are some examples of fragrance ingredients that have photoeffects?
- Nitromusks
- Coumarin derivatives
- Fucocoumarin
- Some grades of bergamot oil that contains bergaptene
What can fragrance ingredients be labelled as?
- Fragrance
- Parfum
- Perfume
- Aroma
- or any other similar terms
Why should fragrance ingredients from Annex III of the EU regulations be labelled individually, instead of collectively?
These substances are identified as likely to cause contact allergy reactions in fragrance-sensitive consumers
Should be labelled individually if they are present above a specified level:
- 0.001% for leave-on products
- 0.01% for rinse-off products
What are some of the ingredients that need to be listed according to Annex III?
- Citronellol
- Eugenol
- Coumarin
- Limonene
- Linalool
- Cinnamyl alcohol
What is the fragrance ingredient that has recently been banned from the market that was previously in Annex III?
Hydroxyisohexyl 3-cyclohexene carboxaldehyde (HICC)
How should one test perfumes/perfumed products for the 1st time?
Patch test;
- put a small quantity on either inside of elbow or on wrist pulse point
- Leave unwashed for 24h and observe for itching or redness
Are natural materials safer than synthetics?
Not necessarily. Depends on the concentration of certain ingredients
