I.LI.LEWA FRAGRANCES NOTICE

Effective Date: September 10, 2018

FRAGRANCES ARE PRODUCTS INTENDED TO BE APPLIED TO A PERSON’S BODY TO MAKE THEN MORE SCENTUALLY ATTRACTIVE. IT’S A COSMETIC UNDER THE LAW. FRAGRANCE INGREDIENTS ARE ALSO COMMONLY USED IN OTHER PRODUCTS. EVEN SOME PRODUCTS LABELED “UNSCENTED” MAY CONTAIN FRAGRANCE INGREDIENTS AS A MASKING AGENT, WITHOUT GIVING THE PRODUCT A NOTICEABLE SCENT.

FRAGRANCES ARE FOR EXTERNAL USE ONLY. FRAGRANCES ARE NOT FOR INTERNAL USE, NOR ARE THEY FOR INGESTION.

STATEMENTS ON LABELS, MARKETING CLAIMS, CONSUMER EXPECTATIONS, AND EVEN SOME INGREDIENTS MAY DETERMINE A PRODUCT’S INTENDED EXTERNAL USE. THERE IS NO REGULATORY DEFINITION FOR “ESSENTIAL OILS,” ALTHOUGH PEOPLE COMMONLY USE THE TERM TO REFER TO CERTAIN OILS EXTRACTED FROM PLANTS. OUR PRODUCTS GENERALLY CONTAIN SOME INGREDIENTS EXTRACTED FROM PLANTS.

IF A COSMETIC IS MARKETED ON A RETAIL BASIS TO CONSUMERS, SUCH AS IN STORES, ON THE INTERNET, OR PERSON-TO-PERSON, IT MUST HAVE A LIST OF INGREDIENTS. IN MOST CASES, EACH INGREDIENT MUST BE LISTED INDIVIDUALLY. BUT UNDER U.S. REGULATIONS, FRAGRANCE AND FLAVOR INGREDIENTS CAN BE LISTED SIMPLY AS “FRAGRANCE” OR “FLAVOR.”

THE FDA REQUIRES THE LIST OF INGREDIENTS UNDER THE FAIR PACKAGING AND LABELING ACT(FPLA). THIS LAW IS NOT ALLOWED TO BE USED TO FORCE A COMPANY TO TELL “TRADE SECRETS.” FRAGRANCE AND FLAVOR FORMULAS ARE COMPLEX MIXTURES OF MANY DIFFERENT NATURAL AND SYNTHETIC CHEMICAL INGREDIENTS, AND THEY ARE THE KINDS OF COSMETIC COMPONENTS THAT ARE OUR “TRADE SECRETS.”

FRAGRANCES CONTAIN INGREDIENTS THAT SHOULD BE KEPT OUT OF THE REACH OF CHILDREN. FRAGRANCES SHOULD BE KEPT AWAY FROM THE EYES AND MUCOUS MEMBRANE(S) OF ANY USER.

SOME INDIVIDUALS MAY BE ALLERGIC OR SENSITIVE TO CERTAIN INGREDIENTS IN FRAGRANCES OR OTHER PRODUCTS, EVEN IF THOSE INGREDIENTS ARE SAFE FOR MOST PEOPLE. SOME COMPONENTS OF FRAGRANCE FORMULAS MAY HAVE A POTENTIAL TO CAUSE ALLERGIC REACTIONS OR SENSITIVITIES FOR SOME PEOPLE.

IF YOU ARE CONCERNED ABOUT FRAGRANCE ALLERGIES, REACTIONS AND/OR OTHER SENSITIVITIES, YOU MAY WANT TO CHOOSE PRODUCTS THAT ARE FRAGRANCE FREE. CHECK THE INGREDIENT LIST CAREFULLY. UNSCENTED DOES NOT MEAN FRAGRANCE FREE AND IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR A FRAGRANCE FREE PRODUCT DO NOT USE AN UNSCENTED PRODUCT. IF CONSUMERS OR CLIENTS HAVE GENERAL QUESTIONS, THEY MAY CHOOSE TO CONTACT IC DIRECTLY AT CONCIERGE@IDENTITYNARRATIVE.COM