Recently, the Hongkong Consumer Council has tested 55 fragrances and found that all the samples detected at least 4 kinds of perfume sensitizing substances. Remind! Remind! Buy perfume should read product label carefully, follow small editor together to see which kind of perfume contains allergy substances.
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Overall test results
According to the Hongkong Wenhui network, the Hongkong Consumer Council tests the safety of 55 fragrances on the market. The price of the 55 perfumes tested ranged from HK $48 to HK $1775, or 0.5 yuan to 27 yuan per millilitre. The results showed that:
At least 4 kinds of perfume sensitizing substances were detected in all samples, among which 23 kinds were more than 10 kinds of perfume sensitizing substances;
There are 37 samples detected different kinds and concentrations of artificial musk substances, 11 samples detected plasticizer Dep.
Attention! Some people often have short-term redness, itching and skin irritation after contacting with some perfume ingredients, and a few people have contact allergic reaction, resulting in serious reactions such as erythema and swelling.
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Sensitizing substance
Most of the 15 kinds of spice sensitive substances were found in the test, which is a light flavor, priced at HK $1350 per bottle, and the price is third in the sample.
The highest concentration of sensitized substances (5.35%) was detected, and it was also a light flavor. Its price was HK $1775, which is the most expensive test sample for each bottle (ACQUA DI PARMA Magnolia Nobile Eau de Parfum Natural Spray).
The total amount of 6 flavor sensitizing substances is equal to or more than 3%
Among the 17 fragrances, HICC, a highly sensitizing allergenic substance, was found. The concentration of 15 of them was higher than that of the European Union, which was higher than 0.02%.
Chen Jinrong, chairman of the publicity and Community Relations Committee of the Consumer Council, said that the EU will ban the sale of cosmetics containing more than 0.02% of HICC, including perfume, from August 2021.
He reminded consumers who are prone to allergies to pay attention to this potentially risky, highly allergenic substance. 'even if the ban does not start, consumers need to pay attention. '
Huang Fengxian, director general of the Consumer Council, added that consumers should not only consider the taste of appearance packaging and perfume, but also remind consumers to pay attention to the list of ingredients on the packaging. '