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Posted on: November 8, 2015

Well-Being and Fragranced Skin Care Products

Skin care is an important part of daily life. If you want to look and feel your very best, you should do your role to attain a glowing and smooth complexion. Thankfully, the right skin care products and a smart skin care routine can both help you. One question that many people often pose involves fragrance in skin care products. Many are ambivalent about whether or not scented skin care products are good or bad. The answer is that it depends. Although many people appreciate the lovely scent of lavender, rose or honey on their skin, for example, fragrances can pose major problems for others. Fragrance sensitivities are indeed a real issue. Many people all around the world suffer from sensitivities to things that are scented, whether skin care products, household cleaners or anything else.   If you're a person who has a fragrance sensitivity, there's a chance that being in contact with scented skincare products could trigger an unpleasant allergic reaction in you. If you find yourself feeling under the weather every time you apply your favorite floral-scented body moisturizing lotion, then a fragrance sensitivity could be to blame. Common signs of allergic reactions that are brought on by fragrances include incessant sneezing, wheezing and coughing. Some people who are allergic to fragrances even develop uncomfortable skin rashes that they want to scratch constantly.   It's also extremely common for people who are sensitive to fragrances to get pounding headaches after being around them. If you notice one side of your head starts to throb intensely soon after you use skin care products that have scents, then your fragrance sensitivity could be causing you migraine headaches. If you're worried that you have a fragrance sensitivity, stop using scented products and speak to a medical professional to figure out exactly what's going on and what you can do about it.

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