The need for fragrance-free healthcare, schools, and public spaces becomes clear when reviewing the studies about asthma, migraines, sinusitis, airborne contact dermatitis, eczema, autism and more.​

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The EPA estimates indoor air is 2 to 5 times more polluted than outdoor air (sometimes up to 100 times more polluted)!

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For decades fragranced products have been shown to:

1. Increase VOC's.

2. Create secondary pollutants such as formaldehyde.

3. Increase indoor particulate matter.

4. Contain "known skin sensitizers" and "known allergens"

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Fragrance qualifies as indoor air pollution.

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The FDA places safety responsibility of products on the manufacturer (meaning, it is up to the company creating the product to deem the chemicals they use in their products as safe, with no regard to secondary air pollution, sensitizers or allergens.

 

Because fragrance is considered a "trade secret", most of the fragrance chemicals used are not required to be revealed. Many companies purchase a fragrance formulation and use it in their product, having no idea which of the up to nearly 4,000 undisclosed chemicals were used.

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The following is a quote from the FDA:

"The law does not require FDA approval before they go on the market... under U.S. regulations, fragrance and flavor ingredients can be listed simply as “Fragrance” or “Flavor.”

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The easiest way to create healthier air is to not pollute it with petrochemical fragrances, nor essential oils, because essential oils also have many of the same chemicals as their synthetic counterparts and also create air pollution (such as formaldehyde as secondary air pollution).

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Purchasing fragrance-free cleaning and laundry products, fragrance-free deodorants, soaps, hand sanitizers and lotions, as well as eliminating air ‘fresheners’ are easy changes with major impact on indoor air quality.

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We care deeply about the health of humanity, our pets, the planet, and ourselves.