Fragrance-Free Products
Sharon Rorem
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Fragrance-Free Nation: Fragrances and Animals
Animals are affected by scent, and, interestingly, we can be affected by the pheromones that animals produce. Are they affected by your perfume? Is your perfume causing a health problem for your pet?
Fragrance-Free Nation: The Perfume Gauntlet Revisited
Frustrated over the "perfume sampling" done in a department store, I contacted the CEO of the store. I explained to him that this "sampling" causes health problems for myself and many others. What was his response? Find out in this article.
Fragrance-Free Nation: Fragrance and Your Skin
You just put on your favorite perfume, and you're off to work. Will that perfume stay there-on your neck or arm, or does it have other places to go besides the air around you? Guess what? It's on its way to other areas in your body too- through your skin!
Perfume and Your Respiratory System
Perfumes reach us first by our olfactory system. Our noses pick up the scent, then what? When a perfume is breathed in, it doesn't just fade away. It's in your body for quite a while. Find out more about how perfumes affect our respiratory system in this article.
Everyone knows that fragrance affects your emotions in some way, but just how does it do that? What are pheromones, and what role do thay play in fragrance?
Fragrance-Free Nation: Can You Sue?
You've got MCS-Multiple Chemical Sensitivity. The co-worker you share a cubicle with is fully aware that her perfume makes you physically ill, yet she continues to wear it daily. You wish you could take some action-like suing her or your company for deliberately making you ill. Can you? Find out what ...
Fragrance-Free Nation: What’s In My Perfume?
Once upon a time, fragrances were pure. These were created from "essential oils"-flower essences and other natural sources. These days, fragrances can contain toxic chemicals such as formaldehyde.
Fragrance-Free Nation: Mail, Internet, and Ambient Aromas
You cannot spend time in stores because of “that heavy perfume smell”? Well, just purchase everything through the mail and Internet. Is that the solution? No. Ambient aromas are everywhere - even in your mail.
Fragrance- Free Nation:Malls and Scents-How Retail Stores Use Ambient Aromas
Shopping malls and retail stores choose specific aromas to spray in the air. These aromas are called "ambient aromas" and they have a specific purpose. They are used to manipulate the customer into buying a particular product.
Fragrance-Free Nation: The Perfume Gauntlet
Growing numbers of people, especially women, are developing fragrance sensitivity. There is a lot of talk about the environment and how to keep it clean. We want to keep our air fresh, but what about our PERSONAL air space? Should we be concerned about the long-term effects of perfumes on our ...