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Ramen · 08-21-2003, 08:04 PM

I experience adverse reactions from fragrances, so I vote yes.

The links below are in support of my "yes" vote.

http://www.life.ca/nl/87/perfume.html

http://www.herc.org/news/perfume/risks.htm

RoddyM · 08-21-2003, 08:34 PM

The scent "Paris" causes me a nasty taste in the mouth as well as a strange "coated" sensation on my lips and tongue, a stinging at the back of my nose and a peculiar headache at the base of my skull. This occurred every time my wife applied it anywhere in the house.

I get these symptoms to some degree whenever I so much as detect the fragrance of "Paris". Even in a shopping mall I sometimes get the headache. It's a very strange headache, almost having a taste component to it.

When I smoked I could occasionally detect perfume in cigarettes that had not been touched since the pack was opened.

Josie · 08-21-2003, 09:55 PM

I suffer from migraines. I've noticed that before every migraine hits, certain fragrances are overwhelming. I haven't been able to tell if the smell of certain things trigger the headaches, or is just an aura telling me that one is coming. Migraine or not, I find 95%of automotive odors obnoxious, and most cleaners as well. Perfumes only bother me when people wear too much, and you can smell them from several feet away.

ashe · 08-22-2003, 05:50 AM

I don't often run into people wearing lots of perfume, but I do take the bus

so every once in a while someone wearing perfume sits beside or in front of me and I suffer.

It doesn't really matter how much it is although more perfume does mean more suffering for me.

My eyes water and sting, my nose runs and sinuses clog up. I wish those perfumy jerks would at least wait until they get to the office before applying their
stink. (both men and women.)

ashe

brighid · 08-22-2003, 06:59 AM

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My eyes water and sting, my nose runs and sinuses clog up. I wish those perfumy jerks would at least wait until they get to the office before applying their

Oh no - because like the one cheap-perfume wearing woman in my office she sprays it in HERE, where the isn't the best ventilation anyway. Although there is a nice, big wall separating her and I, I can taste her shitty Avon perfume for an hour after she coats herself in it. I also have asthma and I have to medicate myself because a layer of the noxious toxin hangs in the air for half the damn day.

If you are going to wear perfume people, please do not wear cheap perfume! Spray into the air in your home and walk through it so a light mist of it coats your skin or clothes. Do not bathe in it! Just because you can't smell it doesn't mean everyone is the greater metro area can't smell you coming 10 blocks away.

Brighid

markfiend · 08-22-2003, 07:35 AM

There appears to be one kind of "people perfume" that sets me off sneezing like anything. I wish I knew which kind it is

Most perfumes I quite like *shrug*.

The thing that gets my back up (nose up) most is room perfumes (AKA "air fresheners"). I seriously cannot be in a room where someone has sprayed one of those $&*^% things without serious eye-watering, nose-running misery.

Ramen · 08-22-2003, 07:55 PM

IMO, fragrances should be banned in the workplace if anyone in the workplace has adverse reactions to them. A vast amount of our time is spent at work and someone shouldn't have to suffer for so many hours just because someone else has a superficial need.

And fragrance may not be as harmless as we might assume. Acording to the links I posted in the OP, the fragrance industry is self regulating and does not need to list ingredients because they are trade secrets. The links say that many of the ingredients found in perfume are toxic and some are even classified as hazardous waste.

sakrilege · 08-23-2003, 04:33 AM

I once worked in a small office which had 3 single toilet bathrooms. My desk was near one of the bathrooms, within 15 feet. The office also bought scented Lysol spray for use in the bathrooms. I don't ever remember 'natural' odors annoying me, but when someone oversprayed with the Lysol it would bother me for 15-20 minutes afterwards. And some of the Lysol scents were worse than others.

Arken · 08-23-2003, 04:42 PM

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Originally posted by RoddyM
The scent "Paris" causes me a nasty taste in the mouth as well as a strange "coated" sensation on my lips and tongue, a stinging at the back of my nose and a peculiar headache at the base of my skull.

