What’s the difference between unscented and fragrance free?

NoahJenda needs to know…I’ve been looking for a good unscented body wash, and recently decided to try Dove Sensitive Skin Body Wash. The front of the bottle clearly labels it as “unscented” so I decided to buy some. I looked quickly at the ingredients, but didn’t read them closely enough in the store. When I showered with it that night, I noticed that it did not seem to be unscented but had a light, perfumed smell. Checking the ingredients carefully, I was discouraged to see “fragrance” listed.  I wrote to Dove and asked them why something labeled as “unscented” had “fragrance” listed among the ingredients. This was their reply: ”In the personal care industry, an unscented product can contain a masking fragrance to mask the aroma of the ingredients.” How does a “masking fragrance” work? My nose tells me it covers up the aroma of the ingredients with its own fragrance. How that can be considered “unscented” seems like a specious argument to me. The Beauty Brains respond: What’s the difference between unscented and fragrance free? We were always that it taught like this: Unscented is designed to have a neutral scent but the product may contain fragrance. Fragrance free, on the other hand, can not contain any compounded fragrances. (In other words, fragrance can not appear on the ingredient list.) However, it is our understanding that both unscented and fragrance free...
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