kyra_ojosverdes ([personal profile] kyra_ojosverdes) wrote2004-10-04 11:04 am

Fragrance Sensitivity

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.)

[identity profile] weedblossom.livejournal.com 2004-10-04 12:42 pm (UTC)(link)
Well, I HAD a really good site bookmarked that was all about natural candle scents and oils - but I can't find it. I'm sorry.

I do think, though, that every person is different. My roommate suffers from migraines from just about every smell-trigger you can imagine. I can handle pretty much anything but vinegar (though I don't think that comes in a candle . . .).