Fragrance Sensitivity

[kyra_ojosverdes]

Anyone out there have it? I'd like to burn candles in the front office at work, but one woman (that I know of) is sensitive to many fragrances.

Does anyone know if natural scents (ya know, from natural oils as opposed to synthetic chemical stuff) make a difference for fragrance sensitivity?

Does anyone know of a source for candles made with natural ingredients? I'd love to find some soy-wax candles which are scented with natural oils.

(In other 'natural oil' news, I used some calendula baby oil to clean off the mascara that I'd applied last night. Now my eyes are all puffy and a little irritated. I Googled calendula, and it's used widely to *reduce* eye puffiness and irritation, so maybe I have a specific sensitivity to the stuff.)

Comments

[hopeevey.livejournal.com]

burning an un-scented candle often helps with stale air, without adding any smells.

It can't hurt to give it a try.

[canyonwren.livejournal.com]

You know, I forgot about that. I used to burn an unscented candle near the catbox to help with any residual odor, and it does work.

[gryphonwing.livejournal.com]

All by itself beeswax has a lovely light odor--nothing actually fragrant, very subtle, and I've never known anyone to react badly to it.