Re-post: [Language warning] [This post is for satire, entertainment and education purposes only] A parody of an ad for Viktor&Rolf, Spicebomb: Viktor&Rolf launched its first headache inducing bomb: a chemically concocted profusion of imitation flower 'essences' created from fragrance-chemical irritants, solvents and petrochemicals magically morphed into a feminine … [Read more...] about Return Your Fragrance Gifts to Vendor #Returntovendor
Fragrance Activism
Myths and Facts About Chemical Sensitivity
Repost Wednesday: By Peggy Munson. (This article may be reprinted and distributed freely.) Myth: People who have negative reactions to fragrances simply have allergies. Why is it necessary to structure my life around someone's allergies? Fact: Multiple Chemical Sensitivity, or MCS, is a progressive neurological disease that can result in death. Asthma, which often causes … [Read more...] about Myths and Facts About Chemical Sensitivity
Ten Questions Concerning Fragrance-free Policies and Indoor Environments
Highlights Fragranced consumer products are associated with adverse health and societal effectsFragrance is pervasive within indoor built environmentsFragrance-free policies can provide benefits for building occupants and the publicFragrance-free policies are preferred by a majority of the population surveyed Abstract Indoor air quality is an international concern, … [Read more...] about Ten Questions Concerning Fragrance-free Policies and Indoor Environments
The Diversionary Tactic
The fight to breathe, the metallic taste in the mouth, and the stinging tongue. Numbness in the upper-respiratory tract, the dry heaving episode, and the headache that leaves cheekbones and temples feeling bruised. It involves a world that has also included hepatic injury, (liver cell death/necrosis), dermatitis, urticaria, hematotoxicity (the killing or damaging or red … [Read more...] about The Diversionary Tactic
Kathryn Treat Tribute: #pour1out4MCS Video
Up on my blog, I now have part II of ‘New Beginnings—No Turning Back’, with Author of Allergic to Life: My Battle for Courage, Survival and Hope, Kathryn Treat up on my blog. (It took me a whole year to complete part I and another whole year for part II. And part III is in the works. Life's a struggle. To write and edit you need a functioning brain and body. Ha, and I want to … [Read more...] about Kathryn Treat Tribute: #pour1out4MCS Video