That's a headache just waiting to happen. Literally.
This reminds me.. I do have a question for you. I know you have problems with synthetic scents, but are your allergies affected by natural scents? IE, I use all-natural lotion that's scented with sweet orange extract (not synthetic/fragrance oil, either), and my shampoo (herbal/all natural as well) is scented with cinnamon & nutmeg. Do things like that irritate you as well?
Natural scents sometimes bother me. Sandalwood is a good example. Bay, lavender, and rose will all trigger reactions.
*natural* essential oil type fragrances inherent in a product sometimes bother me, sometimes not. I use a soap that is scented with just herbs, spices, and tea--green tea and mint, mostly. That doesn't bother me. The equivalent lemon-milk gives me a headache, though I can handle lemons just fine. It probably has something else thrown in.
Cinnamon and nutmeg don't give me headaches, but they burn my skin if I use them.
And I found a scented massage oil that I can actually *stand* that doesn't make me sick or itchy. It's got frankincense, myrrh, ginger, orange oil, and a *tiny* bit of cinnamon oil in it, in grapeseed oil base. Intense concentrations of orange oil make me queasy, but I use orange-oil based products to clean without too much of a problem. I just don't bathe in it. ;)
Your lotion would be a problem in the workplace because it likely contains aloe. I'm severely allergic to aloe and I'd start reacting to anything you touch. ;)
I probably wouldn't get sick being *near* you though, because essential oils, in moderation, are fairly light and less volatile than synthetic scents.
unless you like lavender. then i'd be in horrid migraine hell.
Uggh. Lavendar. *shudder* I'm none too fond of floral-y stuffs, though I've been known to cave in for tiger lily scented fragrance oil. Rarely, though.
Actually, my hand lotion (the one I have handy here at work) doesn't have aloe. :) It consists of: Spring water, moisturizing oils (evening primrose, sweet almond, peach kernel), vegetable stearic acid, essential oils (sweet orange, bay rum), emulcifying wax, bicarbonate of soda, grapefruit seed extract (all natural preservative).
I was thinking about all this awhile back, when looking at the labels on my Amaranthe stuff, and wondering if it would start triggering reactions, were I around you. I very clearly remember that your home is a no-scent home, but I wasn't sure how that carried over to essential oils. I know that synthetics are a huge no-no. :)
About half the tree-life in the woods around here is California Laurel, a bay tree. I wonder how you'd do. I can't stand the smell of pine or eucalyptus on hot days, and I can't smell the bay, so I suppose it wouldn't be horrible.
About the clothes: me: [reads the article out loud] deyo (who hates scents on people): There should be warning labels on those. me: Huge ones, front and back, so any person approaching the wearer would know to turn and run.
bay essential oil gives me a headache. i've used it to deter ants, anyway, because ants give me a bigger headache. ;)
i use bay leaves in cooking all the time without any problems. And laurel wreaths don't bother me. I think it's just the bay oil, which is super concentrated.
it's bad enough that many stores pipe in scents or that factoriess use scented fabric treatments on clothing that is meant to be displayed.
Gosh, how is that a nightmare? "The smells are almost subliminal so as not to create any conflicts with the wearer's personal perfumes." See, you won't even notice it while gagging over what people are already slathering on.
Sure, you'll never be able to buy clothing again, but you like being naked anyway, right?
ICI said the technology will allow fabric makers to incorporate tiny droplets in miniature waterproof particles into fabrics that can be activated by movement or touch.
And will they offer a line that includes incorporated antihistimines?
Worse? Maybe not. I think both are evil. If that cloth became wide-spread, it would be even *harder* to avoid fragrances. Think about it--folks are already inundated with too many synthetic scents--fabric softener, detergent, soap, lotion, cosmetics, hair goos, and then (of course) perfume. They don't realize how sickening they can be to other folks, but if you add in *scented fabric*, it gets even worse and harder to avoid. Folks who don't pay attention to scents, but don't go out of their way to ignore them are probably plentiful and wouldn't think anything of buying these things, just like there are folks who don't wear perfume who *DO* buy glade plug-ins to hide toilet smells.
