How Scents, Smells and Perfumes can be Harmful

Hyper-sensory children can feel chemical scents, not just smell them, as a painful reaction in the gut, they can become asthmatic from off-gassing emissions or a combination of particulates naked to the eye. They can suffer neurological problems and feel assaulted by perfumes, cleaning agents, wood glue, paint, plug-ins and candles.  

I happened across a company who spells out why Chemically designed scents are toxic. Thought this would be a great resource! There is also a link at the bottom of the page with a wealth of research papers involved. 

https://oneseedperfumes.com/blogs/news/world-environment-day-why-your-perfume-may-be-polluting-more-than-your-car

An excerpt: 

HEALTH EFFECTS OF PETROCHEMICAL VOCS

VOCs (Volatile organic compounds) interact with sunlight and other particles in the air to create the building blocks of smog, namely ozone, which can trigger asthma and permanently scar the lungs, and are linked to heart attacks, strokes and lung cancer. Air pollution has also been linked to dementia and restricted brain development in children. According to the EPA (Environmental Protection Agency), immediate health effects include headaches, eye, nose and throat irritation, loss of coordination, asthma exacerbation and nausea.

Research suggests that 35% of us experience intolerance or allergic reactions to synthetic perfumes, such as migraines, headaches, breathing problems, asthma and anxiety.

Harmful VOCs are not always immediately toxic, but have compounding long-term health effects which develop slowly. Possible longer-term effects include liver, kidney, and central nervous system damage, and cancer.

Exposure to air pollution is the fifth ranking human health risk factor globally, after malnutrition, dietary risks, high blood pressure, and tobacco.  A recent study suggests that adverse human health effects occur below current U.S. standards for ‘safe’ emissions, so our reliance on 'safe standards' of pollution is not actually protecting our health or the environment.

FRAGRANCE EMISSIONS VS VEHICLE EMISSIONS

Even though fifteen times more petroleum is consumed as fuel than is used as ingredients in industrial and consumer products, the amount of chemical vapours emitted to the atmosphere in scented products is roughly the same, VOCs emitted from petrochemicals products like perfumes, paint, pesticides and glues now contribute to half of fossil fuel VOC emissions in thirty-three industrialised cities.

...It might be wise first to assess your use of synthetic fragrance (think perfume, candles, air fresheners and anything synthetically else scented).

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