12-15-2022, 11:47 PM
https://healthnews.com/news/study-most-n...allergens/
There might be a new reason to pay attention to product labels. A recent Stanford study just found that most “natural” soaps, lotions, and fragrances contain allergens in their ingredients.
The research letter, featured in JAMA Dermatology, showed that many products that are advertised to be “clean” and "natural" may still cause skin issues due to ingredients that can lead to allergic contact dermatitis.
Contact dermatitis is an itchy rash that happens when you come into direct contact with something or have an allergic reaction to it. Even though the rash isn't contagious, it can be very painful.
The researchers were able to analyze 1,651 so-called "natural" personal care products (NPCPs).
Unfortunately, most of the products contained ingredients that can lead to allergic contact dermatitis. Out of all of the NPCPs, more than 94% of the products contained at least one known contact allergen.
94%... that is a lot more than I would have expected . But the FDA doesn't have an exact definition of 'natural' (nor any regulations for what can be labelled as such), so I suppose it's not that surprising.
Fortunately, the study does suggest some solutions. For example: if you have sensitive skin, looking for products labelled 'hypoallergenic' (rather than 'natural') would probably be a safer bet!
There might be a new reason to pay attention to product labels. A recent Stanford study just found that most “natural” soaps, lotions, and fragrances contain allergens in their ingredients.
The research letter, featured in JAMA Dermatology, showed that many products that are advertised to be “clean” and "natural" may still cause skin issues due to ingredients that can lead to allergic contact dermatitis.
Contact dermatitis is an itchy rash that happens when you come into direct contact with something or have an allergic reaction to it. Even though the rash isn't contagious, it can be very painful.
The researchers were able to analyze 1,651 so-called "natural" personal care products (NPCPs).
Unfortunately, most of the products contained ingredients that can lead to allergic contact dermatitis. Out of all of the NPCPs, more than 94% of the products contained at least one known contact allergen.
94%... that is a lot more than I would have expected . But the FDA doesn't have an exact definition of 'natural' (nor any regulations for what can be labelled as such), so I suppose it's not that surprising.
Fortunately, the study does suggest some solutions. For example: if you have sensitive skin, looking for products labelled 'hypoallergenic' (rather than 'natural') would probably be a safer bet!
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