These kits are suitable for use by kinesiologists or EAV students and practitioners. They are not suitable for the general public, nor are they laboratory testing equipment.
Exposure to perfume occurs not only because of perfume the person uses themselves, but also those used by other people, and encountered in shops and household products. It is easy to think of perfumes as only being used in perfumes, air freshenersand similar products, but perfumes (often a mixture of many different synthetic products) are added to a whole range of products: cosmetics, personal care products, detergents and household cleaning agents, etc. The finished product will not necessarily have a strong smell, because the perfume may have been added to disguise the unpleasant smell of active ingredients, e.g. in hair dyes. Perfume mixes added to products are listed in the ingredients as ‘parfum’ or ‘fragrance’. The exact composition of these may vary over time even for the same product, as the manufacturer adjust the fragrance mix in relation to variations in the smell of the raw ingredients. Many chemicals used as fragrances are also used as flavourings in food, drink and medicines. 95% of chemicals used in fragrances are synthetic compounds derived from petroleum. Although natural sources of some of the chemicals are listed below this does not mean that industrial production is normally from natural sources.
Code | Name | Found Naturally In | Comments | FR1 | Allantoin | comfrey | in perfume and some personal care products. | FR2 | Amylcinnamaldehyde | | floral or apple fragrance; a commonly used synthetic perfume present in a wide range of personal care and household products | FR3 | Balsam Of Peru | | a flavouring used in tobacco, drinks and food, and a fixative and fragrance in perfumes; gives a pine fragrance; may cause contact dermatitis | FR4 | Benzaldehyde | | sweet,bitter, sharp, almond and cherry fragrance; many synthetic perfumes are derived from this chemical | FR5 | Benzophenome Diphenylmethanone/ Phenyl ketone/ Diphenyl ketone/ Benzoylbenzene | | a rose or geranium-like fragrance; widely used | FR6 | Benzyl Acetate | jasmin | widely used in perfumed products to give a ‘floral smell’. | FR7 | Benzyl Alcohol / Phenylmethanol | jasmine, hyacinth, ylang-ylang | used in manufacture of synthetic perfumes and flavourings; found in cosmetics, personal care products and in ointments; also used as a photographic developer for colour film, as an embedding material in microscopy, and as an industrial solvent; used as a preservative for injectable drugs, and in contact lens cleaners. | FR8 | Camphor | | gives a spicy, minty or woody perfume; also used as a plasticiser | FR9 | Cineole/ Eucalyptol | | Eucalyptus, minty, herbal, rosemary fragrance; also used to mask unpleasant odours | | | Cinnamic Acid/ 3-Phenylpropenoic Acid | | see Food Phenolics test kit | FR10 | b-Citronellol | basil, citronella, eucalyptus, geranium, lemon zest, Melissa, rose | a common artificial perfume; Found in personal care products, cosmetics and household products | FR11 | Diethyl Maleate | | fragrance of green apples; may cause contact dermatitis | FR12 | Ethyl Acetate | | Dry, fruity, musty, pineapple fragrance; found in perfumes, perfumed products, nail polishes, and nail polish removers; also used industrially as a solvent for varnishes, lacquers and nitrocellulose, and in the manufacture of rayon and leather and photographic films; used in decaffeination of tea and coffee; in Australia, allowed as a carrier for food flavourings. | | | Eugenol | | see Food Phenolics test kit | FR13 | Geraniol | citronella, coriander, eucalyptus, geranium, Melissa, neroli | a synthetic chemical used as a general purpose perfume (rose and geranium) and flavouring (apple, blueberry, cherry, grapefruit, lemon, lime, orange, peach, pineapple, watermelon) in food, personal care products, cosmetics and household products | FR14 | Hydroxycitronellal | | widely used to impart a floral perfume in personal care products and cosmetics; also used as a flavouring in food; may be found in some antiseptics and insecticides; may cause contact dermatitis | FR15 | Isoeugenol | | used to give a blossom-like or oriental-type fragrance; commonly used perfume in personal care products; also used in the manufacture of vanillin | FR16 | Isopropyl Acetate | | used as a solvent for perfume; found in cleaning fluids, printing ink, cosmetics and personal care products | FR17 | Limonene | angelica, grapeferuit, juniper, mandarin, orange | lemon-orange fragrance; used as a raw material for the chemical synthesis of terpene, adhesives and flavourings (e.g. menthol), so a common ingredient in perfumed products | FR18 | Linalool | basil, bergamot, cinnamon, laurel, lavender, clary sage, coriander, neroli, petitgrain, rosewood, thyme, ylang ylang | a floral scent with a touch of spiciness; one of the most frequently used perfumes; may be from natural sources or synthetic; found in personal care products, cosmetics and household products | FR19 | Methyl Salicylate | wintergreen, birch | used in perfume; also found in artificial flavours, sports rubs and pain relief creams | | | Methylene chloride | | see Industrial & Environmental 2 test kit | FR20 | Myrcene | bay, juniper, lemongrass, spearmint, hops, orange zest | widely used in personal care products | FR21 | Nerol | clove, neroli, | widely used in personal care products | FR22 | Oak Moss | | a ‘masculine’ perfume derived from lichen; used in men’s personal care products and earthy, woody perfumes | FR23 | Ocimene | | a widely used perfume in cosmetics, personal care products and household products | FR24 | Phenethyl Alcohol | rose, neroli, ylang-ylang,carnation,geranium | used extensively in perfumed products and in soap | FR25 | Pinene | frankincense, juniper, marjoram, nutmeg, parsley, pine needles, rosemary, carrot seed | fresh, sweet, pine, woody fragrance; widely used in personal care products | FR26 | Terpinene | | widely used in personal care products | FR27 | Terpineol | cajuput, eucalyptus, lime zest, marjoram, rosewood | widely used in perfumed products |
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