• SerotoninSwells@lemmy.world
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    8 months ago

    Not OP but I will take a shot at answering this.

    One, fragrance isn’t really regulated. There are a lot of unknowns when it comes to exposure to synthetic musks and other synthetics. Studies have found certain musks in tissue and breast milk. They could be linked to issues within the endocrine system. As others have pointed out, these detergents that use high amounts of fragrance can cause skin and respiratory issues.

    Two, and I say this as someone that really enjoys the sense of smell, musk is over used. Post WWII every cleaning product began using musk as the main fragrance. Since then, it has become synonymous with clean clothes. Galaxaloid, the main synthetic musk used these days, is in everything including our environment. I remember reading about it being an issue in the Great Lakes.

    Lastly, I just find musks to be nauseating. 🤷‍♂️

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      8 months ago

      Yeah I know it’s like AXE body spray, back in my school days it turned changing rooms into gas chambers.

      Setting limits on the amount of fragrant compounds and transparency requirements for scented products makes practical sense, and it’s not as extreme as banning anything scented.