Applying Fragrance and Lotion Can Reduce OH Radicals Near Skin, Affecting Indoor Air Composition

Personal space chemistry suppressed by perfume and body lotion indoors

In 2022 a team discovered that high levels of OH radicals can be generated indoors, simply due to the presence of people and ozone. This means: People generate their own oxidation field and change the indoor air chemistry around them within their own personal space. Now, in a follow-up study again in cooperation with an international research team, they found that commonly applied personal care products substantially suppress a human's productio…

Applying fragrance and lotion can reduce OH radicals near skin, affecting indoor air composition

The indoor environment contains multiple sources of chemical compounds. These include continuous emissions from housing materials such as furniture, floors and furnishings, but also periodic intense emissions from human activities such as cooking, smoking, and cleaning.

In 2022, a research team led by the Max Planck Institute for Chemistry discovered that high concentrations of hydroxyl radicals are formed indoors when both humans and ozone are present. This means that humans create their own oxidation field and alter the...

Perfume and Lotion: Killing Indoor Chemistry?

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