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Lavender
Anise
Citronella
Sweet Orange
Peppermint
Lemon Grass
Pure Frankincense Tree Resin From India
Clear the Air, Please!
A public health hazard is going on in malls, live vendor shows, markets, workplaces, stores and in a variety of public places. What is this practice? People encouraged by their up-lines to spew fragrance particulates into the air infiltrating those around them, without their permission. I have asked those partaking in fragrance spewing not to spew fragrances through a plugged-in device. I asked them to keep a lid on their products. They become defensive and state that they are spewing it anyway. Thankfully, live shows, and markets, are now prohibiting this practice due to complaints. Certain ingredients and over saturation of fragrance in candles, soaps, lotions, ornaments, and other items set some people like me over the edge.
My last asthma medicine cost was $45.00 for an emergency inhaler that I need to use after being exposed to fragrance being spewed from devices that put particulates into the air. People were not meant to breathe oil particulates, smoke, powdered lawn, insect and weed killers either.
I have been doing oils for years, somewhere around 19 years and do not have reactions. I do not, nor would I ever suggest that anyone spew fragrance particulates into the air. During live shows I have found it necessary to move far away from the Multi-Level Fragrance Particulate Atomizers to keep asthma attacks from happening. I have walked into homes that have plugged in devices spewing oils, I ask them to unplug their device. In some instances, I need to reschedule the appointment and return at another date & time. I have brought this to the perpetrators attention more than once. Those spewers state their up-line instructs them to spew particulates and they are doing it anyway. Young children start coughing walking by their table as do others. Shoppers complain about the smell and still they persist. Managers of the events have been notified but their particulate spewing actions persist.
I buy in bulk from U. S. Labs. I bottle my own oils. I blend fragrances. My Essential Oils are Essential. Perfume Oil is Perfume Oil made from base oils and essential oils. My oil bottles have lids on them.
One would think with the decline of shoppers using on-line shopping as opposed to a live visit to a retail store, that all stores, events, and malls would want to do everything possible to make it comfortable for all shoppers to visit.
Is it any wonder why fragrance allergies are on the rise? Fragrance overuse is causing the last straw incidence to push sensitive people over the edge of healthy breathing. Some people develop hives with exposure. Some people develop headaches with exposure, while others develop sneezing, dizzy, watery eyes, and nausea. Misting fragrance particulates into the air creates the atmosphere (literally) of a toxic brew to those with weakened immune systems, respiratory problems, and allergies.
I have a problem with the “Fragrance Spewing Personnel” telling the public their products cure everything from A – Z. This scientifically is hogwash. I have read that the toxic combination of Essential Oils and Multi-Level Marketing create overpriced MLM distributors that see little profits on a consistent basis. I have also read that MLM companies charge prices that would never be sustainable in the traditional brick and mortar store. That is why the Multi-Level Marketers create down-lines that encourage them to be part of their MLM marketing schemes.
Cost Prohibitive is a better term to use. Reading the findings from Consumer Reports ” 5 Things We've Learned About the Booming Essential Oils Business”, was eye opening.
Because there are too many distributors in the downstream, they are encouraged to tell people “if the product is not at least $25.00 it is not a good product” another overpriced selling ploy.
I sell perfume oil for $5.00 and essential oils I sell are now $10.00 due to the laboratory price increase. The adage holds true: If there is a demand, the price for supply will increase to fill demand.
I don’t tell people that any oil cures anything, because it doesn’t. I started doing oils around 19 years ago because I have allergies to many substances. Spewed particulates from three Multi-Level Marketing firms cause me to have asthma attacks, inflamed eye irritation, skin problems, and sinus pressure. If they kept a lid on their products and did not SPEW them from a plugged-in device, I could tolerate their presence in proximity to me, but not next to me.
