Skin Care Tips: Fragrance in Skin Care Products

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07/06/2008

Of the ingredients used to make skin care products, fragrance is the most likely to cause allergic contact dermatitis — a skin reaction that produces a red rash, bumps and sometimes blisters.

Skin care tips:
If you have sensitive skin or experience an allergic reaction to your skin products, choose those without added fragrances. Select products marked "fragrance-free" or "without perfume," which means that nothing has been added to make them smell good. Products labeled "unscented" contain a fragrance to mask the smell of other ingredients or chemicals.

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