Safety Protocols When Handling Perfumery Materials | PPE 011 Podcast All Paths Lead to Aroma
The podcast 'All paths lead to aroma' is a podcast sponsored by Jarilo. In this podcast, Mariana, the founder of Jarilo, explores the world of perfumery and tries to discover how perfume is made.
This article is the transcription of EPI 011. Safety protocols when handling perfumery materials
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↳ In today's episode, I will talk about the SAFETY PROTOCOLS I put into practice — whether I am studying and handling [any perfumery materials/ingredients] — or producing [directly and artisanally] Jarilo's scented candles [from my brand].
↳ These PROTOCOLS — despite seeming simple and even obvious — are actually very important and should always be put into practice, so that both our learning about perfumes and the production of artisan candles proceed safely.
↳ The main rule, and also the most obvious of all, is:
↳ NEVER INGEST ANY INGREDIENT/ANY MATERIAL.
↳ That is: ALCOHOL, or some SYNTHETIC MOLECULE, or even NATURAL INGREDIENTS such as ABSOLUTES and ESSENTIAL OILS.
I know that there are edible ESSENTIAL OILS, but these OILS are necessarily produced in accordance with legally established FOOD SAFETY PARAMETERS — which is not the case for COSMETIC GRADE ESSENTIAL OILS used in PERFUMERY.
↳ Therefore, all materials must be kept away from food, as well as from utensils and surfaces intended for contact with food.
As a graduate in Food Engineering, I believe this rule is of the utmost importance.
↳ Furthermore, ALL MATERIALS MUST BE KEPT OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN AND ANIMALS.
↳ THE PLACE WHERE WE ARE GOING TO WORK MUST BE SUFFICIENTLY VENTILATED — through open windows or the use of a FAN device.
↳ Or else, it must be sufficiently spacious so that there is no need to worry about VENTILATION.
When I produce Jarilo's artisan candles and am dealing with CONCENTRATED FRAGRANCES for a long time, I take every precaution to ensure that my LABORATORY is well-ventilated — and therefore, additionally, I even use a mask to filter and purify my respiratory area.
↳ REGARDING THE WORKBENCH/TABLE — IT MUST BE EASILY AND IMMEDIATELY CLEANABLE — with a top whose surface is impermeable to prevent it from absorbing materials.
I once accidentally spilled AMBROXAN on a wooden table, and it was very difficult to get rid of the smell.
↳ Moreover — WE MUST ALWAYS HAVE ABSORBENT PAPER AND ALCOHOL AT OUR READY DISPOSAL — to clean and deal with possible accidents — and — WE MUST ALWAYS WASH OUR HANDS AND SURFACES — after handling any materials — and — WE MUST ALWAYS PROTECT OUR CLOTHES — by wearing an apron or a lab coat.
↳ Special attention must be paid to the fact that we are working with materials that can be epidermally irritating and/or sensitizing.
And it is also very important to understand that, whether it is a synthetic material or a natural material, the safety measures to be applied must be the same.
↳ When we deal with pure ingredients, i.e.: when we are making dilutions, producing a candle, making a final formula, etc. — IT IS ESSENTIAL TO WEAR GLOVES — those disposable plastic gloves that protect our skin.
There are materials that irritate our skin — or that are photosensitive and cause blemishes on it — and cause sensitivity.
↳ And it may even happen that we are working with a material considered innocuous, but to which our own skin is allergically sensitive.
↳ In conclusion, IT IS CRUCIAL TO AVOID DIRECT SKIN CONTACT.
With diluted materials, the risk will decrease significantly, but AVOIDING IT AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE is always a good practice.
↳ Even when we are smelling paper strips, we should take care that they do not touch our nose, both to protect our skin and to prevent the smell from sticking/clinging to our nose.
↳ It is also not good practice to smell materials directly from the bottle, but rather to use the paper strips I talk about so much, because that way we smell a small/reduced amount.
The idea is also not to saturate our nose, so as not to overstimulate it.
↳ I will also add a point, which concerns allergies.
↳ As far as I know, I am not allergic — to anything in particular — but it has happened to me to use a perfume (one I bought and really like) and inadvertently get irritated skin [on my chest].
Therefore, whenever I produce a perfume, I first try it on a small area of my skin, to test for and identify possible reactions.
↳ Moreover, I comply with IFRA limits for all perfumes I produce.
↳ INGREDIENTS MUST BE STORED CORRECTLY — TO MAINTAIN SAFETY AND QUALITY.
↳ I label each bottle [of each ingredient] with the NAME and the respective ACQUISITION DATE — or the subsequent DILUTION DATE and PERCENTAGE — and then, I keep the bottles WELL SEALED to prevent degradation, and STORED IN A DARK, COOL AND DRY PLACE.
↳ In the next episode, I will become olfactorily acquainted with FOUR new ingredients I recently acquired.
I will smell them for the first time, describe them, and add them to my OLFACTORY DIARY.
↳ Thank you for listening to this episode of the podcast 'All paths lead to aroma'.
If you liked it, don't forget to subscribe — share with friends — leave a comment — or send an email to todososcaminhosvaodaraoaroma@gmail.com.
↳ If you have any questions [about safety], send me an email requesting clarification.
↳ See you next time.
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