Posted on 02/12/2012 4:17:55 PM PST by Tolerance Sucks Rocks
Less is more, according to New Hampshire lawmakers debating whether to ban the use of scented or fragrant soaps by state employees.
Under House Bill 1444, state workers who interact with the public would be prohibited from wearing fragrances or scented products while on the job, MyFoxBoston reported.
The reason for the proposed ban -- exposure to scented products can irritate or worsen symptoms for people with asthma or allergies.
"The chemicals in some of these products can trigger the nasal congestion, sneezing and the runny nose," Dr. Stanley Fineman, an allergist with Emory University and the Atlanta Allergy and Asthma Clinic, told MyFoxBoston. "With the asthmatics, there's really good data showing their lung function changes when they're exposed to these compounds."
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I got news for you, I tend to stay away from a lot of functions and areas due to fragrances.
One day, I slipped up and went to a wedding shower for my sister’s future daughter-in-law. Neither one of us thought ahead. The door opened, and I got nailed before I even walked in the door. Within minutes, my throat was tightening up and I had to leave. My brother, who was working out with me swimming, saw first-hand what it did to me and my ability to take air in. It took some time for it all to get out of my system.
Your question about going out in public: I tend to go when I know there won’t be many people around. I shop late at night or early in the morning, although holding my breath and grabbing fragrance-free laundry soap in the middle of aisle is a challenge. The occasional movie is at times when only a handful of people are in the theater. Such like that.
It’s a pain but I simply deal with it the best I can.
You’re right. It has nothing to do with the smell and everything to do with the chemicals used to make those fragrances.
It’s incredible,isn’t it?
I doubt that we could list all of the laws that have taken away personal choice since you and I were girls.
And then,of course,the safety rules for babies and children. It boggles the mind. The removal of the high diving board at our local swimming pool was the last straw. The pool was 12’ deep and jumping off the board was a rite of passage for my kids and their friends. No one ever was hurt. Now——gone. {Of course that ended the diving lessons)
I’m glad I was born when I was—we had the best of it.
Perfume is not that big a problem, you can always move away but the air freshener that they use in some places is enough to knock a buzzard off a gut wagon.
I’m not green. I don’t eat organic. I’ve got some possible gluten allergies but I’m ignoring it. Second hand smoke is gross but doesn’t bug me.
Artificial fragrances can cause my throat to close up. At the very least they give me a headache. I’ve had them send me into an altered state where I couldn’t drive or judge distances. Don’t believe me if you like but it’s not imaginary. I know the exact moment my throat first closed up in reaction to perfume. That was freaky.
I’m not asking people to ban it. I’ve removed fragrances from my life and my friends know not to wear perfume or heavy deodorants to my home. But it’s a real thing and it’s important that people know that it’s not just an imaginary self-loathing. I wouldn’t use stupid, ineffectual, expensive organic shampoo every morning by choice, I assure you!
It’s so rare to hear from other people with fragrance allergies. Have you ever had a headache or something from perfume that left you in an altered state? I only had that twice but it’s freaked me out because I felt drunk, or dizzy, not able to judge distances.
You sound worse than me though I’m blessed to work from home and go out pretty infrequently. I worry though that I’m setting my daughter up to be sensitive to scents because I don’t have any in the house; my husband now gets headaches from fragrances because we’ve been fragrance free for our whole marriage.
Like I said to Big Redd, why couldn’t the edict be an executive order, since it involves state government workplaces?
Maybe it’s because the lawmakers introducing the bills eventually want to ban scents in all workplaces statewide.
I am sorry you all are so sensitive to perfumes, et al., but why should YOU get to ban what people wear in MY workplace?
Wanna bet that the crap that makes you ill comes from China?
And if that isn't bad enough, you know what happens when you get "Secret" in your mouth? It's like on Tom and Jerry where the cat gets a mouthful of Alum and his mouth shrinks too small to eat the mouse. I would barely be able to talk, she had a Southern giggle, and I was the one always saying "Ith thnot funny!" LOL
Garlic cloves would be better.
And bacon.
