A new public health hazard is occurring in shopping malls, live vendor shows, markets, workplaces, and in a variety of public places where children are present. What is this practice? People encouraged by their uplines to spew fragrance particles into the air that infiltrate nearby people, without their permission. I’ve asked fragrance launchers not to drop fragrance through a plugged-in device. I asked them to keep their products under control. They get defensive and claim they are throwing it up anyway. I have noticed that many craft fairs and flea markets now prohibit this practice due to complaints.
My last asthma medication cost sixty-one dollars for an emergency inhaler that I need to use after I have been exposed to the fragrance of airborne devices. I think since they contribute to asthma, they should contribute to the cost of my medications.
I have been making oils for years, around 17 years and I have no reaction. I do not and would never suggest that someone throw fragrance particles into the air. During many live shows, I have had the urge to move from my table to prevent asthma attacks from occurring. I have pointed this out to the perpetrators more than once. Young children start coughing when walking past your table. Buyers complain about the smell and it still lingers. Event managers have been notified, but particle ejection actions persist.
You would think that with the decline of shoppers using online shopping instead of a live visit to a retail store, every store, event, and shopping mall would want to do their best to make the visit comfortable for all shoppers. . Maybe they don’t care.
Is it any wonder why fragrance allergies are increasing? Fragrance overuse is causing the last drop to push sensitive people to the brink of healthy breathing. Some people develop hives with exposure. Some people develop headaches with exposure, while others develop sneezing, feeling dizzy, an upset stomach, and watery eyes. Spraying fragrance particles into the air creates the atmosphere (literally) of a toxic infusion for those with weakened immune systems, respiratory problems and allergies.
I have a problem with “staff spewing fragrances” telling the general public that their products heal everything from A to Z. This is scientifically pure. According to the article “House of Cards: The Toxic Combination of Essential Oils and Multi-Level Marketing”: Very few MLM distributors see money. The author claims that MLM companies can also charge prices that would never be sustainable in the open market. According to the author, for example, a company sells 2 bottles of berry juice for almost $ 100. What what?
Now I know why I hear you tell buyers that if the product does not cost at least $ 25.00 it is not a good product. I sell perfume oil for $ 5.00 and in the future the essential oils that I sell now cost $ 10.00 due to the increase in lab price. The old adage is true: if there is demand, the price will increase for higher profits as long as the demand persists.
Clear the air, please! From WEBMD: Fragrance Allergies: A Sensory Aggression
The use of fragrances in products is on the rise, as is the number of people affected by them. WebMD Offers Ways To Protect Yourself If You Are Sensitive To Odors
By Colette Bouchez
Do any of these scenarios sound familiar to you?
You smell a co-worker’s new fragrance, and in a matter of minutes, you have a huge headache.
You open that new bottle of dishwashing liquid, and by the time you’ve washed the pots and pans, your hands and arms are covered in hives.
You walk into a friend’s house and smell like freshly baked pumpkin pie. Only after you start sneezing uncontrollably and feel dizzy, weak, and nauseous, do you realize that you haven’t been baking, but instead have been burning a scented candle.
Your favorite fashion magazine arrives, and as soon as it leaves the mailbox, your eyes water and you sneeze non-stop. The culprit: scented fragrance advertising inserts.
If this sounds familiar, you may be one of a growing number of people with allergies or fragrance sensitivities that can have mild to severe health consequences.
“Scent sells. So not only are there definitely more scented products in the world, the fragrances themselves are also more complex. And for many people, repeated exposures can lead to a constellation of symptoms,” says Tracie DeFreitas Saab, MS, human factors consultant for the West Virginia University Work Adaptation Network. DeFreitas frequently works with employers and employees on workplace environmental issues.
Those symptoms, he tells WebMD, can range from classic “allergic” reactions, such as sneezing, a runny nose, and watery eyes; headaches, inability to concentrate, and dizziness; to breathing problems, such as shortness of breath and wheezing; to skin reactions, such as itching, hives and other rashes.
According to the American Academy of Dermatology (AAD), fragrances are considered the leading cause of cosmetic contact dermatitis. As a health concern, this sensitivity alone affects more than 2 million people, and studies suggest that sensitivity is increasing.
(What do you do when faced with a fragrance allergy or sensitivity? Talk to others on the Health Cafe dashboard.)
Fragrances and our world
Experts theorize that one of the reasons fragrance allergies seem to be on the rise is that fragrances themselves have become such an important part of our world. According to the AAD, around 5,000 different fragrances are used in products today, and countless combinations of other fragrances. And they can be a powerful and toxic brew.
I don’t tell people that no oil cures anything, because it doesn’t. I started making oils about 17 years ago because I am allergic to many substances. Particles thrown from three multi-level marketing companies give me asthma attacks and headaches. If they kept their products covered and not SPEWs from a plugged-in device, I could probably tolerate their presence near me, but not next to me.
I have asthma when I go near “Candle Isles”. I also have severe reactions to the laundry and soap islands. A large chain of supermarkets has the soap island right in front of the pharmacy. If I have to wait in line, I go until I can get in and out as quickly as possible. I have reactions from the lawn and garden departments that cause lip numbness, asthma, dizziness, a feeling of lethargy, and headaches that can last up to 24 hours after exposure. Some lawn and garden products have been cited as containing carcinogens and toxic substances. Before 2016, the use of these substances in the presence of children was prohibited. Since then, they are allowed again where children are present, such as schools. These carcinogenic and toxic substances are banned in Europe and in many other countries. I have an allergy to cosmetic makeup. I have allergic reactions to certain dyes. I wash everything before I put it on, I sleep on it or have it next to my skin. I get hives when I use a razor with a “soft strip”. I get asthma when using scented garbage bags. I have come to realize that when a large chain takes out the competition there are no other options than scented garbage bags. Some colognes and perfumes bother me, but not all. Shea butter gives me hives. I’ve called department and grocery stores to ask them to remove the disgusting scented pineapples from their pharmacy area. It never ceases to amaze me how many stores place allergy-causing products in close proximity to their pharmacies.
Why can’t public places fight for clean, clear air? Multi-level marketing companies can do whatever they want at home. Do not expose children, the elderly, people with sensitivities and people with respiratory problems to particles thrown without their permission.
Public commercial spaces must be free of airborne irritants that cause respiratory problems. The media cites equality for all. The same should apply to people with allergies, asthma and respiratory problems, they are disabilities that grow in large numbers by leaps and bounds.