I have asthma when I get close to “Candle Isles”. I also have severe reactions to laundry and soap isles. One large grocery chain has the soap isle right across from the pharmacy. If I need to wait in-line for more than 2 people, I leave until I can get in and out as quickly as possible. When Covid-19 created a situation that affected the safety of those waiting in-line, I changed to a pharmacy that had drive- through service. I have reactions from lawn & garden departments that cause me to have numb lips, asthma, dizziness, feeling lethargic, sinus & eye pressure that can last up to 24 hours after exposure. The bagged lawn, insect, weed products have particulates that do get in the air. Some lawn and garden products have been cited for having carcinogens and toxic substances. Prior to 2016 these substances were banned from use where children are present. Since that time, they are allowed again, where children are present, at places like schools and sporting events. These carcinogens and toxic substances were banned in Europe and many other countries. I have allergies to cosmetic make-up. I have allergic reactions to certain dyes. I wash everything before I wear it, sleep on it or have it next to my skin. I break out in hives when I use a razor with a “Soft Strip”.
I get asthma when scented trash bags are used. Some colognes and perfumes bother me, but not all of them. I have called department and grocery stores to ask them to remove the obnoxious scented pinecones from their pharmacy area. It never ceases to amaze me that stores put allergy causing products close to their pharmacies.
Why can’t public places strive for clean, clear air? The Multi-Level Marketing Companies can do what they want at home. Please, do not expose children, older adults, those with sensitivities, and those with respiratory problems with particulates without their permission.
In the Summer of 2019 I started coughing uncontrollably while waiting for a vendor to finish packing. I asked if she had scented products because I smelled Vanilla. She replied "oh, that is my vape pen in my purse". I had to move further away. Since vaping started most scented vape pens make my breathing very difficult. It is no surprise to me that vaping has put people in the hospital with respiratory problems that had none prior to vaping. Some of those hospitalized will not fully recover.
Public retail spaces should be clear of irritants in the air that cause breathing problems. There are protesters citing equality and freedoms. The same should apply for those with allergies, asthma, and respiratory problems, because those types of disabilities are growing in vast numbers due to overexposure to irritants. There was a time where none of the over scented products and chemicals were available. There was a time when powdered lawn, insect and weed killers were not stacked by the bag in department and home stores.
Simply being considerate of others would really help. I usually know what bothers me, therefore, I will remove myself from the problem. I notice through corporations I worked at, that others don’t have an immediate response to scents and toxic substances but would complain about not feeling well after ”the bug sprays were applied and after carpets were cleaned”. Some of the chemicals used in lawn, insect, weed products, herbicides, fragrances, and cleaners are toxic and an underlying cause of cancers that develop from exposure over time.
Formaldehyde is a chemical I had a very high reaction to during allergy testing in the late 1990’s. Formaldehyde is in several products consumable, textiles like clothing, carpet, and several everyday products. Most allergists don’t test for Formaldehyde anymore.
March 15th, 2023, update: While redoing a jewelry booth in a store I am in, I had a reaction to a candle vendor/maybe a combination of a soap vendor and candle vendor combined, that had something different that was not present the past times I was close to those products. It took me over 3 hours to redo that booth. I asked the staff if there was something different. They replied no and that maybe someone that walked by had a fragrance that bothered me. The coughing started shortly after I started redoing my booth and continued until I finished. It was not as bad redoing a 2nd booth the coughing was better, but the cough continued. My sinuses were raw, I had a Covid test (negative) 2 days later March 17th, 2023. (Could not taste or smell for 3 days), received an oral antibiotic April 14th, 2023, and different medicines from my allergist April 19, 2023. Another round of antibiotics was prescribed in May of 2023. My booth requires a lock. All locked cases were moved to the check-out room. The candles and soap do not require a locked cabinet. I noticed people coming in the front door and sneezing, older people coughing. While I could be the canary in the cave because I react long before anyone else, others were showing signs of irritation.
Through July 5th, 2023, three & ½ months later I finally stopped violently coughing. After violently coughing for 3.5 months, I now need surgery because 1 vertebra and a spur are pressing into my spinal column. I have vertebrae wearing away. I had no signs of neck pain until I coughed violently for 3.5 months. A plate will be inserted between the vertebra and the spinal column, and the spur will be removed, cadaver bone and disk tissue will be used, and the vertebrae will be fused above and below the vertebra repair. (I did have a similar surgery in 2017). I did not have any neck pain until I started coughing violently for 3.5 months. The raw eyes, throat, and sinuses allowed another bacterial infection to invade the raw areas.
I wore a mask the last time I redid the booth. The candle booth was reduced in size. I did cough but not violently like I did March 15th, 2023.
