Comments on: IFRA proposes restrictions on use of citrus oils, part two http://www.nstperfume.com/2008/04/25/ifra-proposes-restrictions-on-use-of-citrus-oils-part-two/ a blog about perfume Fri, 10 Feb 2012 20:15:37 +0000 hourly 1 By: Anonymous http://www.nstperfume.com/2008/04/25/ifra-proposes-restrictions-on-use-of-citrus-oils-part-two/#comment-64325 Anonymous Sun, 27 Apr 2008 02:16:00 +0000 http://www.nstperfume.com/2008/04/25/ifra-proposes-restrictions-on-use-of-citrus-oils-part-two/#comment-64325 Problems with citrus have to be rare too -- I read all the fragrance boards and have yet to hear of one single case. It's all ridiculous. And totally agree on the pesticides. Problems with citrus have to be rare too — I read all the fragrance boards and have yet to hear of one single case. It's all ridiculous. And totally agree on the pesticides.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.nstperfume.com/2008/04/25/ifra-proposes-restrictions-on-use-of-citrus-oils-part-two/#comment-64324 Anonymous Sun, 27 Apr 2008 01:44:00 +0000 http://www.nstperfume.com/2008/04/25/ifra-proposes-restrictions-on-use-of-citrus-oils-part-two/#comment-64324 dear god. i'm sure i've inhaled my fair share of coumarins in my countless hours in the kitchen experimenting with various citrus fruits... i'm also pretty sure all unsuspecting children peeling and eating their oranges on the elementary school playground are slowly being poisoned! same goes for people eating clementines around christmas! how deliciously absurd... i would like to see them ban parabens in scented body products before they ban something as ridiculous as some bergamot oil in my favorite fragrance. absolutely ridiculous. most likely the pesticides used to grow those citrus fruits poison us more/are more likely to cause allergies when we peel and eat them at home than if they extracted/diluted the oils a thousand times over to create some topnote in a perfume... also i've read somewhere that oakmoss allergy is a very rare condition, and that you are much more likely to have allergies to something like peaches or shellfish... why not just put an allergy label on oakmoss perfumes like they do with peanut chocolate? dear god. i'm sure i've inhaled my fair share of coumarins in my countless hours in the kitchen experimenting with various citrus fruits… i'm also pretty sure all unsuspecting children peeling and eating their oranges on the elementary school playground are slowly being poisoned! same goes for people eating clementines around christmas!

how deliciously absurd…

i would like to see them ban parabens in scented body products before they ban something as ridiculous as some bergamot oil in my favorite fragrance. absolutely ridiculous.

most likely the pesticides used to grow those citrus fruits poison us more/are more likely to cause allergies when we peel and eat them at home than if they extracted/diluted the oils a thousand times over to create some topnote in a perfume…

also i've read somewhere that oakmoss allergy is a very rare condition, and that you are much more likely to have allergies to something like peaches or shellfish… why not just put an allergy label on oakmoss perfumes like they do with peanut chocolate?

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.nstperfume.com/2008/04/25/ifra-proposes-restrictions-on-use-of-citrus-oils-part-two/#comment-64323 Anonymous Sat, 26 Apr 2008 03:41:00 +0000 http://www.nstperfume.com/2008/04/25/ifra-proposes-restrictions-on-use-of-citrus-oils-part-two/#comment-64323 It really does seem like they have it out for naturals. As I understand it, IFRA has no legal authority, but in practice, the fragrance industry both funds IFRA and complies with their standards. Anya McCoy at Natural Perfumer's Guild, again, would be a better source for information about that too -- I mostly complain but don't bother to figure out the system. It really does seem like they have it out for naturals. As I understand it, IFRA has no legal authority, but in practice, the fragrance industry both funds IFRA and complies with their standards. Anya McCoy at Natural Perfumer's Guild, again, would be a better source for information about that too — I mostly complain but don't bother to figure out the system.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.nstperfume.com/2008/04/25/ifra-proposes-restrictions-on-use-of-citrus-oils-part-two/#comment-64322 Anonymous Sat, 26 Apr 2008 00:56:00 +0000 http://www.nstperfume.com/2008/04/25/ifra-proposes-restrictions-on-use-of-citrus-oils-part-two/#comment-64322 I'm glad to hear SOMEONE is kicking up a protest about this, it's absurd. Gosh, all those oranges and lemons I've grated & peeled over the years - dangerous for sure! It definitely sounds like someone is trying to stamp out natural ingredients, or someone somewhere somehow stands to make big bucks off of this. I also don't understand why perfume manufacturers seem to all fall in line and comply. This is not a governing body with any legal authority is it? I would flip them the bird. I'm glad to hear SOMEONE is kicking up a protest about this, it's absurd. Gosh, all those oranges and lemons I've grated & peeled over the years – dangerous for sure!

