Publication - February 10, 2005
Wearing perfume exposes us to chemicals that can enter the body, aren't easily broken down and may have unwanted health effects. The goal of this investigation was to quantify the use of two groups of chemicals – phthalates and synthetic musks – in a random selection of perfume brands.
Author: Greenpeace International
Executive summary: Greenpeace commissioned a laboratory to test 36 brands of eau de toilette and eau de parfum for levels of the two chemical groups.The results confirm that some synthetic musks, most notably the polycyclic musks galaxolide (HHCB) and tonalide (AHTN), and some phthalates, especially diethyl phthalate (DEP), are widely used by the perfume industry.
Num. pages: 14
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