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.
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Date: 2003-02-25 01:20 pm (UTC)*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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Date: 2003-02-25 01:27 pm (UTC)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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Date: 2003-02-25 02:53 pm (UTC)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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Date: 2003-02-25 03:06 pm (UTC)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.