Some days I swear you've met my mother-in-law out somewhere. She is the kind to use the entire bath line. I can't stand to breathe near her even outside. She makes me ill. I am less sensitive than you are but am still pretty sensitive to fragrances. There are some that I can tolerate. I like essential oil of peppermint. It doesn't make me ill but other essential oils do. Lavender bothers me, most floral scents seem to. I need to try Vinegar in the rinse. we don't use fabric softener much. We use Downy Free if we do. Tide is awful. I can't stand to be near people that use it. Funny, my mother-in-law uses that too. She is layered in stink. I've forbidden it in my house. She would never do it for me but I played my mom's asthma as the trump card. My sensitivities clearly are imaginary but mom's asthma is real. As long as she doesn't reek, I don't care. My neighbor was a perfume buyer for Belk before she stayed home with her kids. She never wears fragrance. She says my mother-in-law reeks too. My mother-in-law does use some entire lines from Bath and Body Works but what's worse in my opinion is using the entire line of something very stinky from Victoria's Secret which is her current obsession. I use a Rosemary Mint deodorant from Avalon Organics (it really doesn't have much scent). The only other scented thing I occasionally leave the house in is an herbal peppermint rub (when you first put it on it really clears your sinuses). I use it as a topical muscle relaxant when I'm having a lot of trouble with pain and spasms. It really helps. It's all natural and made locally. My massage therapist got me hooked on it.

I'm with you. I hate all the stink. I hate it when we go out and I have to leave because someone's perfume is making me physically ill. I was very grateful that Target put the Method Free and Clear laundry detergent on the end of the aisle so I don't need to hold my breath in the laundry aisle any more. We still use Cheer Free sometimes too but that usually happens when I don't know I need laundry detergent and Chris has to grab it at the grocery store.

The thing I wish I could find is a hair product that would hold my hair and not stink. I've been unsuccessful in finding anything. I could use a gel or something. I haven't tried making my own of plain gelatin yet but I suppose that will be the next thing to try. Do you have any suggestions?