Table 3 Knowledge about fragrances
Questions | General population | People who use fragrances to feel more attractive | People who consider natural ingredients healthier | People who prefer fragrance-free products | People who read references | Asthmatics | Fragrance-sensitive people | Autists |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Are you aware that a fragrance in a product is typically a chemical mixture of several dozen to several hundred chemicals? | 40.2 | 37.5 | 42.4 | 47.4 | 53.2 | 47.6 | 48.4 | 67.3 |
Are you aware that fragrance chemicals do not need to be fully disclosed on the product label or material safety data sheet? | 27.5 | 26.0 | 28.9 | 32.3 | 42.3 | 30.2 | 37.0 | 40.8 |
Are you aware that fragranced products typically emit hazardous air pollutants such as formaldehyde? | 23.9 | 21.9 | 25.6 | 30.3 | 38.5 | 32.9 | 37.0 | 61.2 |
Are you aware that even so-called natural, green, and organic fragranced products typically emit hazardous air pollutants? | 14.2 | 12.1 | 13.9 | 18.8 | 26.6 | 24.0 | 29.2 | 42.9 |
Do you think of products with natural fragrance ingredients to be healthier than products with synthetic fragrance ingredients? | 55.6 | 58.6 | 100 | 69.2 | 67.3 | 58.7 | 59.8 | 59.2 |