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@ihateperfume.com

Fragrance-free advocacy, backed by graded evidence. You don't have to put up with scented air. Free label decoder, letters you can send, and fact-checked videos. ihateperfume.com

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ihateperfume.com @ihateperfume.com · 7h

New in the shop: Wave if you hate perfume. No horn needed. A bumper sticker for fragrance-free drivers who'd rather get a wave than a honk. $10. ihateperfume.com/product/wave-if-yo…

A black bumper sticker with a waving hand: Wave if you hate perfume. No horn needed. ihateperfume.com. Below, the same sticker on the back of an orange van.

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ihateperfume.com @ihateperfume.com · 7h

The ihateperfume.com shop is open: buttons and bumper stickers with the 1 in 3 symbol, printed to order and shipped in the US. Every sale helps keep the site running. ihateperfume.com/shop

Three pins (a no-perfume symbol, and the 1 in 3 fragrance-free symbol in cream and black) at $8, and two bumper stickers at $10: 1 in 3 adults report health problems from fragranced products, and Fragrance-free, please.

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ihateperfume.com @ihateperfume.com · 15h

In lab tests of 213 US household and personal-care products, not one label listed a phthalate, yet the phthalate DEP, a common fragrance solvent, turned up in half of the pooled conventional product samples. (Strong, Dodson 2012) ihateperfume.com/fragrance-and-horm…

I Hate Perfume article card: fragrance and hormones

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ihateperfume.com @ihateperfume.com · 02/10/2026

A flickering (flame-disturbed) candle can emit up to 1,700 times more soot than the same candle burning steadily and undisturbed, based on chamber measurements of one candle type under both conditions. (Moderate, Andersen 2021) ihateperfume.com/scented-candles

I Hate Perfume article card: scented candles

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ihateperfume.com @ihateperfume.com · 01/10/2026

Fragrance turns up in tampons and panty liners, medicines, medical devices, toys, and candles. (Moderate evidence, Sukakul 2024) Where researchers found it: ihateperfume.com/fragrance-where-yo…

I Hate Perfume article card: Fragrance where you don't expect it

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ihateperfume.com @ihateperfume.com · 01/10/2026

Limonene, linalool, and geraniol react with air to form hydroperoxides that, in mouse tests, sensitize at 5–10x lower concentrations than the fresh chemical. (Strong evidence, Pastor-Nieto 2021) Essential oils, decoded: ihateperfume.com/essential-oils-and…

I Hate Perfume article card: Essential oils and diffusers

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ihateperfume.com @ihateperfume.com · 01/10/2026

Many people with chemical sensitivities delay or avoid medical care because clinics are heavily scented (31 of 60 named health care among the least accessible settings). (Moderate evidence, Roy 2026) ihateperfume.com/fragrance-in-hospi…

I Hate Perfume article card: Fragrance in hospitals and clinics: what the evidence says

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ihateperfume.com @ihateperfume.com · 01/10/2026

Musk fragrance chemicals were in the breast milk of all 101 Swedish first-time mothers tested. (Strong evidence, Lignell 2008) What reaches babies before they can say no: ihateperfume.com/fragrance-pregnanc…

I Hate Perfume article card: Fragrance and babies: what reaches them before they can say no

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ihateperfume.com @ihateperfume.com · 01/10/2026

The fragrance industry's own safety limits are designed to prevent new allergies, not to protect people who are already allergic. (Strong evidence, Api 2020, RIFM/IFRA) Who writes the rules: ihateperfume.com/who-says-fragrance…

I Hate Perfume article card: Who says fragrance is safe? The industry that sells it

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ihateperfume.com @ihateperfume.com · 01/10/2026

Scented candles released total VOCs up to 14,388 µg per candle per hour vs 70–204 for unscented ones of the same wax, in a study funded by candle and fragrance groups. (Moderate evidence, Salthammer 2021) ihateperfume.com/scented-candles

I Hate Perfume article card: Scented candles: what's really in the smoke

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ihateperfume.com @ihateperfume.com · 28/09/2026

About 1 in 3 adults (32%) in national surveys in the US, Australia, the UK and Sweden said fragranced products cause them health problems. Moderate evidence, self-reported (Steinemann 2019). You're not the only one holding your breath. ihateperfume.com

Graphic: Warning: this account contains 0% fragrance. 1 in 3 adults surveyed in the US, Australia, the UK and Sweden say fragranced products cause them health problems. You're not the only one holding your breath. Moderate evidence, self-reported, 4,435 adults, Steinemann 2019. ihateperfume.com

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ihateperfume.com @ihateperfume.com · 28/09/2026

"Unscented" isn't fragrance-free. FDA says "unscented" products may still contain fragrance, added to mask other ingredients' smell, and in the US neither word has a legal definition. Strong evidence. Check any label, free: ihateperfume.com/label-decoder

Graphic: Read the back of the bottle. Unscented does not equal fragrance-free. FDA says unscented products may still contain fragrance, added to mask the smell of other ingredients. In the US, neither word has a legal definition. Strong evidence: FDA; Rodriguez 2024. Check a label: ihateperfume.com/label-decoder

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ihateperfume.com @ihateperfume.com · 28/09/2026

Videos with receipts: every video on our Watch page comes with timestamped notes backed by graded evidence. This one from dermatologist Dr Dray holds up well: 18 notes, half "backed by the evidence," half adding context. ihateperfume.com/watch

Graphic: Videos, fact-checked. A red play button. A dermatologist on fragrance in skin care. We checked what she says against graded evidence: 18 notes, each with its source and grade. Much of it holds up. Dr Dray, How Bad Is Fragrance in Skin Care? Watch with our notes: ihateperfume.com/watch

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