tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post1303271205396093044..comments2024-03-19T02:24:15.194+00:00Comments on Perfume Shrine: "Your perfume is giving me the hives/ a headache/ asthma!"Perfumeshrinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comBlogger147125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-62686960340287500342021-03-01T13:25:19.040+00:002021-03-01T13:25:19.040+00:00Those of us without allergies cannot build our liv...Those of us without allergies cannot build our lives around those with them. The most I am willing to do us not wear perfume. I am not going to forego all scented products for a handful of the population. It is the responsibility of the persom with thebl allergy to protect themselves. You do not get to dictate what I wear in public. <br /><br />I was at a congregation that kicked me out over a Andromeda Organahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02503438651279154317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-60532516375925042472021-02-03T03:05:26.218+00:002021-02-03T03:05:26.218+00:00THANK YOU!! People are so concerned with "the...THANK YOU!! People are so concerned with "their rights." How dare you ask them not to wear perfume because it's giving you a migraine! You would think you asked them to slaughter their first born child! I would feel terrible if I made someone sick especially when something so simple as not wearing perfume would prevent it. People are awful-it's sad.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03284449687349552318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-59971233710087554712021-02-03T02:51:50.690+00:002021-02-03T02:51:50.690+00:00I take migraine medication but it does not prevent...I take migraine medication but it does not prevent scent induced migraines. Not wearing perfume/scented lotions is an extremely reasonable thing to expect people to do at work. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03284449687349552318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-12690100739505349272021-02-03T02:44:21.920+00:002021-02-03T02:44:21.920+00:00What's mean/bullying behavior is to wear purfu...What's mean/bullying behavior is to wear purfume/scented lotion to the workplace knowing it's causing people to be ill! Scent is a very common migraine trigger. Please be kind & think of others. No one should be ok with making others sick & it's not difficult to not wear perfume. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03284449687349552318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-62678506532195994832021-02-03T02:38:02.335+00:002021-02-03T02:38:02.335+00:00Unbelievable. Scent induced migraines are debilita...Unbelievable. Scent induced migraines are debilitating & not caused by "popular anxiety." Thanks for contributing to the suffering of people with migraines. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03284449687349552318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-55018079294673281012021-02-03T02:34:43.076+00:002021-02-03T02:34:43.076+00:00Wow. Selfish, entitled people like are causing deb...Wow. Selfish, entitled people like are causing debilitating illness for others. I have scent induced migraines that are extremely debilitating. It's not difficult to not wear perfume & scented lotion to work. It blows my mind how little regard people have for others. I would feel absolutely terrible if I was making someone ill! Especially when it's SO easy change!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03284449687349552318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-59839636230453914462021-02-03T02:27:02.451+00:002021-02-03T02:27:02.451+00:00How entitled & rude. Perfume, scented lotions ...How entitled & rude. Perfume, scented lotions ect are completely unnecessary in the work place & are a huge migraine trigger. Co-workers have to be at work/can't get away from you like they can in public. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03284449687349552318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-76236958458719861542020-04-17T23:52:52.531+01:002020-04-17T23:52:52.531+01:00I worked in places where some individuals were com...I worked in places where some individuals were complaining of headaches as they could not stand some perfumes but they were smelly themselves: some of their body parts were smelling terrible or they came with the smell from some pets with poor hygiene, nobody thinks about thatAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-89670809958494223012018-01-18T18:50:27.920+00:002018-01-18T18:50:27.920+00:00Great article Im very sensitive to perfume it give...Great article Im very sensitive to perfume it gives me a headache my eyes burn my jaws hurt and I get nauseas. Its very hard for me at work because you dont know what to say to someone about it so I just suffer through it. Not sure why perfume is needed at work anyway ! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-57945410997253477372016-06-23T20:52:07.211+01:002016-06-23T20:52:07.211+01:00It was nice to read the viewpoint of the other sid...It was nice to read the viewpoint of the other side. I am speaking as one who developed an allergy to perfume at the nice age of 22. Before that, I wore perfume regularly and enjoyed many scented products. Today, I cannot use most commercial cleaners, any scented toiletries, scented candles, air freshener, or just about anything that you would consider to be pleasantly scented. I also cannot stayAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-13874904691242853162016-04-04T11:41:35.022+01:002016-04-04T11:41:35.022+01:00Α headache is not an allergy. It's a sensory o...Α headache is not an allergy. It's a sensory overwhelming. Your co-worker is insensitive, she could switch to something else for work. Simple as that. Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-51822100136841304152016-04-01T01:50:21.660+01:002016-04-01T01:50:21.660+01:00People with chemical sensitivity (perfume is made ...People with chemical sensitivity (perfume is made of toxic chemicals) cannot take Tylenol everyday for the rest of their lives.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-91922825610993621402016-04-01T01:41:29.745+01:002016-04-01T01:41:29.745+01:00I think there are two types of people in this worl...I think there are two types of people in this world. Those who would stop wearing perfume as soon as they found out it was making others around them feel ill. And, those who defensively cry "I have a right to wear perfume!" How silly. Yes, you have the right to do anything you want, but not when it affects other people.<br />Perfume is made from toxic petrochemicals. It is toxic toAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-54972917600999013362016-02-26T10:02:07.325+00:002016-02-26T10:02:07.325+00:00I also wanted to add: hand sanitizer. This is NOT ...I also wanted to add: hand sanitizer. This is NOT perfume. This is masked with scent (and might be wrongly construed as -god forbid- perfume by someone smelling it across the room, perfumes have cheapened their formulas so much that they're indistinguishable from functional products nowadays), but the alcohol used volatilizes everything in the utmost degree. <br /><br />There's also Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-76382158626340851942016-02-26T09:58:52.316+00:002016-02-26T09:58:52.316+00:00Lucrezaborgia (love the alias),
thank you for sha...Lucrezaborgia (love the alias),<br /><br />thank you for sharing your painful, personal story. <br /><br />If someone needs to carry an epi-pen and has asthma (has ASTHMA! this is a medical condition that cannot be denied) then your co-workers are obviously ignorant bastards who are insensitive. <br />We're not talking about this kind of people. <br />I'm extremely sorry for what is Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-42547182677831607822016-02-26T09:53:37.807+00:002016-02-26T09:53:37.807+00:00Jenette, I assure you this is not the case.
