Fragrance Chemicals
The Impact is Clear
The quality of the air we breathe has far-reaching impacts on our health.
In 2025, the American Medical Association adopted a policy addressing this concern. Their policy encourages the use of fragrance-free cleaning products and the implementation of fragrance-free standards in the workplace.
After reviewing extensive research on how fragrance chemicals are adversely affecting everyone, including children and pets, the Fragrance Free Coalition is leading the change.
Click the Interactive Poster to See The Research
This poster reveals the real health risks of fragrance chemicals.
It was created with the generous guidance of a toxicologist and draws from peer-reviewed research on how fragrance chemicals can affect multiple body systems, including respiratory, skin, neurological, immune, cardiovascular, and endocrine effects.
The research already exists, but it was scattered across many studies. We brought it together in one place so it is easier to see the full picture and understand that fragrance chemicals can cause real, measurable harm.
Our volunteer team spent a year developing this resource because, when people say they are reacting to fragrances, many are dismissed or misunderstood. Everyone deserves clear evidence-based information about what fragrance exposure can do to their body.
Mission
The Fragrance Free Coalition is committed to creating healthier, more accessible environments where individuals can live, work, and thrive without exposure to harmful fragrance-related toxicants. We address the barriers posed by fragrance ingredients - such as allergens, irritants, sensitizers, and pollutants - that compromise air quality and impair accessibility to and within healthcare facilities, schools, workplaces, housing, and public spaces. Through education and policy change, we aim to raise awareness about the dangers of fragranced products and drive systemic change to alleviate suffering, protect public health, and ensure equal access for everyone.
Call to Action
Our goal is to protect human health by decreasing indoor and outdoor air pollution. Choosing fragrance-free products helps create healthier indoor air, cleaner water, and a less polluted planet... for everyone.
A critical step is reading labels on laundry, body care, and cleaning products so you know you are choosing the ones labeled Fragrance-Free. This means looking for products without the word “fragrance, scent or parfum”, and without individual fragrance oils, essential oils, or fragrance allergens listed on the ingredient list.
We urge you to spread awareness about this often overlooked, yet increasingly obvious way of achieving healthier air. You can make a difference by printing and sharing our poster project, memes, and research handouts.
Did You Know?
Air Fresheners Pollute Indoor Air
The EPA lists air fresheners as indoor air pollutants right alongside mothballs and fuel.
Air fresheners release VOCs, which are harmful chemicals that pollute indoor air and can trigger asthma, headaches, and other health issues in both people and pets.
What smells clean may actually be toxic.
Go Fragrance-Free
Healthier Air Has Never Been Easier
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