[Sca-cooks] Long time coming was New to list

[Olwen the Odd]

Ahhh Leah, you would most likely put me straight in the hospital.
Don't get me wrong, I like the oils.  I just can't tolerate them.  And they
quickly build up on peoples skin and clothing, going unnoticed by the wearer
that watery eyes are left in their wake.
When I first fell ill with asthma it was because of a student who wore
patchuli(sp).  He said he had worn it for about 20 years.  He even used
patchuli soap.  You could smell this fellow coming when he was hundereds of
feet from the building!  He had not a clue.  He could have stopped applying
the stuff and still smelled like it for the rest of a long life.  But this
is an exception.  An extreme case.  I am sure this is not you.
Olwen

>I have allergies to just about every chemical created by man. They range
>from a stuffy nose or general yucky feeling to nearly having to go to the
>hosptial to being severely depressed if I am around them. I've found that I
>can't wear, don't like to wear manufactured perfumes, to me they stink and
>smell of nothing more than scented rubbing alcohol. So I have gone on to
>wearing the pure oils, and lots of it. So I smell like a French whorehouse,
>but I don't make myself sick.
>
>Leah A. Montgomery
>
>>From: "Olwen the Odd" <olwentheodd at hotmail.com>
>>Reply-To: sca-cooks at ansteorra.org
>>To: sca-cooks at ansteorra.org
>>Subject: [Sca-cooks] Long time coming was New to list
>>Date: Thu, 20 Feb 2003 14:59:24 +0000
>>
>>>From: "Olwen the Odd" <olwentheodd at hotmail.com>
>>>Reply-To: sca-cooks at ansteorra.org
>>Wow.  I sent this on Feb 6th and it just got here.
>>O
>>
>>>To: sca-cooks at ansteorra.org
>>>Subject: Re: [Sca-cooks] Re:New to list
>>>Date: Thu, 06 Feb 2003 20:49:59 +0000
>>>
>>>> > On that note, I'd like to point out that more and more Americans are
>>>>being
>>>> > hit by Multiple Chemical Sensitivity.  This "sensitivity" can cause
>>>>things
>>>> > as simple as slight breathing problems, to full fledged asthma
>>>>attacks,
>>>>or
>>>> > seizures.  It can be triggered by a perfume, or other scented
>>>>products.
>>>> >
>>>> > I would beg y'all to be careful about that.  If you *must* put
>>>>perfume
>>>>on,
>>>> > put only a little.
>>>>
>>>>It has come to my attention that I am beginning to suffer from Multiple
>>>>Allergy/Disability Sensibility. When in the company of people who
>>>>discourage me from using the fruits of my labors, and also when around
>>>>too many people using inhalers at once, I get red in the face, find it
>>>>difficult to breath, and eventually lose my voice.
>>>>
>>>>I'm not allowed to eat nuts at events; I'm not allowed to cook with
>>>>mushrooms, fish  and [fill in the blank with everything anyone has an
>>>>allergy] and now I'm not allowed to use personal scents?
>>>
>>>Laughing long and loud...Jadwiga honey, you can share a hug with me
>>>whenever
>>>we meet.  If you are wearing one of your personal scents, oh well for me.
>>>I, personally, do not often ask people to refrain from those personal
>>>choices (I only do if I really want to irritate someone or if they are
>>>coming to my studio for prolonged periods of time).  I prefer to remove
>>>myself, if possible.  Those around me will sometimes buffer me, with or
>>>without my knowledge.
>>>Olwen



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