Last week, Catherine over at Breathez wrote about the Kid-Safe Chemicals Act. Here’s a summary of the act: requires that industrial chemicals be safe for infants, kids and other vulnerable groups requires that new chemicals be safety tested before they are sold requires chemical manufacturers to test and prove that the 62,000 chemicals already on [...]
If you can smell it you’re breathing it in
on May 27, 2008 in Tip-sy Tuesday
Recently, someone found this blog by searching Google for: If you can smell it you’re breathing it in While I can’t really say why someone was doing that search, I felt that it was a very good point. For years, the fragrance industry has said that the only health issues that fragrances can possibly cause [...]
The Dirty Dozen
on May 20, 2008 in Tip-sy Tuesday
I recent ran across this article: The Dirty Dozen Chemicals in Cosmetics. In the article, Catherine Zandonella, lists 12 chemicals you should avoid in cosmetics: Antibacterials Coal Tar Diethanolamine (DEA) 1,4-Dioxane Formaldehyde Fragrance Lead and Mercury Nanoparticles Parabens Petroleum Distillates P-Phenylenediamine Hydroquinone It’s scary to think that some of the items in the list are [...]
Non-Toxic Housecleaning
on May 13, 2008 in cleaning, fragrance free, non-toxic, Tip-sy Tuesday
I just found this article online that should be helpful to many of us. I always see suggestions to use vinegar in cleaning, but this article – Good Housecleaning: Five Non-Toxic, Get-the-Dirt Out Basicsa by Annie Berthold-Bond includes her seven favorite recipes. I especially liked her recommendation: My rule of thumb about nontoxic cleaning is [...]
The MCS House Guest, Part 3
on May 6, 2008 in MCS, MCS House Guest, Tip-sy Tuesday
This is part 3 of a series on preparing for the MCS house guest: The MCS House Guest The MCS House Guest Part 2 This week is about loose ends. Just a few more things to consider if you’re expecting a house guest that has MCS or any other health issues exacerbated by fragrances. I’ve [...]
The MCS House Guest, Part 2
on April 29, 2008 in laundry, MCS, MCS House Guest, Tip-sy Tuesday
This is a continuation of a post started last week on preparing for the MCS house guest. As I said last week, this information is based upon my experiences and my health issues. Mileage may vary for others. Please check with your future visitor for their specific needs, they’ll be glad you asked! This week [...]
The MCS House Guest
on April 22, 2008 in MCS, MCS House Guest, Tip-sy Tuesday
Last week Mama Grizzly had the following request: I need some help! A family member with MCS may be coming to visit me and I want to do everything possible to make it a fun and pleasant visit for her (so that I may expect future visits)! I have a guest bedroom that is mostly [...]
Join The Conversation!
on April 7, 2008 in Tip-sy Tuesday
On our sister site, Fragrance Free World, we get a lot of people that find the site and send us an email. We’d like to encourage everyone to leave a comment here instead. You can leave a comment on any post. OR, we’ve set up a couple of pages just for your Tips and Complaints: [...]
May You Never Need This
on March 25, 2008 in ada, MCS, Tip-sy Tuesday
But, should you ever find yourself having to resign because your employer fails to accommodate your MCS, here is an EXCELLENT example of a letter of resignation: A Letter to My Hospice Employer
Not So Dry Dry Cleaning
on March 18, 2008 in MCS, Tip-sy Tuesday
There’s a new cleaner in San Antonio. You can’t really call them a “dry cleaner” because their process isn’t dry. But, they do the job normally done by dry cleaners. But without using the typical perchloroethylene dry cleaning solvents. I went in there recently with my husband and the smell was marvelous – mostly because [...]
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