Archive | July, 2007

Walk A Mile In Our Shoes – Part 1

As I mentioned previously, Susan McBride has sued the city of Detroit to have her co-workers banned from wearing perfume at work. Not surprisingly, this has drawn a lot of reaction from a lot of people. Just do a google search and you’ll find websites that post the article and allow their visitors to comment. [...]

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Dear Susan McBride,

If you should happen to read this, then you already know that I can certainly empathize with your plight. I fully know what it’s like to ask people you’re in close contact with to please not wear their perfume in your presence. And I also know that far too many of them do not understand [...]

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Woman Sues To Ban Perfume At Work

This could be a boon to those of us who are highly sensitive to fragrances. Susan McBride works for the City of Detroit and is suing to have her co-workers banned from wearing perfume at work. Seems the perfumes cause her severe headaches, nausea and coughing fits. She is citing disability laws – which is [...]

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Time Released Fragrance in a Deodorant

I’ve seen this on a tv commercial recently. I don’t recall the brand, which is OK because I wouldn’t give them a plug if I did remember it. It starts out talking about how their deodorant works continuously to stop odor. Turns out that it does this by time-releasing a fragrance. I had always though [...]

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Seven Reasons YOU Should Be Concerned About Fragrances

Using fewer fragranced products will help your fragrance-challenged friends. (You likely know some who suffer in silence.) It will help limit the VOCs in everyone’s drinking water. If all the groceries and restaurants quit using air fresheners, you wouldn’t be eating so many VOCs in your food. We’ll all breathe a little better – especially [...]

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