Sentences with phrase «fragranced product exposure»

Meanwhile, about 15 percent said they lost workdays or a job due to fragranced product exposure, and more than half would prefer fragrance - free workplaces, health care facilities, hotels and airplanes.

The research found 7.7 per cent of Australians have lost workdays or a job in the past year due to illness from fragranced product exposure in the workplace, and 16.7 per cent want to leave a shop or business as quickly as possible if they smell air fresheners or other fragranced products.

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For instance, consumers can help reduce their exposures by using products without fragrances and other harmful ingredients.

Exposure to DEP, used as a solvent in many products containing fragrance (e.g., perfume, deodorant, soaps and shampoos) is typically highest in men and women age 20 years and older, followed closely by 12 - to 19 - year - olds.

Led by Anne Steinemann, a professor of civil engineering at the University of Melbourne in Australia, the research is believed to be the first to examine many aspects of exposure to fragranced products and their effects in the United States.

Exposure to household products (such as soap, detergent, or fragrances) or to allergens (dust, pollen, or pet dander) may trigger eczema symptoms.

Women can try to reduce their exposure to some of these chemicals by using products that do not contain synthetic fragrance — which is listed as «fragrance» or «parfum» and which contains phthalates.

Survey questions asked about the use and exposure to fragranced products, both by choice and from others» use, and health effects related to this exposure.

For her research, Anne Steinemann, PhD, a professor of civil engineering at the University of Melbourne School of Engineering, asked nearly 1,100 people to complete questionnaires about their exposure to fragranced products — such as personal care products, air fresheners, cleaning solutions, and laundry supplies — and any reactions those products may have triggered.

Clothing and bedding washed and dried with fragranced products provide a constant exposure to fragrance chemicals that are inhaled and absorbed through the skin.

Everyone, especially those with eczema, psoriasis, and other skin conditions, should avoid exposure to fragranced products.

Continued exposure to an odor, such as a fragranced laundry product, makes you unable to smell that odor.

While it is impossible to avoid phthalates completely, we can drastically decrease our exposure by avoiding plastics to the best of our ability, especially in the kitchen (replace plastic storage containers with glass ones), avoiding synthetic fragrances (assume that any product that lists «fragrance,» «perfume» or «parfum» as an ingredient contains the chemical), purchase phthalate - free makeup, eat organic whenever possible (to avoid phthalates in pesticides), and finally, by avoiding the use of scented candles and air fresheners with synthetic scents (pure essential oils are a healthier alternative).