COMPATIBILITY OF NON-ALCOHOLIC, NON-ALLERGIC WATER BASED MICRO EMULSION PERFUMES FOR SKIN AND SILK FABRICS

Abstract

Nowadays perfumes have become as essentials in everyday life. Recent studies reveal that alcohols used as a solvent and few fragrance chemicals have found to have a toxic effect on human health, especially about respiratory symptoms, allergy, autism, asthma, skin disease and eczema. Apart from this, because of Volatile Organic Chemical (VOC) restrictions, environmental pressures in Europe and religious constraints in Islamic nations, there is a need to open up a new market segment of non alcoholic fine fragrances. Water- based micro emulsion as perfumes will be a healthy alternative in that case. Many people apply perfume on clothes not only to cover unpleasant smell but also to protect themselves from perfumes that are thought to be allergic for skin and body. Hence this paper aims to study the effect of water- based perfumes on the skin for contact allergy and colored silk fabric based on mechanical properties (abrasion, tensile strength, pilling, etc.) as well as the colour fastness properties.