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

[canyonwren.livejournal.com]

Arg. Insert a "can" between the "you" and the "get." I wasn't telling you do to it, just suggesting. :)

[kyra-ojosverdes.livejournal.com]

I didn't figure you were getting all bossy on me. ;-)

I'll bet that air filter would also help with the damn dust that gets everywhere too, huh? The sunshine comes streaming (beautifully, radiantly) through the window right next to my desk... and illuminates the dust which settles on my phone setup, which makes things hard to see. Not to mention just being annoying in its existence.

[canyonwren.livejournal.com]

Yes, they help with dust and mold spores. When I put a new filter in, I get a blast of fresh air from the fan, and when the blast seems to be getting thinner (every three months or so), I take the filter out. Lo and behold, there's all kinds of grime in there! It looks like a vacuum cleaner bag. They really do help.

Which reminds me, I need to get new filters for the ones I have at home. I can barely feel the breeze from my main one.

Wish I could remember how much the small ones cost. I don't want to get you all excited over something too expensive. Go check them out at WalMart. The big ones are very expensive, but there are desktop sizes and small room sizes that might be affordable. I think I may have gotten my small one on sale, but I can't remember for how much.