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Treating the symptoms, but not the disease

on April 11, 2007 in fragrance, health

An article in the papers says that “federal guidelines due this summer are expected to urge doctors to more closely monitor whether treatment is truly controlling eeryday symptoms and improving patients’ quality of life – and to adjust therapy until it does.” It goes on to suggest a campaign to teach patients they need better [...]

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More Tips on Fragrance Free Household Cleaners

on April 10, 2007 in fragrance, Tip-sy Tuesday

Since the ingredients may not tell you that there is a fragrance in a product, you might be tempted to use the “sniff test.” But there are 2 problems with opening a product in the store and smelling it. First, there are a lot of competing smells in your average store. You may not detect [...]

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Are fragrances a health issue for you and your family?

on April 9, 2007 in fragrance, health, MCS

Most people are likely to say, “No.” The prevalence of fragranced products makes it hard to isolate them as a cause. I first determined I had a problem with fragrances in 1970. There were not near as many fragrance products in our envinonment back then! Before you answer “No”, answer these questions: Do you or [...]

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What Everybody Ought to Know About Fragrances

on April 5, 2007 in fragrance

So, what is a fragrance, really? According to Wikipedia, “Perfume is a mixture of fragrant essential oils and aroma compounds, fixatives, and solvents used to give the human body, objects, and living spaces a pleasant smell.” That’s an excellent place to start. And it should be enough to ask “Why would I want this on [...]

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Fragrance Free Household Products

on April 3, 2007 in fragrance, Tip-sy Tuesday

The main problem with cleaning products is that there really are no rules requiring manufacturers to list the fragrances. There are laws requiring them to mention certain ‘known to be’ toxic chemicals, but that’s all. Sometimes you can get clues from the label. “Fragrance Free” and “Unscented” may mean that there is no fragrance added, [...]

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Fragrance Free Personal Care

on March 27, 2007 in fragrance, Tip-sy Tuesday

Over at Fragrance Free World , I occasionally review the search criteria that brings visitors to the site. Recently, I noticed a lot of searching for fragrance free products. So I thought that this week’s tip would address a few of my products of choice: Bath Soap: Kiss My Face Pure Olive Oil Soap – [...]

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An Amazing Human Spirit

on March 21, 2007 in fragrance, MCS

The first time I read this article “Visiting Kathy – A Severe MCS Sufferer“, I literally cried. But that was only one of many reactions I had. I wanted to print the story and send it to every one I know – friends and family. By the grace of God, I’m not there, yet. But [...]

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Scent Diffusion Systems???

on March 19, 2007 in fragrance

This was the news piece that put me right over the edge. America Sniffs Secret To Scenting Success My sister sent me that link one month ago, and my response to her sums it up: Just what we need. I knew there were places that liked to put fragrance in the air. I didn’t realize [...]

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21st Century Canaries

on March 15, 2007 in fragrance, MCS

The love of my life just asked if I had been reading “The Piranha Club” in the comics this week. Seems the whole series has been on perfumes. Hard to believe I didn’t know about it til Thursday. We only have Wed. & Thurs. papers in the house. So in today’s comic (3/15/07) we have [...]

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