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- Prof. Nelson Lee Novick, M.D.
- Sunji Chowdhury, Receptionist
- Maritza Benitez, Receptionist
- Sherri A. Essrog, Receptionist
- Lucy Martinez, Office Assistant
- Meryl Novick, Receptionist
- Daniella Gork, Esthetician
- Pamela Harari, Receptionist
- Daniel Novick, Office Manager, USA
- Yoni Novick, Medical Practice Group Manager
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- Nelson Lee Novick, M.D.
- 500 East 85th Street
- Suite P-1
- New York, New York 10028
- Tel: 212-772-9300
- Fax: 212-772-0524
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Cosmetics: Perfumes and Cologne
COLOGNES, TOILET WATERS, AND PERFUMES
by Nelson Lee Novick, MD, FAAD, FAACS
Colognes contain roughly 88 to 95 percent alcohol and between 5 and 12 percent fragrance. Perfumes contain about 70 to 80 percent alcohol and 15 to 30 percent fragrance. Toilet waters are intermediate between colognes and perfumes.
Fragrances themselves are extremely complex mixtures. Currently there are more than ten thousand different chemical essences, derived from natural animal oils or the oils of flowers, roots, and plants. And now many synthetic fragrances are commonly used. However, fragrances, along with preservative ingredients, are believed to be responsible for the majority of all adverse reactions to cosmetics. In one large study, cinnamic alcohol, cinnamic aldehyde, hydroxycitronellal, musk ambrette, isoeugenol, and geraniol were found to be the essence ingredients most frequently associated with skin reactions.
A couple of comments about fragrances are in order. The more alcohol in a product, the shorter its shelf life; hence, colognes are usually good for about six months and the strongest of perfumes for slightly more than a year. Heat and sunlight make fragrances evaporate more rapidly, so remember to store yours in cool, dark places.
Excerpted from Super Skin--A Leading Dermatologist's Guide to the Latest Breakthroughs in Skin Care, by Nelson Lee Novick, M.D.
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