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Usage patterns of aromatherapy essential oil among Chinese consumers
Given the concern over contact allergy risk associated with aromatherapy, information regarding the use of essential oils (EOs) is crucial for consumer dermal exposure assessment. In this study we mainly aim to describe the usage patterns of EOs among Chinese consumers to provide important data for...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9377617/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35969520 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0272031 |
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author | Xiao, Jun Nakai, Satoshi |
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description | Given the concern over contact allergy risk associated with aromatherapy, information regarding the use of essential oils (EOs) is crucial for consumer dermal exposure assessment. In this study we mainly aim to describe the usage patterns of EOs among Chinese consumers to provide important data for exposure assessment to fragrance allergens in EOs. A web survey was conducted in April 2020 among 1,518 potential Chinese EO consumers to assess consumer usage patterns. The usage patterns of 11 types of EOs were collected among female consumers (N = 457; ages 0–70). For females aged 0–14, they used Lavanda (42.9%) and Tea tree (57.1%) oils only. Among the senior age groups (15–70), Lavanda oil was the most used EO with 46.7%, 51%, 68.1%, and 50% for females aged 15–24, 25–39, 40–59 and 60–70, respectively. The majority of females aged 25–59 used Rose, Lavanda, Sandalwood, Frankincense and Jasmine oil on their whole face more than three times a week at diverse dilution rates. Usage patterns are described for all age groups. In consideration of usage pattern of females aged 25–59, co-exposure to fragrance allergens contained in EOs and cosmetics could make them vulnerable to contact allergy. This study provides valuable information for dermal exposure assessment. |
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spelling | pubmed-93776172022-08-16 Usage patterns of aromatherapy essential oil among Chinese consumers Xiao, Jun Nakai, Satoshi PLoS One Research Article Given the concern over contact allergy risk associated with aromatherapy, information regarding the use of essential oils (EOs) is crucial for consumer dermal exposure assessment. In this study we mainly aim to describe the usage patterns of EOs among Chinese consumers to provide important data for exposure assessment to fragrance allergens in EOs. A web survey was conducted in April 2020 among 1,518 potential Chinese EO consumers to assess consumer usage patterns. The usage patterns of 11 types of EOs were collected among female consumers (N = 457; ages 0–70). For females aged 0–14, they used Lavanda (42.9%) and Tea tree (57.1%) oils only. Among the senior age groups (15–70), Lavanda oil was the most used EO with 46.7%, 51%, 68.1%, and 50% for females aged 15–24, 25–39, 40–59 and 60–70, respectively. The majority of females aged 25–59 used Rose, Lavanda, Sandalwood, Frankincense and Jasmine oil on their whole face more than three times a week at diverse dilution rates. Usage patterns are described for all age groups. In consideration of usage pattern of females aged 25–59, co-exposure to fragrance allergens contained in EOs and cosmetics could make them vulnerable to contact allergy. This study provides valuable information for dermal exposure assessment. Public Library of Science 2022-08-15 /pmc/articles/PMC9377617/ /pubmed/35969520 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0272031 Text en © 2022 Xiao, Nakai https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) , which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. |
spellingShingle | Research Article Xiao, Jun Nakai, Satoshi Usage patterns of aromatherapy essential oil among Chinese consumers |
title | Usage patterns of aromatherapy essential oil among Chinese consumers |
title_full | Usage patterns of aromatherapy essential oil among Chinese consumers |
title_fullStr | Usage patterns of aromatherapy essential oil among Chinese consumers |
title_full_unstemmed | Usage patterns of aromatherapy essential oil among Chinese consumers |
title_short | Usage patterns of aromatherapy essential oil among Chinese consumers |
title_sort | usage patterns of aromatherapy essential oil among chinese consumers |
topic | Research Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9377617/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35969520 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0272031 |
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