Skin Compatibility of Lenor Fabric Conditioner

The safety testing program on Lenor has been reviewed with independent scientists and dermatologists who agree with our conclusions about the safety and skin compatibility of Lenor.

Allergic contact sensitization testing has been conducted in total on more than 5,000 volunteers. This included different versions of Lenor and Lenor-treated fabrics, as well as all the perfume variants available in the European market. No sensitizations have been observed in any of these tests

Contact irritation testing has been conducted under exaggerated conditions demonstrating the absence of irritation effects.

Clinical tests have been conducted with many of families, including those with potentially critical subgroups (infants, atopics and sensitive skin). The results of these tests demonstrate that the use of Lenor has no adverse effects on the skin.

Studies on irritation:

A variety of studies have been conducted that exaggerate the exposures that consumers would expect to have through normal use of fabric conditioners. The volunteer panelists included people with normal healthy skin, as well as individuals with sensitive skin. The results demonstrated that Lenor and fabrics treated with Lenor are not irritating, even to sensitive skin.

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Studies on skin sensitization (allergies):

A number of studies have been conducted on the different versions of Lenor and Lenor-treated fabrics, as well as the various perfume variants involving nearly 600 volunteer panelists. There has been no evidence that Lenor and fabrics treated with Lenor cause skin allergies, even under highly exaggerated exposures.

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Studies on skin benefits:

Our skin studies reveal that fabrics softened with Lenor can offer a skin benefit over unsoftened fabric. In a volunteer panel of individuals with sensitive skin, Lenor-treated fabrics appeared to provide a slight benefit to the pre-irritated skin. A panel of infants "wore" small squares of Lenor-treated fabrics tucked in the waistband of their diapers. At the end of the test, the skin under the fabric square was actually in slightly better condition. The skin benefit from Lenor is probably related to reduced mechanical friction against the skin from softener-treated fibers.

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Studies to detect any adverse skin effects under real use conditions:

With the help of volunteer panelists, we've conducted long term home use testing to evaluate the potential of the product to cause either skin irritation or skin allergy with realistic product exposures. A panel of 64 volunteers used Lenor in all their home laundry for 7 weeks. An equal number of volunteers used no fabric conditioner. Both a professional assessment of the skin condition, and a diagnostic test for skin allergy showed that the use of Lenor did not cause skin irritation or skin allergy.
In another study, 61 volunteer families with toddlers were given Lenor to use in place of the fabric conditioner they normally used for 8 weeks. Another 49 families were asked to stop using their fabric conditioner. A professional assessment of the skin condition showed no adverse skin effects from using Lenor.

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