I hav...Jenette, I assure you this is not the case. <br />I haven't experienced tuberculosis or HIV but I totally accept their real-ness, if that makes sense. Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-11718123035530732762016-02-26T09:52:12.252+00:002016-02-26T09:52:12.252+00:00But surely you either have asthma or you don't...But surely you either have asthma or you don't. I refer to chemical sensitivity as a true thing, but unrelated to asthma symptoms which are entirely medically documented and researched for many decades. Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-45878253315490253802016-02-25T04:39:13.260+00:002016-02-25T04:39:13.260+00:00Really old blog post. Still I have your answer. It...Really old blog post. Still I have your answer. It's called a non-ige mediated allergy. Histamine is released by your mast cells. When I am hit with a person wearing a heavy perfume or spraying it at their cubicle or, the worst, using scented hand sanitizer like it's lotion, my asthma instantly starts to close my airways. Then my allergies kick in. My face turns red, my eyes burn and tearlucrezaborgiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12301770958254113165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-54763468402278223592016-01-18T11:38:41.144+00:002016-01-18T11:38:41.144+00:00I like to address all comments and do so in a conc...I like to address all comments and do so in a concise way. <br /><br />First things first. <br />No one copies Coco Chanel's lifestyle. We only admire her contribution to style. Like one can read Ezra Pound, admire his work and still find his beliefs reprehensible. <br /><br />Secondly. I was intrigued by your mention of "limonene can become formaldehyde in certain circumstances, which Perfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-46823166013848848512016-01-18T11:22:46.092+00:002016-01-18T11:22:46.092+00:00Sorry for your experience. I think there is a poli...Sorry for your experience. I think there is a polite but firm way you can address that. If it's a physician giving you an examination in close quarters (I mean, not the radiologist from the next room!) you do have a right to say "can we reschedule please? Your perfume feels uncomfortably strong to me personally". (stressing the "personally", so it's in no way offensivePerfumeshrinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222733129203280662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-18253041636553924392016-01-16T14:29:20.239+00:002016-01-16T14:29:20.239+00:00The chemical extenders that perfume companies use ...The chemical extenders that perfume companies use to lengthen the amount of time the scent stays on a person are the problem too. Yes, strong smells of any kind can trigger migraines. Some people just don't want to suffer in silence anymore. And limonene can become formaldehyde in certain circumstances, which no one needs to breathe, migraines or no. Essential oils in pure form are better; doAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-39140986458297920382016-01-15T16:01:21.754+00:002016-01-15T16:01:21.754+00:00I'm in the same boat. Unfortunately if one has...I'm in the same boat. Unfortunately if one hasn't experienced it, it can't be real.jennettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11989541891971284941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-23906581026331799622016-01-15T15:59:54.388+00:002016-01-15T15:59:54.388+00:00Everyone has the right to wear perfume. It's c...Everyone has the right to wear perfume. It's courtesy to wear it minimally (a lot lighter) when it makes someone you work closely with daily a headache/nausea. Like smoking - you have the right to smoke too.jennettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11989541891971284941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-21716292227449824892016-01-15T15:56:01.486+00:002016-01-15T15:56:01.486+00:00Both my grandmothers and one great grandmother wer...Both my grandmothers and one great grandmother were obese. Perhaps there's just more older people now because of longevity. I love fragrance myself, and in fact came to this site searching for the possibility I might find one that doesn't make me want to puke, so I suffer quietly, both from others and also from the unfairness of not being able to wear it. <br />BTW, I don't say jennettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11989541891971284941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3792393342962796253.post-61929996050521238422016-01-15T15:51:02.201+00:002016-01-15T15:51:02.201+00:00I cannot take allergy medications, so please don&#...I cannot take allergy medications, so please don't judge. I love perfume, and I miss wearing it myself... but I cannot tolerate it without getting sick. I subbed at a school one day, and I had to open the window to get the fake fruit scented marker smell out of the room. Sometimes I think it has to do with the artificial fragrances substituting for expensive floral oils used decades ago.jennettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11989541891971284941noreply@blogger.com