What does this research mean for the field?

Existing fragrance-free policies exhibit substantial variability and primarily function as reactive accommodation tools rather than integrated environmental health interventions due to a lack of structural supports and enforcement mechanisms. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.SYNTHESIS. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

What question did this study set out to answer?

To systematically map the evidence on fragrance-free policy definitions, implementation supports, enforcement mechanisms, and governance across multiple sectors.

August 23, 2026International Journal of Environmental Research and Public HealthOpen Access

Fragrance-Free Policies: A Scoping Review of Definitions, Implementation, and Gaps

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SRSudipta Roy JMJohn Molot RLRobert Lattanzio

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Scoping review reveals substantial variability and weak enforcement in fragrance-free policies, indicating a need for structural integration and institutional accountability.

Key Points

To systematically map the evidence on fragrance-free policy definitions, implementation supports, enforcement mechanisms, and governance across multiple sectors.
Followed Arksey and O’Malley’s scoping review framework and PRISMA-ScR guidelines across five peer-reviewed databases and grey literature sources.
Identified and charted data from 63 documents describing formal scent-free or fragrance-free policies across workplace, healthcare, educational, and public settings.
Included policies exhibited substantial variability in terminology and relied heavily on voluntary compliance and awareness campaigns rather than structural supports like procurement controls or evaluation frameworks.
Enforcement mechanisms were predominantly reactive with poorly defined responsibilities and minimal consequences for non-compliance.
Although multiple chemical sensitivity and fragrance sensitivity were frequently referenced, policies generally functioned as individual accommodation tools rather than comprehensive environmental health interventions.

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Roy et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a8aad167677a3411444540e https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph23081089

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August 23, 2026International Journal of Environmental Research and Public HealthOpen Access

Fragrance-Free Policies: A Scoping Review of Definitions, Implementation, and Gaps

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Authors

SRSudipta Roy JMJohn Molot RLRobert Lattanzio

Discussion

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Overview

Scoping review reveals substantial variability and weak enforcement in fragrance-free policies, indicating a need for structural integration and institutional accountability.

Key Points

To systematically map the evidence on fragrance-free policy definitions, implementation supports, enforcement mechanisms, and governance across multiple sectors.
Followed Arksey and O’Malley’s scoping review framework and PRISMA-ScR guidelines across five peer-reviewed databases and grey literature sources.
Identified and charted data from 63 documents describing formal scent-free or fragrance-free policies across workplace, healthcare, educational, and public settings.
Included policies exhibited substantial variability in terminology and relied heavily on voluntary compliance and awareness campaigns rather than structural supports like procurement controls or evaluation frameworks.
Enforcement mechanisms were predominantly reactive with poorly defined responsibilities and minimal consequences for non-compliance.
Although multiple chemical sensitivity and fragrance sensitivity were frequently referenced, policies generally functioned as individual accommodation tools rather than comprehensive environmental health interventions.

Cite This Study

Roy et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a8aad167677a3411444540e https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph23081089

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