You're not supposed to drink it, silly!

Infidelettante · 08-23-2003, 06:11 PM

I've never cared for scent and now that I've quit smoking getting on the elevator at work after someone who thinks the more the better can ruin my day. It actually puts me in a funk for hours.

08-21-2003, 08:04 PM	#1
Ramen Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Uppa U.S. Posts: 1,153	Are Perfumes/Colognes Harmful to Your Health? I experience adverse reactions from fragrances, so I vote yes. The links below are in support of my "yes" vote. http://www.life.ca/nl/87/perfume.html http://www.herc.org/news/perfume/risks.htm

08-22-2003, 05:50 AM	#4
ashe Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: _ Posts: 1,651	Sneezing, runny nose, pain, watery eyes I don't often run into people wearing lots of perfume, but I do take the bus so every once in a while someone wearing perfume sits beside or in front of me and I suffer. It doesn't really matter how much it is although more perfume does mean more suffering for me. My eyes water and sting, my nose runs and sinuses clog up. I wish those perfumy jerks would at least wait until they get to the office before applying their stink. (both men and women.) ashe

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08-21-2003, 08:34 PM	#2
RoddyM Regular Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 183	The scent "Paris" causes me a nasty taste in the mouth as well as a strange "coated" sensation on my lips and tongue, a stinging at the back of my nose and a peculiar headache at the base of my skull. This occurred every time my wife applied it anywhere in the house. I get these symptoms to some degree whenever I so much as detect the fragrance of "Paris". Even in a shopping mall I sometimes get the headache. It's a very strange headache, almost having a taste component to it. When I smoked I could occasionally detect perfume in cigarettes that had not been touched since the pack was opened.

08-21-2003, 09:55 PM	#3
Josie Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Mio MI Posts: 806	I suffer from migraines. I've noticed that before every migraine hits, certain fragrances are overwhelming. I haven't been able to tell if the smell of certain things trigger the headaches, or is just an aura telling me that one is coming. Migraine or not, I find 95%of automotive odors obnoxious, and most cleaners as well. Perfumes only bother me when people wear too much, and you can smell them from several feet away.

08-22-2003, 07:35 AM	#6
markfiend Regular Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: The People's Republic of West Yorkshire Posts: 498	There appears to be one kind of "people perfume" that sets me off sneezing like anything. I wish I knew which kind it is Most perfumes I quite like shrug. The thing that gets my back up (nose up) most is room perfumes (AKA "air fresheners"). I seriously cannot be in a room where someone has sprayed one of those $&*^% things without serious eye-watering, nose-running misery.

08-22-2003, 07:55 PM	#7
Ramen Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Uppa U.S. Posts: 1,153	IMO, fragrances should be banned in the workplace if anyone in the workplace has adverse reactions to them. A vast amount of our time is spent at work and someone shouldn't have to suffer for so many hours just because someone else has a superficial need. And fragrance may not be as harmless as we might assume. Acording to the links I posted in the OP, the fragrance industry is self regulating and does not need to list ingredients because they are trade secrets. The links say that many of the ingredients found in perfume are toxic and some are even classified as hazardous waste.

08-23-2003, 04:33 AM	#8
sakrilege Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Cleveland, OH, USA Folding@Home Godless Team Posts: 6,211	I once worked in a small office which had 3 single toilet bathrooms. My desk was near one of the bathrooms, within 15 feet. The office also bought scented Lysol spray for use in the bathrooms. I don't ever remember 'natural' odors annoying me, but when someone oversprayed with the Lysol it would bother me for 15-20 minutes afterwards. And some of the Lysol scents were worse than others.

08-23-2003, 06:11 PM	#10
Infidelettante Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: The Deep South Posts: 889	I've never cared for scent and now that I've quit smoking getting on the elevator at work after someone who thinks the more the better can ruin my day. It actually puts me in a funk for hours.

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