Beebop
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I have what I can only describe as allergic reactions to some perfumes and thought I'd share about it here, maybe someone has an idea about what is going on, or has similar experiences, maybe not.
I have a very sensitive sense of smell anyway, and toxic fumes bother me more than they do other people, but some perfumes in particular give me a dizzy headache and nausea.
It has got slightly worse recently. Cheap and nasty girl perfume on a train meant I had to move to get fresh air or risk being sick. A couple of days ago I had a similar, milder reaction to the smell of someone's blackcurrant herbal tea. I believe they were the kind that have 'natural blackcurrant flavours'. The other things that often causes dizzy headaches: new car smell, warehouse shops eg. electronics or furniture shops, and 'air fresheners'.
There isn't much I can do to avoid smells - at least in public, and there are so many possible compounds that could be causing a reaction that I would never bother testing or anything. Still, thought I'd share just in case anyone has any wisdom. Maybe there's something I can do to strengthen my body to raise my tolerance. Or maybe it's a sign of something else worth knowing about.
I wish humans would stop using these perfumes - without knowing the cost to health and the environment. I'm sure many of you feel the same way!
I have a very sensitive sense of smell anyway, and toxic fumes bother me more than they do other people, but some perfumes in particular give me a dizzy headache and nausea.
It has got slightly worse recently. Cheap and nasty girl perfume on a train meant I had to move to get fresh air or risk being sick. A couple of days ago I had a similar, milder reaction to the smell of someone's blackcurrant herbal tea. I believe they were the kind that have 'natural blackcurrant flavours'. The other things that often causes dizzy headaches: new car smell, warehouse shops eg. electronics or furniture shops, and 'air fresheners'.
There isn't much I can do to avoid smells - at least in public, and there are so many possible compounds that could be causing a reaction that I would never bother testing or anything. Still, thought I'd share just in case anyone has any wisdom. Maybe there's something I can do to strengthen my body to raise my tolerance. Or maybe it's a sign of something else worth knowing about.
I wish humans would stop using these perfumes - without knowing the cost to health and the environment. I'm sure many of you feel the same way!