Are fragrance beads on clothing harmful to the body?

Whether it is harmful or not mainly depends on its ingredients

Fragrance beads are a kind of clothing washing care product and a fully functional laundry companion. The core components of fragrance beads are fragrance essential oils and fragrance microcapsules. Fragrance beads are easily soluble in water, so add an appropriate amount when washing clothes. With the washing process, fragrance essential oils and nano-scale fragrance microcapsules can adhere to the clothes. The nano-scale fragrance microcapsules lock the fragrance firmly and will only explode and release the fragrance during high temperature and friction, because clothes washed with fragrance beads can retain fragrance for a long time.

Whether clothing fragrance beads are harmful to the human body mainly depends on their ingredients. Generally speaking, if fragrance beads contain formaldehyde or fluorescent agents, they are harmful to the human body. If these ingredients are not present, they are harmless to humans. Therefore, when choosing fragrance beads, be sure to choose those that do not contain fluorescent agents, formaldehyde and other harmful ingredients, so as not to cause harm to the body.

The invention and iteration of fragrance beads

In 2011, Downy, a subsidiary of Procter & Gamble Group, invented fragrance beads in the United States, which can be called fragrance beads 1.0.

In 2017, P&G China introduced Downy fragrance beads into the Chinese market.

In 2020, Yuanben Life UPO released two-color soft and antibacterial fragrance beads. This Xiaoxueshan fragrance beads, on the original core functions of smoothness and fragrance retention, launched two-color beads with dual effects, and the colorful beads are smooth and fragrance-retaining. , white beads remove bacteria, remove mites and dissolve dirt, and are called fragrance beads 2.0 in the industry.

Fragrance beads - solid perfumes with longer lasting fragrance

Perfumes mostly use highly volatile alcohol as a carrier. In addition to being easy to evaporate, alcohol may also cause discoloration of clothes. Therefore, perfume is generally sprayed in the air so that the perfume can spread evenly on all parts of the body. Do not spray it directly on clothes. So generally speaking, fragrances last for 2-3 hours and perfumes last for 4-5 hours. The fragrance beads are in full contact with the clothes during the laundry process. The unique fragrance microcapsule technology will explode when heated or rubbed. Laboratory tests show that the fragrance can last up to 12 weeks.

Fragrance beads - a more expressive "Pingtai"

In recent years, the "Pingtai" wave has hit, and young people have chosen products with similar performance but relatively affordable prices. Affordable alternative to big name brands. Imported perfume can easily cost several hundred yuan for 30ml. Using fragrance beads from the same fragrance essential oil supplier, you can get 200g for only a few dozen yuan.