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Dear Aunt Jobby: My coworkers perfume is making me sick!

Posted on Jul 03, 2009 by Susie Collins in Blog, MCS, Susie Collins, Worker's Rights

Moms To Work reports on how to handle a coworker who’s perfume is making colleagues sick.

Julie at Moms To Work contacted me about a question she had from one of her readers about coworkers perfume making colleagues sick. Julie was referred to me by my blogger friend and Canary Report regular Jeanne from Chronic Healing.

I sent Julie some information about the toxic chemicals in modern fragrance and perfume. Despite the knowledge of toxicity in perfumes being new to her, Julie, in her Q&A column “Dear Aunt Jobby,” treated the topic of chemical sensitivity with respect and a good dose of data. She left her readers with the advice: tell your perfumed coworker she’s “a walking bio-hazard.” Brava!

Oh, by the way, I was quoted as the “stinky expert.” Yep, my claim to fame: I am the stinky expert. LOL.

Says Aunt Jobby:

A growing number of people claim that exposure to certain fragrances, including perfumes and scented products, adversely impacts their health.

They report symptoms such as headaches, dizziness, nausea, fatigue, shortness of breath, difficulty with concentration, and allergy-like symptoms, as this article suggests.

Aunt Jobby’s advice: Pull your colleague aside and whisper in her ear that her perfume is wonderful, but she’s a walking bio-hazard.  If that doesn’t work, give her a copy of the article suggested by Susie and ask if she could try doing without perfume for a few weeks. Maybe she could see it as her own personal Lent for the recession.

Photo credit.

Thanks, Julie!

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Tags: Air, Chemicals, Environmental Health, Fragrance, Indoor Pollution, MCS, Multiple Chemical Sensitivity, Perfume, Personal Care, Products, Sick Building, Stink, Toxic, Work