irritation or an allergic reaction<\/a> to perfume ingredients until you try on a new scent. <\/p>\n\n\n\nIf those ingredients irritate your skin, you\u2019ll likely see a rash form almost immediately.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Alternatively, if there\u2019s an ingredient in the formula to which you already have an allergy, then you might not begin to experience allergy symptoms until days later. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Since allergies are a lifelong diagnosis, most people know which scents they may need to shy away from. But if you\u2019ve never been exposed to that particular ingredient, then you won\u2019t find out about the allergy until after there\u2019s been skin contact. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
But Don\u2019t Be Alarmed<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
VOCs alone are not toxic, it\u2019s their interaction with light and\/or one another that causes some of them to become lethal. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Overall, if you spray on perfume in moderation, its ingredients are unlikely to cause long term damage to your health<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\nBut if you find that you\u2019re experiencing skin or respiratory irritation after spraying your favorite perfume, you might want to try one with a different combination of ingredients. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Since VOCs react with sunlight, it also helps to keep your perfume out of direct sunlight, and spray it on in a well ventilated area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Perfumes Are Widely Used<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Keep in mind that in addition to personal fragrances that are sprayed onto the body, perfumes are found in body wash, soap, air fresheners, cleaning products, hair products, and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Perfumes are complex formulas that can change the way we feel about ourselves and others. Learning what perfumes are made of can help you determine what role you want them to play in every facet of your life. <\/strong>I hope this article offered some clarification for you on this topic.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Perfumes can be light and airy or bold and daring. But what are these complex scents made of? Perfumes can be made of natural or synthetic ingredients, or a combination<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":97,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fragranceadvice.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/79"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fragranceadvice.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fragranceadvice.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fragranceadvice.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fragranceadvice.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=79"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/fragranceadvice.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/79\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fragranceadvice.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/97"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fragranceadvice.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=79"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fragranceadvice.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=79"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fragranceadvice.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=79"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}