[FPIN] What's the difference between perfume and pollution? The Guardian, Nov 6 2004 (fwd)

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" What's the difference between perfume and pollution? The Guardian, Nov 6

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Saturday November 6, 2004

The Guardian

http://www.guardian.co.uk/editor/story/0,,1344768,00.html

The suspect sense of smell

" What's the difference between perfume and pollution?

Absolutely nothing, " declared the Ecologist (November). Perfumes are

" composed of neurotoxic solvents not dissimilar

from those favoured by glue-sniffers and volatile chemicals usually more

at home in industrial factories " , it said.

Under EU legislation, there is little restriction on what perfumes can

contain. Most fragrance chemicals are derived

from petroleum and can be absorbed through the skin. Some have the

potential to damage the liver and kidneys, while

others " accumulate in fatty tissue and leach slowly back into the system

or are passed onto children via breastmilk " .

The Ecologist examined the contents of Calvin Klein's Eternity, which

accounts for 3.1% of the UK " fine fragrance "

market. Of the perfume's 41 listed ingredients, " 33 have no relevant

safety data. Of the rest, data suggests they are

toxic, irritant, capable of causing allergic reactions, damaging to the

central nervous system and carcinogenic. " The

magazine agreed with campaigners that this and other perfumes should

carry a warning that " the safety of this product

has not been determined. "

For information on the health effects of fragrances, Please visit:

http://www.fpinva.org