Common fragrance ingredients in shampoos and conditioners are frequent causes of eczema
Friday, March 27, 2009 - 22:24
in Health & Medicine
Considerably more people than previously believed are allergic to the most common fragrance ingredient used in shampoos, conditioners and soap. A thesis presented at the Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Sweden found that over 5% of those who underwent patch testing were allergic to the air oxidized form of the fragrance ingredient linalool.