Hypoallergenic Products

By reading the word hypoallergenic on any product, most people believe that it will not cause any allergy in them. But this may not be true. Manufacturers are not required to substantiate their claim that their product is hypoallergenic. The use of this term by a reputed company may mean that a product labeled as hypoallergenic has less chances of causing allergy in most of the consumers. You have to use a product and find out if it causes any allergy. Some products are labeled as dermatologist tested. That may mean that an independent dermatologist supervised the allergy test done by the company for a product. Unless this allergy test is conducted on a large number of volunteers, it may not give correct results. A product labeled as ophthalmologist tested is commonly meant for the area near the eyes and may mean that an ophthalmologist tested/supervised the test conducted by the company on volunteers near their eyes.

The validity of tests may depend on the number of volunteers tested. Use products marked as hypoallergenic, etc., with caution because the results may be interpreted by a company in its favor to sell more products by luring consumers.