Fragrances are everywhere these days. We as human’s love smells. I remember when I used to love to burn candles in my bedroom while I did homework, I’d slather on Bath and Body Works lotions and spray body splash all over before I headed out the door to school or to church.
As time has gone on I’ve noticed that I’ve become much more sensitive to smells.
Smells are important to all of us. They are tightly tied with memories. Think of apple pie baking on Thanksgiving morning. Think of the smell of a fresh cut pine tree at Christmas time. Think of the smell of sun tan lotion at the beach. All of these smells evoke a certain feeling associated with a memory.
Unfortunately these days everything has an incredibly strong smell. From our dryer sheets, floor cleaner, laundry detergent, to shampoos and even tampons! EVERYTHING is scented. It’s almost like there’s this message out there that if something doesn’t smell really “good” then it’s dirty.
It’s too bad this is the case.
Here’s something you probably didn’t know about the term “fragrance.” It can be found on any number of household and personal care products. The words “fragrance,” “parfum,” or “perfume” are legally used by manufacturers to hide hundreds of potentially harmful ingredients. Think of it as a “trade secret.”
Pretty slimy huh?
More than 75% of the time that you have the word “fragrance” on the ingredients list the manufacturer is hiding nasty ingredients called “phthalates,” pronounced “THAL ates.” Phthalates are known endocrine disruptors. Your endocrine system is your hormone system which is responsible for just about every function in your body.
A pretty important system, I’d say!
Ingredients classified as endocrine disruptors such as phthalates have been linked to birth defects, breast cancer, infertility, liver cancer, diabetes, obesity and now with autism and ADHD. (Dr. Philip Landrigan, Mt. Sinai, Children’s Environmental Health Center)
Have you or anyone you know experienced a nauseous feeling or a headache when exposed to strong scents? I can empathize with you.
I have the hardest time finding a good perfume that doesn’t make me feel sick within 5 minutes.
You might have noticed that a lot of products these days are now being created with “fragrance free” versions. This has been helpful for me, who has sensitive skin! But, sometimes you just want to smell good, you want your house to smell nice or you might want to even burn a candle!
I totally understand. I feel the same way!
Thankfully I’ve found a company that has everything from non toxic perfume to candles and any household cleaner or body care item you need and none of these products are hiding ANY nasty ingredients. And, the great thing is you get to smell like a feminine lady once again, without smelling like a complete hippy!
All of their products are scented naturally in a truly non toxic way with organic essential oils and botanical extracts.
Don’t be duped into thinking that the strong smell in your cleaners is actually clean, it’s not, it’s toxic and you’re home and your family is better off without it!
