#scent allergies

[lifewithchronicpain]

Just a little gift giving PSA to all secret Santa’s, I know it can be hard if you don’t know the person well, but don’t default to perfume or cologne because you can’t think of anything else, especially if you’ve never smelt a whif of anything on them. Said on behalf of a scent sensitive mom who always got perfume in any secret Santa.

[cpunkwitch]

there was a girl who sat near me in the lobby at my school building earlier today

she was wearing something with a really strong scent and it set off my allergies. im really sensitive to scents, i got a headache, nausea and more including dificulty breathing the longer we sat in the same vicinity. even when she left the smell lingered and i had to go home early.

im home now and i still have the headache.

the school has a rule against wearing scented stuff and this snt my first encounter with someone wearing scented things on campus, someone in my class wore something scented and i was lucky to find a seet far enough away from her.

if youre going to wear something with a scent, be it perfume, shampoo or whatever, make sure you dont use very much of it or its not strong. if you cant smell it unless you put a lot on its not weak youre just used to it but now and you need to not wear it.

scented stuff can actually cause someone to die if they have a severe enough allergy

its bad enough i have to walk past a bed bath and body works with customers carring bags from there coming up to me at work. on top of having to live in a small house with a sister who overuses scented shampoos, body washes and perfumes.

might smell nice to you but its deadly and sickening to others.

[fuzzynecromancer]

Idea: toiletries and cleaning solutions in Starfleet are set to a default of unscented to minimize the chance of odors that are offensive to other species or triggering allergens and sensory issues.