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Allergies to synthetic scents?

11 posts, 7 members
AmandaJane
1147 posts
This came up in the responses to an article recently and it's had me thinking.

My synthetic scent allergy goes with a dust mite allergy and I take a ton of antihystamines and Flixonase to counteract it. My bedding is dust mite protected (that wasn't cheap!) and I have mild hayfever urgh. Allergies!

Sometimes I walk into a pharmacy and get a whiff of that 'old granny smell' and have to leave. I walked past a younger woman on the street the other day and she had the 'old granny' smell. Someone must be bottling the 'old granny' smell and selling it lol.

I haven't worn scent or scented products in a long time but essential oils are fine. I made my own solid perfume a while back which was great fun.

I also recently found Purity Fragrances in my local organic/wholefood shop and the scents are lovely and I can actually wear them!

Now I'm on the hunt for other non-scented products. I notice Trilogy have two and they come in a roller ball bottle like their intensive eye treatment.

Does anyone have any suggestions?



 
Farmers-Wife
2052 posts
I feel you!! I cant wear flowery scents as it makes me sneeze.
Have you tried the lush sold ones. They used to have vanillary. Not sure if they still make it
AmandaJane
1147 posts
Ohh thanks, I'll check out their site. I'm looking for a non scented natural deoderant too.
Farmers-Wife
2052 posts
Have you tried the rocks? It looks like a crystal rock and you rub it under your arm with it damp.
Macs
5360 posts
Hey I've never tried natural perfumes before I'd love to try one.
itsclearascrystal
2057 posts
Last time I looked at iHerb i saw they had some natural perfumes. And the lush solid ones would be the other one I've seen. The body shop and fishpond could also have something. 

I tried a non scented natural deodorant from the pharmacy once. It was the worst deodorant I've ever tried :/
AmandaJane
1147 posts
I think I need to go to a Lush store. Some of those perfumes look gorgeous!  

I'm going to have to try one of those solid deoderants too, they look pretty good. 

Macs - they have testers of the Trilogy ones on the stands and they recently put out another one called Raha I think. I want to go try it out too. 

itsclearascrystal - I'm yet to do an iherb order, I've been resisting because it would be dangerous lol :)
MareeB
5326 posts
I'm reading this and can smell my gorgeous living nature face mask I have on, and feel sorry you can't smell it !! You're right, essential oils are probably the way to go. You can use vinegar for a deodorant and then when its dry add a little of your favourite oil to your under arms for a scent. I have no idea how well the vinegar works - it'll be a great deodorant for sure ( as it kills bacteria), but maybe not so great antiperspirant. Might be worth trying when you're planning a day at home!!
DianaN
143 posts
Ooh I have never tried natural scents before but I should start looking into them. I feel that with synthetic perfumes, it's often quite strong and irritates my nose and makes it runny. 
AmandaJane
1147 posts
Maree - Living Nature are fine, I use two of their masks and they haven't affected me at all. Thank heavens!

Diana - I would definitely look into them in that case. I know the runny nose thing and it plays havoc with my makeup when I'm like that. :(
You will have to dig around ebay for a sample if you want to try this but you could try Not a Perfume by Juliette has a Gun. While World stores carry this brand in Auckland, they don't have this one in particular. It's a bit of a gamble/waiting game for someone to post a listing for a fair price on ebay however so keep that in mind. 

Other than that I can only suggest essential oils. Of course, you can layer them to get a more complex scent!

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