Sales of perfumes with pheromones fell in Russia

In Russia in 2024, sales of perfume containing pheromones fell by 7.2% compared to 2023, reported "Izvestia" on February 14 in the Center for Development of Advanced Technologies (CDAT).

In terms of regions, the most often bought perfume with pheromones by residents of Moscow - there were 42 bottles per 1 thousand residents. The second line was occupied by the Ryazan region - 26.1 bottles, the third place was occupied by the Krasnodar region - 25.4 bottles. The Komi Republic and the Vologda Oblast rounded out the top five with 24.8 and 24.7 bottles respectively.

Also in the top 10 were Kirov Oblast (24.7 bottles), Republic of Karelia (24.5 bottles), Republic of Mari El (23.7 bottles), Pskov Oblast (22.7 bottles) and Yaroslavl Oblast (22.5 bottles).

In Siberia, the greatest interest in perfume with pheromones was shown by residents of Altai Krai (21.2 bottles per 1 thousand people). In the Urals, the leader was the Sverdlovsk region (18.5 bottles), in the Far East - Amur region (16.8 bottles), and in the Caucasus - Stavropol region (11.3 bottles).

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Last year, on December 26, cosmetologist-dermatologist Natalia Zhovtan told Izvestia about how to choose a safe perfume for health. She noted that often among the ingredients of perfumes can be found methanol, the content of which leads to fatigue, irritation of the eyes and upper respiratory tract, loss of muscle coordination. According to the expert, the ingredients in non-original perfumes are capable of transforming into formalin, which can lead to liver cancer, cause nausea, dizziness and migraines.