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[rootofnewt]

Why are people so compelled to smell "fragrant"? Synthetic scents aren't necessary. Folks are so afraid to be natural that they douse themselves and the environment in nasty chemicals. Plenty of folks with asthma, allergies, migraines, or MCS know that fragrant doesn't mean nice, after all poop is pretty fragrant, but I generally avoid smearing that all over my pulse points.

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[never1eighty.livejournal.com]

I used to be one of those ppl. I never used Tide because my dad is allergic to it (always used All Free). But I piled on the Bounce and the fabric softener and used everything from Bath & Body Works. But since my health has gotten worse, all of a sudden EVERYTHING is bothering me. The detergent the whole household uses makes me sneeze and itch like mad. They use bleach to clean the toilets, which makes my lungs shrivel. The perfumes my m-i-l uses make me gag, my husband's Lynx makes my asthma act up. The neighbor's dryer vent is right outside my window and that makes me ill. I've had to thrown out a ton of bath products of mine (including the Bath and Body Works stuff) and most of my husbands. How or why this happened, I don't know. Essential oils don't bother me at all (unless they stink anyway), nor do most BPAL perfume blends. I can use homemade soaps and my skin loves them. Last week someone sent me a package with a pomander in it and I couldn't use the bloody thing until I had washed and aired the sucker for a week. It sucks, especially living in a shared house with ppl who think I am crazy for it. Long story short, I hear ya!