I go through the gammit of symptoms, inclusing lightheadedness and dizziness, but can’t say it’s an altered state. Namely because I’m very aware of what’s going on and know that I need to get away from the fragrances. Eyes red and watery, throat and sinused swelling up, instant massive headaches, racing heart (that and the throat tightening up are the most distressful), lungs that either can’t take air in or on one occasion, simply stopped functioning for about 10 seconds. THAT totally freaked me out.
Inspite of all that, this is one problem that I can control by thinking ahead or having a bug-out plan for scenarios like the wedding shower. People may get upset because I’ll refuse invites but too bad. My health comes first. And frankly, the trip to ER over this incident was nothing compared to another trip due to another health issue I have. So I keep it all in perspective.
As for your daughter, if she winds up with the problem, it’ll be more due to heredity than exposure. I’m sure they notice others more because of the lack of them in your home, but health-wise, they’re probably ok.
For what it’s worth, and a bit off-topic, if the SHTF, people may want to ba aware that the fragrances they wear can tip off anyone they may be trying to hide from, for whatever reason. Just food for thought.
(Not sure if this posted, so this might be a double post.)
I go through the gammit of symptoms, inclusing lightheadedness and dizziness, but can’t say it’s an altered state. Namely because I’m very aware of what’s going on and know that I need to get away from the fragrances. Eyes red and watery, throat and sinused swelling up, instant massive headaches, racing heart (that and the throat tightening up are the most distressful), lungs that either can’t take air in or on one occasion, simply stopped functioning for about 10 seconds. THAT totally freaked me out.
Inspite of all that, this is one problem that I can control by thinking ahead or having a bug-out plan for scenarios like the wedding shower. People may get upset because I’ll refuse invites but too bad. My health comes first. And frankly, the trip to ER over this incident was nothing compared to another trip due to another health issue I have. So I keep it all in perspective.
As for your daughter, if she winds up with the problem, it’ll be more due to heredity than exposure. I’m sure they notice others more because of the lack of them in your home, but health-wise, they’re probably ok.
For what it’s worth, and a bit off-topic, if the SHTF, people may want to ba aware that the fragrances they wear can tip off anyone they may be trying to hide from, for whatever reason. Just food for thought.
I don’t have allergies, but most scent is a migraine trigger. So I agree...
Hey, wouldn’t surprise me one I-O-TA!
Altered states - while the migraine tends to be the big issue, there’s also a condition where one suffers without the headache. Almost a migraine syndrome.... And when that happens, I can get very spacey and completely unable to concentrate.
In non-perfume situations, it can happen up to a day ahead of time.
If my house was next to yours then why should you be able to ban my use of DDT in my front yard Even if some of the spray ends up in your yard?
I bet that if I wore Skunk Cologne to your workplace as a fellow employee that sat next to you then we would find out that you just couldn’t stand it. I bet that you would be whining up a storm. Better yet-why take a shower- That is my scent. Like it or lump it.
I got called to jury duty once. Selection process was in a Small room with several people who were dosed with the stuff. Luckily there was a plea bargain early on. I was really getting sick. Next time that happens I am not going to be so nice. Talk about being trapped.
I keep telling Mass liberals what a places to live are New Hampshire, Vermont, and Maine. We'll get the Commonwealth righted one day.
There’s a company that sells tiny vials of the chemical that makes skunk scent stinky. 3 drops will clear a room.
“I think most of this “allergy’ stuff with respect to perfume is a result of the cheap knock-off garbage so availible today”
I think this is true. I believe it is the petroleum based products that cause the instant allergic reaction to these smells.
I personally have developed a sensitivity to some of these products that results in an instant headache, wooziness and nausea. I need to immediately remove myself from such exposure but when it is not possible, I get angry thinking that these people are deliberately pouring this substance on themselves to annoy others. I’m sure it’s over the top to react that way but my opinion is that this subject has been sufficiently covered by media and that most people are aware of it but think that it’s “other people’s scents”, not their own that could be a problem.
When someone tells me their husband likes it I tell them to wear it for their husband then, but not for us.
Obviously I have no patience with this subject and don’t mind this law being put into effect myself.
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