Is it okay to have fragrance in skin care products?

There are many types of skin care products with many functions, such as whitening and moisturizing, oil control and acne removal, lifting and firming, etc. We can buy different products and use them together according to our skin requirements. Anyone who has bought cosmetics knows that fragrances are used to provide more scent to cosmetics, but we do not have a unified understanding of the effects of fragrances on the skin. So is it good or bad to have fragrances in skin care products?

The fragrance of skin care products refers to the additional odor ingredients added in addition to the raw materials of the skin care products themselves.

Some skin care products do not have added fragrance, but still have fragrance. In this case, the fragrance comes from the raw materials of the skin care products themselves. For example, a facial cream that contains natural rose essential oil may have a rose scent even without adding any additional fragrance. For this kind of product, we do not call rose essential oil "the fragrance in skin care products", but regard it as the raw material of skin care products themselves, because its main function is skin care.

"Scented skin care ingredients" are not the same as "flavors". Even if they are both called "rose essential oil", rose essential oil used in skin care products and rose essential oil used in fragrance are not the same thing. They differ in the selection of plants, the extraction process, and how to handle them after extraction. Skin care product raw materials focus on efficacy; fragrance raw materials focus on smell and safety.

Why is fragrance included in skin care products?

The scent of skin care products is very important to manufacturers.

1. It can cover up the smell of skin care product ingredients, especially some traditional Chinese medicines. Usually these ingredients smell strange. If you don’t use fragrance to cover it up, consumers may feel uncomfortable and dislike it, which will reduce their experience.

2. It can bring a pleasant olfactory experience;

3. It can bring some functional associations to consumers. For example, hydrating products smell moist and watery, which can enhance consumers’ psychological cues.

4. For some high-end products, high-quality flavors are also one of the factors that reflect the high-end nature of the product.

What effects does fragrance have on the skin and body?

The answer is yes ~ but also no. Why do you say that? Essence itself is a seasoning, just like when we add MSG to cooking. Some people like it, some people hate it.

The purpose of the existence of fragrance is to cover up the unpleasant smell of the raw materials of skin care products. As long as it is within a safe range, it will not cause any harm to the human body. However, if you use products made by small workshops, you will find that after long-term use, your skin will gradually become rough and develop spots, etc., which is largely caused by excessive use of fragrance.