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HazelNutt90

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Perfume/Fragrance 🌺

We never talk about perfume/body spray being on our skin. What are the main ingredients in perfume and why does it always break my skin out in rash? Mainly on my chest. My favorite perfume is Kaleidoscope by Bath and Body Works (Disc't) and I live with a pimply chest just to wear it along side other perfumes,, ugh.
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annedroid

Oily/Resilient

Alcohol, that’s why they evaporate quickly. Perfumes are just smelly water with lots of alcohol and some perfume oils. Body mists contain the most alcohol and least oil, EDP and extraits the least alcohol and most oils. Perfumes may cause allergic reactions but rashes go away after a while. I’m not sure why you’re getting acne from a body mist which has little oil. It’s a body mist right, not an EDP? Whichever it is, there must be something clogging your skin; thus, the acne. Or the high alcohol content might be drying out you skin so the skin is responding by producing more oils and in turn, acne. I’d try to spray on clothes instead of skin. So sorry you’re experiencing that, collecting fragrances is a great hobby to have. ☺️
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raineeday

Dry/Resilient

Note that some perfumes have lower alcohol content than others so definitely look into it if interested
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kee723

Dry/Resilient

I had the opportunity to recently try a new fragrance from Tom Ford. Omg it smells so good and has a light Rose scent. I am allergic to some fragrance scents and was so happy that this one didn’t give me a headache. Maybe avoid spraying it directly on your skin💜
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texturedskins

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im pretty sure the alcohol makes me break out. i spray it onto my clothes instead to minimize the exposure😭
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Theskincaresaga

Dry/Resilient

alcohol mists perfumes mostly cause breakouts
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Thursday

Oily/Resilient

just spray on your pulse points, behind your ears, wrists and even ankles. this may help.
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