Question for anyone on the thread:
So I’ve suddenly become way more sensitive to chemical fragrances (substances added to products to produce smell). Someone in the next pew with too much aftershave sends me on, basically, a nice little trip to loopy land, with a possible detour past I-can’t-breathe, and afterwards I get a hangover quality headache.
I’ve noticed that all the shampoos I have contain fragrances and I wonder if it’s part of why I have low grade headaches all the time. Does anyone use hippy shampoo with no added fragrances, etcetera, or have any bright suggestions?
In case you’re wondering, fragrances are usually the last ingredient or so on the label and are listed either as “fragrance” or something like “cinnamol oil” or “suchandsuch extract” and I’m probably not allergic to all of them but none of the allergists in the area test for this allergy so I haven’t determined which ones are a problem yet.
You might have to order it in from the internet. I just googled “fragrance free shampoo” and came up with a bunch of possibilities.
Er...you sure this is a bug and not a feature?
Just kidding...hope you're able to figure something out. I wonder if some of the more natural fragrances (stuff that uses essential oils instead of chemicals) would work OK. Might be worth trying something from a Whole Foods or such like. I had a friend who was allergic to any anything petrolatum derived (most lotions contain some such stuff), and natural foods stores were about the only places that had stuff that worked.
In other news....a new work betta - I has one.