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We live in a small home, and sometimes cook with a slow cooker. Great for healthy meal planning. Hard when an unexpected migraine hits halfway into a meal being cooked. I don't want to stop the cooking process, because my family needs to eat
My essential oils don't block the smell because the space is so small, and I'm struggling to find something that does. Has anyone Had a similar problem or found a solution that blocks smell? I can't cover my face with anything, so a towel soaked in EO's… read more

posted February 6, 2017
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I haven't tried this, but my mother in law suggested a dollop of Vicks Vapo Rub under each nostril (if it works for TV detectives in the morgue . . .) We also use a pressure cooker. Much faster, pretty much the same results. I am extremely sensitive to odors, too.

posted November 29, 2017
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ive had kinda the same problems. smells can trigger me. i will sometimes put a smell i like on my wrist and and just kinda keep my wrist to my nose. or incense.

posted September 21, 2017

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