The fragrances and colourants contain multiple ingredients that can cause irritation or allergic reactions and alter the pH balance of the vulva, causing thrush, vaginosis or urethritis. Even bleached loo roll can set some people off. Also, it's awful for the environment. 😕 - ThreadSky

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perfumeaddict.bsky.social • 1 day ago

The fragrances and colourants contain multiple ingredients that can cause irritation or allergic reactions and alter the pH balance of the vulva, causing thrush, vaginosis or urethritis. Even bleached loo roll can set some people off.
Also, it's awful for the environment. 😕

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wrenkh.bsky.social•1 day ago

Thanks for the information.
I'm pretty careful about what I use so this is helpful.

perfumeaddict.bsky.social•1 day ago

I was a writer for the cosmetics trade and we dealt a lot with chemical regs. There are multiple safety levels for skincare products - products that remain on the skin have to undergo stricter testing than wipe-off or wash-off products, and products designed for babies have higher safety regs than

perfumeaddict.bsky.social•1 day ago

products for adults. The highest rating is for leave-on products for the nappy area - those are usually very inert. Regs constantly have to be tightened when results show that consumers are getting reactions to ingredients (red hair dye is a case in point). Products

perfumeaddict.bsky.social•1 day ago

are being tested all the time, and the EU, etc, get feedback from medics. I know that moist loo roll is now becoming a major cause of anal itching, for instance. Here's the ingredients for my supermarket's 'aloe vera' moist loo roll - a person could react to any one of those ingredients. 😬

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