Store personnel, please, be cautious of what products you have and allow where people linger.
Carla J Mattingly
A public health hazard is going on in malls, live vendor shows, markets, workplaces, stores and in a variety of public places. What is this practice? People encouraged by their up-lines to spew fragrance particulates into the air infiltrating those around them, without their permission. I have asked those partaking in fragrance spewing not to spew fragrances through a plugged-in device. I asked them to keep a lid on their products. They become defensive and state that they are spewing it anyway. Thankfully, live shows, and markets, are now prohibiting this practice due to complaints. Certain ingredients and over saturation of fragrance in candles, soaps, lotions, ornaments, and other items set some people like me over the edge.
My last asthma medicine cost was $45.00 for an emergency inhaler that I need to use after being exposed to fragrance being spewed from devices that put particulates into the air. People were not meant to breathe oil particulates, smoke, powdered lawn, insect and weed killers either.
I have been doing oils for years, somewhere around 19 years and do not have reactions. I do not, nor would I ever suggest that anyone spew fragrance particulates into the air. During live shows I have found it necessary to move far away from the Multi-Level Fragrance Particulate Atomizers to keep asthma attacks from happening. I have walked into homes that have plugged in devices spewing oils, I ask them to unplug their device. In some instances, I need to reschedule the appointment and return at another date & time. I have brought this to the perpetrators attention more than once. Those spewers state their up-line instructs them to spew particulates and they are doing it anyway. Young children start coughing walking by their table as do others. Shoppers complain about the smell and still they persist. Managers of the events have been notified but their particulate spewing actions persist.
I buy in bulk from U. S. Labs. I bottle my own oils. I blend fragrances. My Essential Oils are Essential. Perfume Oil is Perfume Oil made from base oils and essential oils. My oil bottles have lids on them.
One would think with the decline of shoppers using on-line shopping as opposed to a live visit to a retail store, that all stores, events, and malls would want to do everything possible to make it comfortable for all shoppers to visit.
Is it any wonder why fragrance allergies are on the rise? Fragrance overuse is causing the last straw incidence to push sensitive people over the edge of healthy breathing. Some people develop hives with exposure. Some people develop headaches with exposure, while others develop sneezing, dizzy, watery eyes, and nausea. Misting fragrance particulates into the air creates the atmosphere (literally) of a toxic brew to those with weakened immune systems, respiratory problems, and allergies.
I have a problem with the “Fragrance Spewing Personnel” telling the public their products cure everything from A – Z. This scientifically is hogwash. I have read that the toxic combination of Essential Oils and Multi-Level Marketing create overpriced MLM distributors that see little profits on a consistent basis. I have also read that MLM companies charge prices that would never be sustainable in the traditional brick and mortar store. That is why the Multi-Level Marketers create down-lines that encourage them to be part of their MLM marketing schemes.
Cost Prohibitive is a better term to use. Reading the findings from Consumer Reports ” 5 Things We've Learned About the Booming Essential Oils Business”, was eye opening.
Because there are too many distributors in the downstream, they are encouraged to tell people “if the product is not at least $25.00 it is not a good product” another overpriced selling ploy.
I sell perfume oil for $5.00 and essential oils I sell are now $10.00 due to the laboratory price increase. The adage holds true: If there is a demand, the price for supply will increase to fill demand.
I don’t tell people that any oil cures anything, because it doesn’t. I started doing oils around 19 years ago because I have allergies to many substances. Spewed particulates from three Multi-Level Marketing firms cause me to have asthma attacks, inflamed eye irritation, skin problems, and sinus pressure. If they kept a lid on their products and did not SPEW them from a plugged-in device, I could tolerate their presence in proximity to me, but not next to me.
I have asthma when I get close to “Candle Isles”. I also have severe reactions to laundry and soap isles. One large grocery chain has the soap isle right across from the pharmacy. If I need to wait in-line for more than 2 people, I leave until I can get in and out as quickly as possible. When Covid-19 created a situation that affected the safety of those waiting in-line, I changed to a pharmacy that had drive- through service. I have reactions from lawn & garden departments that cause me to have numb lips, asthma, dizziness, feeling lethargic, sinus & eye pressure that can last up to 24 hours after exposure. The bagged lawn, insect, weed products have particulates that do get in the air. Some lawn and garden products have been cited for having carcinogens and toxic substances. Prior to 2016 these substances were banned from use where children are present. Since that time, they are allowed again, where children are present, at places like schools and sporting events. These carcinogens and toxic substances were banned in Europe and many other countries. I have allergies to cosmetic make-up. I have allergic reactions to certain dyes. I wash everything before I wear it, sleep on it or have it next to my skin. I break out in hives when I use a razor with a “Soft Strip”.