The addition of scent-impregnated cloth into stores and the public would just be overwhelming. Plus, it's designed to *not* wash out. Perfume can be washed away. Bleagh. I'm hoping this doesn't take off, but the fragrance industry has very few limits right now (legally).
I'm really brain-foggy right now, so I'm not sure if I made any sense.
I don't have severe allergies, but my skin is sensitive enough that I thought I had some sort of bad sunburn on my back for the longest time, (although that skin hardly ever sees the light of day) just to figure out that it was the tags in my shirts bothering me. For the longest time, whenever I would touch my neck, it would get all red and funny looking. I don't like perfume. I don't need it in my clothes!
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That's a headache just waiting to happen. Literally.
This reminds me.. I do have a question for you. I know you have problems with synthetic scents, but are your allergies affected by natural scents? IE, I use all-natural lotion that's scented with sweet orange extract (not synthetic/fragrance oil, either), and my shampoo (herbal/all natural as well) is scented with cinnamon & nutmeg. Do things like that irritate you as well?
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*natural* essential oil type fragrances inherent in a product sometimes bother me, sometimes not. I use a soap that is scented with just herbs, spices, and tea--green tea and mint, mostly. That doesn't bother me. The equivalent lemon-milk gives me a headache, though I can handle lemons just fine. It probably has something else thrown in.
Cinnamon and nutmeg don't give me headaches, but they burn my skin if I use them.
And I found a scented massage oil that I can actually *stand* that doesn't make me sick or itchy. It's got frankincense, myrrh, ginger, orange oil, and a *tiny* bit of cinnamon oil in it, in grapeseed oil base. Intense concentrations of orange oil make me queasy, but I use orange-oil based products to clean without too much of a problem. I just don't bathe in it. ;)
Your lotion would be a problem in the workplace because it likely contains aloe. I'm severely allergic to aloe and I'd start reacting to anything you touch. ;)
I probably wouldn't get sick being *near* you though, because essential oils, in moderation, are fairly light and less volatile than synthetic scents.
unless you like lavender. then i'd be in horrid migraine hell.
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Actually, my hand lotion (the one I have handy here at work) doesn't have aloe. :) It consists of: Spring water, moisturizing oils (evening primrose, sweet almond, peach kernel), vegetable stearic acid, essential oils (sweet orange, bay rum), emulcifying wax, bicarbonate of soda, grapefruit seed extract (all natural preservative).
I was thinking about all this awhile back, when looking at the labels on my Amaranthe stuff, and wondering if it would start triggering reactions, were I around you. I very clearly remember that your home is a no-scent home, but I wasn't sure how that carried over to essential oils. I know that synthetics are a huge no-no. :)
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About the clothes:
me: [reads the article out loud]
me: Huge ones, front and back, so any person approaching the wearer would know to turn and run.
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i use bay leaves in cooking all the time without any problems. And laurel wreaths don't bother me. I think it's just the bay oil, which is super concentrated.
it's bad enough that many stores pipe in scents or that factoriess use scented fabric treatments on clothing that is meant to be displayed.
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Sure, you'll never be able to buy clothing again, but you like being naked anyway, right?
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If I ever find that genie in a bottle I'm starting my own planet. It's decided.
Sigh....
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And will they offer a line that includes incorporated antihistimines?
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Ignorance alert
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The addition of scent-impregnated cloth into stores and the public would just be overwhelming. Plus, it's designed to *not* wash out. Perfume can be washed away. Bleagh. I'm hoping this doesn't take off, but the fragrance industry has very few limits right now (legally).
I'm really brain-foggy right now, so I'm not sure if I made any sense.
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I don't have severe allergies, but my skin is sensitive enough that I thought I had some sort of bad sunburn on my back for the longest time, (although that skin hardly ever sees the light of day) just to figure out that it was the tags in my shirts bothering me. For the longest time, whenever I would touch my neck, it would get all red and funny looking. I don't like perfume. I don't need it in my clothes!
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WHat made peoiple think these would be a good idea? Especially as there are soo many of us with perfume allergies/triggers out there in the world.
If they start selling clothes like that I'm just going to go buy a loom and start weaving my own cloth ;P
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