[Access] Fw: [UUCE-Chat] Common Scents

[mary otten]

here's an honest inquiry off the chat list. anybody got some resources or solid info for john? 
mary
>
> I just ran across this in the draft of What's UUP:
> 
> 
> "x^^bbbben ACCESSIBILITY TIP
> --  Avoid wearing perfume or cologne (or scented soap or lotions) to
> church services and functions. Be considerate of those people with
> chemical sensitivities that cause reactions, often delayed,  ranging
> from headaches and dizziness to asthmatic attacks. Let's make UUCE as
> fragrance-free as possible.
> 
> 
> 
> The parallel between perfume or cologne and cigarette smoke is clearer
> to me than the parallel between lotions or soaps and cigarettes.  I do
> have a scented soap -- patchouli, pink grapefruit, and black spruce
> with a sugar aloe wash -- that I like to use on special occasions; the
> smell is pleasing to me and gets me into a spiritual frame of mind.
> So to me it seems to me a shame if UUCE was completely fragrance-free.
> 
> I really don't want to cause anyone a headache or an asthmatic attack
> -- is there a difference between types of fragrances so that those of
> us who do want to wear different scents can do so his
> 
> -- John
> 
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> 
> John Burridge
> burridge.john at gmail.com
> http://johnburridge.blogspot.com
> 
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