Is Perfume the New Cigarette? 150 Fall Ill to Sprayed Perfume

Associated Content ^ | 8/30/09 | Bobby Tall Horse

[Unlikely Hero]

It’s a very old aftershave—some trace it back to the 1880s. The Vegetal part of it smells very potent and very earthy. Then it blooms into a lilac scent over time. It’s very controversial but I love it. You can find it at most Walgreens.

[Unlikely Hero]

Here it is on drugstore.com

http://www.drugstore.com/products/prod.asp?pid=57988&catid=9363&trx=29904&tab=1#1

[animal172]

Should I run out and buy some and spray my better half, the dogs, cats and yard with it? Who knows. I might have better luck.

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[animal172]

Thanks. Wonder if I should invest in the company now?

[petitfour]

I developed a perfume sensitivity while at Bama. Maybe it was that I was away from my mother’s daily perfume bathing for the first time in my life. Whenever I was around her after I had grown up and left home, I became ill from the smells/chemicals. I don’t have a problem with most candles, but hair sprays and cologne give me migraines if I’m around the smells for too long. Cigar smoke has always made me nauseous. I can tolerate cigarette smoke in a well ventilated area though it will give me a headache eventually. Windex gets to me. Other household cleaners sometimes irritate my sinuses as well.

I don’t know how to politely tell people that the smell of their houses or persons make you ill. LOL

[Grandma Pam]

I have loved Shalimar perfume since I was in grade school. Hubby, bless his heart, says it smells like vanilla extract.

[Deb]

I highly recommend “Serendipitous”. It smells like chocolate chip cookies and people will literally follow you down the street. It’s gorgeous!

[MadelineZapeezda]

I’m a migraine sufferer and certain potent colognes can trigger a migraine headache in minutes