One day —– Just one day without the overpowering smell of someone else's fragrance. One day — just one day without the overpowering smell of “air freshener” to cover-up the odor of an unclean rest room.
May 12, 2004 is the day we would like all to clean up and not use products with added fragrance. |
The FOURTH annual International Breath of Fresh Air Day (use sense not scents!) will show a need for awareness of the “hidden disability” known as Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS) or Environmental Illness. We use many different chemical fragrances on our bodies and clothes just to get “clean”. These fragrances are in the form of: scented laundry detergents and fabric softeners, shampoos, conditioners, soaps, toothpaste, skin cream, shaving lotion, after shave lotions, mouth washes, deodorants, and make up. Many times after we are “clean” we then put on perfumes or colognes. It is not surprising that are noses are overloaded and many of us are sick to be “clean”. The truth is that you can be just as clean, and may be more so, if you use unscented products. Because fragrances are volatile organic compounds, and become one with the air we all breathe, those of us with MCS don our protective gear such as oxygen tanks and respirators. Of course, added to the picture is our dizzy gait as we try to walk, and our muffled speech as we try to communicate through respirator ... all making our disability a little less hidden. Please join us in making the first annual International Breath of Fresh Air Day (use sense not scents!) a day to breathe easy on.
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