For myself, it is not a question of safety that concerns me. It is the fact that the scents offend my sense of smell to the point of making me feel nauseous. For many people it is just that the scents are TOO perfumed, TOO strong, and leave us gagging. It's not just scented laundry products either, but also soaps, shampoos, moisturizers, perfumes and colognes, deoderants. The smell is overpowering and when people use scented laundry products and add in different scents from their deorderants, hair products and perfumes they wear..........................it's a regular gagfest. I don't believe I have a chemical sensitivity, I just know I can't stomach all the scents anymore. I no longer buy cleaning products for the same reason. I use vinegar and tea tree oil at home for cleaning and disinfecting, including using vinegar in my laundry as a water softer, whitener, and fabric softener.
And I honestly couldn't care less about so called safe levels of chemicals.....we have been so bombarded with so many different toxins that we have become sensitive to them. The less exposure I have to them, the better I feel. It is really just that simple. We the People really DO know our bodies, contrary to what scientists try to convince us of. All these scented products stink and make me feel ill to my stomach.
I think as we age we become more sensitive to the perfumes and the scents just nauseate us. At least that is how it is for me.
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For myself, it is not a question of safety that concerns me. It is the fact that the scents offend my sense of smell to the point of making me feel nauseous. For many people it is just that the scents are TOO perfumed, TOO strong, and leave us gagging. It's not just scented laundry products either, but also soaps, shampoos, moisturizers, perfumes and colognes, deoderants. The smell is overpowering and when people use scented laundry products and add in different scents from their deorderants, hair products and perfumes they wear..........................it's a regular gagfest. I don't believe I have a chemical sensitivity, I just know I can't stomach all the scents anymore. I no longer buy cleaning products for the same reason. I use vinegar and tea tree oil at home for cleaning and disinfecting, including using vinegar in my laundry as a water softer, whitener, and fabric softener.
And I honestly couldn't care less about so called safe levels of chemicals.....we have been so bombarded with so many different toxins that we have become sensitive to them. The less exposure I have to them, the better I feel. It is really just that simple. We the People really DO know our bodies, contrary to what scientists try to convince us of. All these scented products stink and make me feel ill to my stomach.
I think as we age we become more sensitive to the perfumes and the scents just nauseate us. At least that is how it is for me.
November 3, 2012 - 10:54pmThis Comment
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