SCENT-FREE ENVIRONMENT POLICY
Due to the health concerns arising from exposure to scented products, ELC has instituted a scent-free environment policy. Please do not use scented products such as perfumes, body sprays, lotions, and hair products while in the office. Thank you for your understanding.
hundreds of undisclosed fragrance-related chemicals in product formulations of PCHPs can trigger or intensify episodic and chronic symptoms of allergies, headaches, and cardiovascular diseases in sensitive organisms. In worse cases, fragrance chemicals interfere with the neuroendocrine-immune axis promoting cancer and developmental problems. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10051690/
Contaminants in perfumes and colognes and their health effects on the consumer were systematically reviewed. It was found that the most attention of researchers was to identify the compounds in perfumes and colognes and their concentrations. Among the most common pollutants phthalates and their derivatives can be mentioned. Other pollutants included parabens, triclosan, salicylates, terpenes, aldehydes, benzene, toluene, styrene, and aluminum-based salts. These pollutants have also been shown to have adverse effects on consumer health such as asthma and allergies, cardiovascular disease, central nervous system damage, breast cancer, endocrine cancer, respiratory disorders, reproduction, thyroid, adrenal gland function and immune system. Factors affecting the occurrence of effects in people exposed to these products include age, sex, amount and place of use, physical differences and income levels. It was also found that not all people exposed to these products reported identified side effects. Therefore, increasing consumer awareness about the negative effects of perfumes and colognes, and trying to produce products with fewer side effects through the use of low-risk raw materials can be beneficial for protecting consumer’s health. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9163252/