Found out most of my clients are sensitive to something I use every day

I was scrolling through some esthetics forums last night and stumbled on a stat that stopped me cold. Apparently something like 1 in 5 people have a reaction to common fragrance ingredients in face oils and serums. I had no idea it was that common. I've been using this one rosehip oil blend on nearly every client for the last 6 months thinking it was gentle. Turns out it has a couple of those ingredients listed. Now I'm second guessing my whole treatment lineup. I pulled up a few ingredient lists from my suppliers and sure enough, some of my favorites are loaded with stuff that can irritate. Has anyone else dug into this and found out their go to products might be causing more harm than good?

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the_mia29d ago

Why wouldn't you just patch test them first like normal?

jade3229d ago

Be real though, sometimes you just get excited and slap it on without thinking. I've definitely been guilty of skipping the patch test when I'm too impatient to wait 24 hours lol.