Green and grey background. Large centred green quote symbol at top. Text in bold fills three-quarters of frame: EVERY SCENTED PRODUCED BEING USED CHANGES AND INVADES THE AIR THAT EVERYONE HAS TO BREATHE. THEY'RE NOT ACTUALLY FRESHENING ANYTHING — THEY'RE JUST SIMPLY POLLUTING. Liz IZin the House, MCS Advocate. Bottom of frame: QR code on LH side. Text: chemicalsensitivitypodcast.org. Flying yellow canary on RH side.

Check out the newest episode of The Chemical Sensitivity Podcast!

It's called “MCS Advocates and Activists.”

www.chemicalsensitivitypodcast.org/1970633/epis...

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Inklusion

I've shared research about it using #ScentFreeSpaces - I react to air fresheners/most cleaning products & many perfumes too (not aromatherapy, thankfully, as long as it's good quality oils, not 'aromas', but I know some people react to them too) