Just finished a podcast with @theecowell One of the questions I was asked was my viewpoint regarding fragrance in skin care. Here are my #sundaymorning thoughts- . . 👉Firstly as a #dermatoloigist we all had to go through many years of #patchtesting , spending hours (months) in allergy clinics, performing countless batteries of tests & readings in addition to more time counselling patients of potential allergens & cross reactions. Fragrance is a super common culprit that lit up the European Standard Battery of tests. Additionally it still is a frequent culprit for ‘personal products’ lighting up ROAT or repeat open application testing . . Remember, dermos see a skewed population of patients, namely patients with sensitive skin, eczema, & inflammation of unknown origin, hence patch testing clinics. The incidence of fragrance allergy in the general population is around 1%...no big deal when you are 30 times more likely to develop a skin cancer in Australia (to put ‘skin concerns’ into perspective) . . 👍🏻if you don’t suffer from a compromised skin barrier, knock yourself out with fragrance, sensibly of course. Why is there an increase in fragrance allergy? Possibly because it is more widely known with this thing called social media. Possibly cause lots more skin care addicts are putting on potential irritants that compromise the skin barrier allowing for an increase in potential allergens & hence sensitisation, possibly cause there is a whole lot more of products...that contain fragrance, or possibly it is a combination of all these factors . . 🙄Sensible advice: You might want to opt for fragrance free topicals (different from ‘unscented’) if you have dermatitis, eczema, rosacea, & multiple allergies. Consider seeing a medical dermatologist if you have weird unexplained rashes of your eyelids, face, and neck. Remember, in Oz, your chances of developing a skin cancer is much much higher than developing a potential allergy to fragrance. My 2 cents worth . . 😎Dr Davin Lim @cliniccutis @drdavinlim Brisbane, Australia🇦🇺 #skinallergies #perfumeallergy #patchtesting #fragranceallergy . Disclaimer: I do not do any medical dermatology work, I am only procedural (at Brisbane, Queensland, Australia) https://www.instagram.com/p/CDpem3hjEDp/?igshid=14j2twbem3q29
