Perfume
Level: Core
The purpose of this requirement is to reduce the risk of contact allergies when perfumed products are used. Fragrances are a common cause of contact allergies.
Details
- Type:
- Technical specification
- ID:
- 10585:1
- Group:
- Chemical products
- Swedish:
Criterion text
Any perfumes1 shall be added in accordance with the International Fragarance Associations (IFRA)2 standards or equivalent.
The following compounds shall not be added to the product:
- nitromusk compounds and polycyclic musk compounds
- hydroxyisohexyl 3-cyklohexene carboxaldehyde, HICC (CAS no. 31906-04-4, 51414-25-6)
- atranol (CAS no. 526-37-4)
- chloroatranol (CAS no. 57074-21-2).
The following compounds may be added to the product with a maximum of 0,01 weight percent:
- fragrances classified as sensitizing with H317
- fragrances that shall be declared according to Regulation (EC) 648/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council on detergents (The Detergent and Cleaning Products Regulation).
1Perfumes refer to substances /mixtures of substances that have been added to improve the product's fragrance properties.
Verification
The supplier shall, upon request, be able to present any of for example the following:
- Valid license for any of for example the following labels:
Good Environmental Choice for chemical products
Nordic Swan Ecolabel for Cleaning products
Nordic Swan Ecolabel for Hand dish washing detergents
Nordic Swan Ecolabel for Dishwasher detergents for professional use
Nordic Swan Ecolabel for Laundry detergents for professional use
Nordic Swan Ecolabel for Care products for vehicles
Nordic Swan Ecolabel for Dish washer detergents and rinsing agents
Nordic Swan Ecolabel for Laundry detergents and stain removers
EU Ecolabel for Hard surface cleaning products, (EU) 2017/1217
EU Ecolabel for Detergents for dishwashers, (EU) 2017/1216
EU Ecolabel for Industrial and institutional automatic dishwasher detergents, (EU) 2017/1215
EU Ecolabel for Hand dishwashing detergents, (EU) 2017/1214
EU Ecolabel for Laundry detergents, (EU) 2017/1218
EU Ecolabel for Industrial and institutional laundry detergents, (EU) 2017/1219
- IFRA certificate and a certificate from the product manufacturer showing that fragrances classified with H317 and/or shall be declared according to the Detergent and Cleaning Products Regulation are not included in the product in concentrations above 0.01 weight percent. Safety data sheets and/or the perfume supplier's specification for all ingredient fragrances shall be available as a basis for this.
Proposed follow-up
Labelling
If the requirement is verified with a label, check that there is a valid license for the product in question. This can be controlled here: Nordic Swan Ecolabel, Good Environmental Choice and EU Ecolabel.
IFRA-certificate, specification and safety data sheet
Make sure the perfume has a certificate from IFRA.
Also check the following in the perfume specification to ensure that the specified fragrances are not included in the perfume:
- That nitromusks and polycyclic musks are not included:
musk xylene CAS no 81-15-2
musk ambrette CAS no 83-66-9
moskene CAS no 116-66-5
musk tibetine CAS no 145-39-1
musk ketone CAS no 81-14-1
HHCB CAS no 1222-05-5, 78448-48-3, 78448-49-4, 114109-62-5 and 114109-63-6
AHTN CAS no 1506-02-1 and 21145-77-7.
- that the fragrances HICC (CAS-nr 31906-04-4, 51414-25-6), atranol (CASnr 526-37-4) and kloroatranol (CAS-nr 57074-21-2) are not included
- that fragrances classified as H317 are not included, see the fragrances' safety data sheet, section "2 Hazardous properties"
- that fragrances that are subject to declaration are not included.
Information about the criterion
The International Fragrance Association (IFRA), is the official body of the perfume industry, for more information, see IFRA's website.
Please note that this requirement cannot be used in combination with requirement-id 10586 Unscented.
The requirement can be used in combination with the requirement-id 10584 Sensitizing substances, which also limits substances classified with H334.
Environmental goals
Versions history
The version date indicates when the sustainability criterion was created or last updated. Last reviewed dated tells when we last checked that the sustainability criterion still is relevant.
- Current ID
- 10585:1
- Version date
- 2019-05-07
- Review date
- 2025-09-25