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

[d. maria]

Well, that definitely puts things in perspective!  thnx, Bob.   dm
On Mar 26, 2008, at 9:17 PM, Robert Kaeser wrote:

> I think you have been told wrong.  I  would challenge them with an
> all natural "organic" skunk.  Some people are actually allergic to
> some flowers.  I was told by a school nurse that there are some kids
> that are so allergic to peanuts that they get a reaction just being
> around someone eating peanuts.  What's in the air doesn't even have
> to have an odor to cause a reaction.  I doubt  anyone can smell mold,
> but plenty of people are allergic to mold.  Carbon monoxide is an
> "organic" all natural poisonous gas found in cisterns and underground
> utility ducts produced by rotting vegetation.
>
> bob K
>
> At 05:05 PM 3/26/2008 -0700, you wrote:
>> I have been told that if the scent consists of all natural
>> ingredients it is not bothersome, but that's only hearsay.
>>
>> Barb
>>
>> At 04:45 AM 3/26/2008, you wrote:
>>> 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^^bbbbenACCESSIBILITY 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
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> ----
>>>>
>>>> John Burridge
>>>> burridge.john at gmail.com
>>>> http://johnburridge.blogspot.com
>>>>
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