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Some Promising News

on April 26, 2009 in health, MCS

I first read about Dr Martin Pall from CatherineWO at Breathez. Dr Pall is Professor Emeritus of Biochemistry and Basic Medical Sciences at Washington State University. His research has shed new light on the causation of MCS, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Fibromyalgia and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. His research also applies to Gulf War Syndrome which [...]

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Another Sad Story

on March 1, 2009 in fragrance free, health, MCS

I got this email last week as a comment on my web site Fragrance Free World. It just seems lik such a cruel world we live in, doesn’t it? One thing intrigued me. I’ve never really read about a connection between HPV or other vaccines and MCS. Have you? Over the last 2.5 years, I [...]

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Perfume and Fragrance Exposure During Pregnancy

on October 28, 2008 in fragrance, health

I recently received an email from Richard Pressinger. He sent me a link to his web site – Chem-Tox.com. He also pointed me to a section on Perfume and Fragrance Exposure During Pregnancy and Learning Disability Research Web Site. This is all very interesting to me because it supports my own hypothesis that the chemical [...]

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A Visitor Needing Help

on September 17, 2008 in ada, fragrance free, health, reader comments

I wanted to call attention to the comments left by Tess on the Welcome Page. She’s dealing w/ asthma caused by fragrances and is in need of help and moral support. If you have any advice or words of encouragement for her, why not leave a comment there. I believe she subscribed to comments on [...]

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Do Unto Others…

on June 17, 2008 in fragrance free, health, reader comments, Tip-sy Tuesday

Yes, the Golden Rule applies here: “Do unto others as you would have others do unto you.” If you had an allergy or other condition that was worsened in the presence of some substance, you would want to avoid it. And it should be reasonable to ask friends, family and co-workers to help by not [...]

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Tips for a Healthier Environment

on June 10, 2008 in fragrance free, health, non-toxic, Tip-sy Tuesday

I’m not taking credit for these suggestions. You can read EWG’s original article – 10 Everyday Pollution Solutions. I just wanted to list them here with some thoughts of my own. Use cast iron pans instead of nonstick. I have always hated the idea of Teflon. Even before knowing about the toxic, bird-killing gases. The [...]

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What Does Fragrance Free Mean?

on February 26, 2008 in fragrance, fragrance free, health, Tip-sy Tuesday

I see a lot of talk on the web about this. As well as hear a lot of different comments. Some comments are about the fact that a product has an odor of any kind. So, what do I mean by Fragrance Free? It’s the addition of artificial fragrance that I mean when I talk [...]

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Household Products Database

on January 29, 2008 in fragrance, health, Tip-sy Tuesday

I found a link recently to the Household Products Database. Created by the National Library of Medicine, it provides health & safety information on household products. You can look up information by product or ingredient. For example, enter Fragrance in the ingredients search and you get this long list. I didn’t read the entire list, [...]

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From My Inbox

on January 21, 2008 in fragrance, health, MCS, reader comments

I receive emails via my other web site, Fragrance Free World, as well as from visitors to this site. I thought I would post some comments from a recently received email: If exposed for more than 15-20 minutes can be under the weather, unable to sleep and depressed for 3-4 days thereafter Air frsheners or [...]

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Non-Rebel Fragrance Fan

on January 10, 2008 in fragrance, health

The poor people that come up with these things. If they only knew that the fragrances have affected their brains to the point that they come up with CRAZY products. Just what the world needs is a fan that spews fragrance. This came from an email ad sent out by my least favorite kitchen, bath [...]

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