Abstract
The fragrance mix (FM), or perfume mix, as introduced for screening by Larsen [1] in 1977, contains eight basic constituents of perfumes commonly used at that time (eugenol, isoeugenol, oak moss, geraniol, hydroxycitronellal, α-amyl cinnamic aldehyde, cinnamic alcohol, and cinnamic aldehyde). Originally formulated at 16% in petrolatum (pet., 2% of each constituent), it frequently produced irritant reactions; therefore the FM was lowered to 8%. With this mix, the response rate in dermatological patients presently ranges worldwide from 4% to 11%: Germany, from 7.5% [2] to 11.2% [3]; Denmark, 5.5% [4]; Belgium 8.3% (A. Dooms-Goossens, personal communication); Portugal, 4.2% (329 children) [5]; Sweden, 5.6% [6]; and in Europe as a whole, 7.8% (2455 patients at eight centres [7]).
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Frosch, P.J. (1998). Are Major Components of Fragrances a Problem?. In: Frosch, P.J., Johansen, J.D., White, I.R. (eds) Fragrances. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-80340-6_12
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