Mine are weed killers and fertilizers, Fabreeze anything, petroleum hot tar, cologne and even deodorant (especially strong scented men's deo., cigar 🤢cigarette smoke, mowing of lawns. Scented candles and room deodorizers.i find I am becoming more sensitive as I get older 😕. Mold, bonfires, fireplaces, cleaning supplies, even dust. Anyone relate?
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Gasoline and petroleum products. Burning leaves or wood are the worst. Strong perfumes or aftershave. I can't tell the difference between some of the expensive perfumes and bug spray, and that can be a trigger, too.
Bleach and any cologne or perfume that has a musky smell. Also those that seem to wear half the bottle of whatever their wearing. Ugh!
I have to Avoid the artificial flower aisle in stores because that smell means Instant Migraine...also if I come in contact with someone wearing half a bottle of Cologne/Perfume or using bug sprays, especially wasp/hornet killer also Triggers Mee Big Time... but 9 times outta 10 I normally Wake-up with a Migraine either due to something I ate the previous day or the Barometric Pressure changes and the weather. Soo I have to watch what I eat and I Always check the list of ingredients on All Foods...it seems like MSG and aspartame are in Everything now-a-days!!!
Lavender, peppermint, vanilla...insanely strong florals- you know... every single other persons favorites 🙄
Hickory wood
I can do spearmint the best, lime, rose, clary sage, patchouli re: essential oils I keep on a scarf with some on it whenever I leave the house
That's terrible. But you have to stand up for yourself. I almost had to leave the waiting room at my dentist's office last night. There was a woman in there who had some kind of perfume on and after 10-15 of waiting, I started feeling nauseous and getting a headache. I was seriously going to reschedule and then they called me and the whole episode abated. I don't know when it happened, but at some point in my life, I became chemically sensitive. I think around the time I was diagnosed with Fibromyalgia.