Fragrances
Articles of Interest
Health Effects
Environmental Issues
Regulation
Industry Links

Articles of Interest:
"Scents and Sensitivity" - Environmental Health Perspectives  article on fragrances: (Abstract)
What the Nose Knows - A commentary on fragranced products by Nicholas Regush. Nicholas Regush produces medical features for ABCNEWS.
Readers comments on "What the Nose Knows"
(AAIR)'s perfume allergy correspondence page - readers comment on the impact environmental fragrances have on their lives
Twenty Most Common Chemicals in Thirty-one Fragrance Products [based on a] 1991 EPA Study - this and other articles are available from Jacki's page on fragrances
Sweet Poison: What Your Nose Can't Tell You About the Dangers of Perfume - article by Andrea DesJardins

Health Effects:

Environmental Issues:

Regulation:
FDA
     FDA Authority Over Cosmetics
            Prohibited Ingredients in Cosmetics
            Decoding the Cosmetic Label
            "Fragrance Free" and "Unscented"
            Hypoallergenic Cosmetics
            Cosmetic Information for the Industry


Self-Regulation
     CTFA Website - The Cosmetic, Toiletry, and Fragrance Association is the leading U.S. trade association for the personal care products industry
    Cosmetic Ingredients Review Board - reviews the safety of the materials in cosmetics
           

Industry Links:
Aldrich Online Catalog - Searchable. To find a listing of fragrance chemicals type in "fragrance" as the search term. To find fragrance chemicals that are irritants, type in "irritant AND fragrance". To find fragrance chemicals that are sensitizers, type in sensitizer AND fragrance". To find fragrance chemicals that are toxic, type in "toxic AND fragrance"
GoodScents - a comprehensive site that has tremendous amounts of information including a
list of fragrance chemicals. Explore this site, it is very interesting.
The Fragrance Foundation - Fragrance industry organization site
Frutarom - lists fragrance/flavors chemicals and their odor characteristics
Bedoukian Research, Inc - lists fragrance chemicals and odor characteristics and uses
AROMA CHEMICALS AND THE FLAVOR AND FRAGRANCE INDUSTRY
Flavors and fragrances:The chemistry challenges
Welcome to the World of the Perfumer - Interesting site on perfumes. Free Downloadable program on perfume formulation