I get asthma when scented trash bags are used. Some colognes and perfumes bother me, but not all of them. I have called department and grocery stores to ask them to remove the obnoxious scented pinecones from their pharmacy area. It never ceases to amaze me that stores put allergy causing products close to their pharmacies.
Why can’t public places strive for clean, clear air? The Multi-Level Marketing Companies can do what they want at home. Please, do not expose children, older adults, those with sensitivities, and those with respiratory problems with particulates without their permission.
In the Summer of 2019 I started coughing uncontrollably while waiting for a vendor to finish packing. I asked if she had scented products because I smelled Vanilla. She replied "oh, that is my vape pen in my purse". I had to move further away. Since vaping started most scented vape pens make my breathing very difficult. It is no surprise to me that vaping has put people in the hospital with respiratory problems that had none prior to vaping. Some of those hospitalized will not fully recover.
Public retail spaces should be clear of irritants in the air that cause breathing problems. There are protesters citing equality and freedoms. The same should apply for those with allergies, asthma, and respiratory problems, because those types of disabilities are growing in vast numbers due to overexposure to irritants. There was a time where none of the over scented products and chemicals were available. There was a time when powdered lawn, insect and weed killers were not stacked by the bag in department and home stores.
Simply being considerate of others would really help. I usually know what bothers me, therefore, I will remove myself from the problem. I notice through corporations I worked at, that others don’t have an immediate response to scents and toxic substances but would complain about not feeling well after ”the bug sprays were applied and after carpets were cleaned”. Some of the chemicals used in lawn, insect, weed products, herbicides, fragrances, and cleaners are toxic and an underlying cause of cancers that develop from exposure over time.
Formaldehyde is a chemical I had a very high reaction to during allergy testing in the late 1990’s. Formaldehyde is in several products consumable, textiles like clothing, carpet, and several everyday products. Most allergists don’t test for Formaldehyde anymore.
March 15th, 2023, update: While redoing a jewelry booth in a store I am in, I had a reaction to a candle vendor/maybe a combination of a soap vendor and candle vendor combined, that had something different that was not present the past times I was close to those products. It took me over 3 hours to redo that booth. I asked the staff if there was something different. They replied no and that maybe someone that walked by had a fragrance that bothered me. The coughing started shortly after I started redoing my booth and continued until I finished. It was not as bad redoing a 2nd booth the coughing was better, but the cough continued. My sinuses were raw, I had a Covid test (negative) 2 days later March 17th, 2023. (Could not taste or smell for 3 days), received an oral antibiotic April 14th, 2023, and different medicines from my allergist April 19, 2023. Another round of antibiotics was prescribed in May of 2023. My booth requires a lock. All locked cases were moved to the check-out room. The candles and soap do not require a locked cabinet. I noticed people coming in the front door and sneezing, older people coughing. While I could be the canary in the cave because I react long before anyone else, others were showing signs of irritation.
Through July 5th, 2023, three & ½ months later I finally stopped violently coughing. After violently coughing for 3.5 months, I now need surgery because 1 vertebra and a spur are pressing into my spinal column. I have vertebrae wearing away. I had no signs of neck pain until I coughed violently for 3.5 months. A plate will be inserted between the vertebra and the spinal column, and the spur will be removed, cadaver bone and disk tissue will be used, and the vertebrae will be fused above and below the vertebra repair. (I did have a similar surgery in 2017). I did not have any neck pain until I started coughing violently for 3.5 months. The raw eyes, throat, and sinuses allowed another bacterial infection to invade the raw areas.
I wore a mask the last time I redid the booth. The candle booth was reduced in size. I did cough but not violently like I did March 15th, 2023.
Store personnel, please, be cautious of what products you have and allow where people linger.
Carla J Mattingly