Fragrance ingredient exposure and risk assessment was highlighted at the year’s biggest toxicology conference.

A collaborative poster presentation on fragrance ingredient exposure by The Research Institute for Fragrance Materials, Inc. (RIFM) and scientific modeling and data analytics company Creme Global earned its presenters a Top 10 Presentation Award during the Risk Session of Society of Toxicology SOT’s 63rd Annual Meeting and ToxExpo.

RIFM has participated in SOT since the early 1980s. The event advances the science of toxicology, collaboration, mentoring and professional development. RIFM was afforded with an opportunity to advance its skin sensitization science on four of its collaborative research efforts.

The strategic project involved analyzing a large amount of industry data in the Creme RIFM Aggregate Exposure Model and answered important questions about fragrance ingredients, systematically and scientifically.

The study authors compared the fragrance exposure of the highest-end product users to the internationally recognized Threshold of Toxicological Concern and Dermal Sensitization Threshold to determine a realistic understanding of consumer exposure to fragrance.

“When stakeholders come together to share data, what they can achieve is truly remarkable,” said Creme Global’s commercial director and study co-author Brendan Ring. “RIFM has set the gold standard in ingredient risk assessment, gathering and sharing real usage data.”