01/05/2016
Great info: Back to formaldehydes, which have been linked to both wax and fragrance. Scentsy wax and fragrances are formaldehyde-free. This may not be true of all paraffin based wax, but we have an advantage: Scentsy candles are wickless and combustion-free. In most cases, formaldehydes in wax are a function of the actual combustion process of burning wax which converts or oxidizes the original material. Forest fires, automobile exhaust and even to***co smoke can all contain formaldehydes, but they all involve combustion, which Scentsy products don’t have by design.
Another common misperception is that to be green, the fragrance industry should use 100% essential (natural) ingredients all the time. Fragrance companies could only offer a limited number of unique fragrances if they used only essential oils…and only on the conditions that money was no object and mass deforestation was an acceptable green approach (which it’s not). The argument that “all synthetic ingredients are harmful” is not based in science, but is rather the subjective opinion of a vocal minority. This is not to deny that some synthetic ingredients have been found to be potentially harmful. Even some naturally occurring fragrance ingredients have been found to be harmful—depending upon how they are used. What is relevant is that we require the fragrance houses we work with to be active, dues-paying members of IFRA, the International Fragrance Association. IFRA conducts and collects empirical scientific studies to determine which ingredients are safe and at what levels, for each product function. Additionally, Scentsy develops every fragrance and product to be in compliance with the European Union’s REACH requirements and California’s Prop 65 standards, which are strict environmental and health safety regulations.
- See more at: http://scentsyblog.com/scentsy-blog/entryid/101/fragrance-safety-clearing-up-the-confusion.aspx .Hlw6Hm3K.dpuf
http://scentsyblog.com/scentsy-blog/entryid/101/fragrance-safety-clearing-up-the-confusion.aspx .Hlw6Hm3K.dpuf