It definitely sounds like someone is trying to stamp out natural ingredients, or someone somewhere somehow stands to make big bucks off of this. I also don't understand why perfume manufacturers seem to all fall in line and comply. This is not a governing body with any legal authority is it? I would flip them the bird.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.nstperfume.com/2008/04/25/ifra-proposes-restrictions-on-use-of-citrus-oils-part-two/#comment-64321 Anonymous Fri, 25 Apr 2008 23:12:00 +0000 http://www.nstperfume.com/2008/04/25/ifra-proposes-restrictions-on-use-of-citrus-oils-part-two/#comment-64321 A great question, I don't understand it either. People routinely ignore the "this will kill you" warnings on cigarettes, so I hardly think "this contains oakmoss, a potential allergen" would frighten anybody away from Mitsouko. A great question, I don't understand it either. People routinely ignore the “this will kill you” warnings on cigarettes, so I hardly think “this contains oakmoss, a potential allergen” would frighten anybody away from Mitsouko.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.nstperfume.com/2008/04/25/ifra-proposes-restrictions-on-use-of-citrus-oils-part-two/#comment-64320 Anonymous Fri, 25 Apr 2008 20:00:00 +0000 http://www.nstperfume.com/2008/04/25/ifra-proposes-restrictions-on-use-of-citrus-oils-part-two/#comment-64320 It does perplex me as to why the manufacturers are so afeared of labelling things with potential risks, so would willingly ban something instead. To me it's no different to the "this may contain small pieces beware choking hazard" labels on enumerate things in my house. It doesn't stop me buying them. It does perplex me as to why the manufacturers are so afeared of labelling things with potential risks, so would willingly ban something instead.

To me it's no different to the “this may contain small pieces beware choking hazard” labels on enumerate things in my house. It doesn't stop me buying them.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.nstperfume.com/2008/04/25/ifra-proposes-restrictions-on-use-of-citrus-oils-part-two/#comment-64319 Anonymous Fri, 25 Apr 2008 18:17:00 +0000 http://www.nstperfume.com/2008/04/25/ifra-proposes-restrictions-on-use-of-citrus-oils-part-two/#comment-64319 There have been synthetic aroma chemicals that have been banned as well, but they do seem particularly interested in wiping out the use of natural materials. It is very sad. There have been synthetic aroma chemicals that have been banned as well, but they do seem particularly interested in wiping out the use of natural materials. It is very sad.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.nstperfume.com/2008/04/25/ifra-proposes-restrictions-on-use-of-citrus-oils-part-two/#comment-64318 Anonymous Fri, 25 Apr 2008 16:18:00 +0000 http://www.nstperfume.com/2008/04/25/ifra-proposes-restrictions-on-use-of-citrus-oils-part-two/#comment-64318 Seems to me the perfume industry is scared of natural perfumes, don't you think? This is ridiculous. How come we're yet to see a ban on synthetic fixatives? The Material Safety Data Sheets of these ingredients are scary: long term damage to the nervous central system, just to name one. What's next, banning of white blossoms because of their poop smelling chemicals? Seems to me the perfume industry is scared of natural perfumes, don't you think? This is ridiculous. How come we're yet to see a ban on synthetic fixatives? The Material Safety Data Sheets of these ingredients are scary: long term damage to the nervous central system, just to name one.

What's next, banning of white blossoms because of their poop smelling chemicals?

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.nstperfume.com/2008/04/25/ifra-proposes-restrictions-on-use-of-citrus-oils-part-two/#comment-64317 Anonymous Fri, 25 Apr 2008 15:55:00 +0000 http://www.nstperfume.com/2008/04/25/ifra-proposes-restrictions-on-use-of-citrus-oils-part-two/#comment-64317 E, that is a question for Anya McCoy of the Natural Perfumers Guild - I really don't know. If you comment on the article linked to above, I'm sure she'll answer you. E, that is a question for Anya McCoy of the Natural Perfumers Guild – I really don't know. If you comment on the article linked to above, I'm sure she'll answer you.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.nstperfume.com/2008/04/25/ifra-proposes-restrictions-on-use-of-citrus-oils-part-two/#comment-64316 Anonymous Fri, 25 Apr 2008 15:38:00 +0000 http://www.nstperfume.com/2008/04/25/ifra-proposes-restrictions-on-use-of-citrus-oils-part-two/#comment-64316 Robin, is there some way to protest, other than reading the materials posted? Are there petitions to sign or people at the EUCC to write letters to? Robin, is there some way to protest, other than reading the materials posted? Are there petitions to sign or people at the EUCC to write letters to?

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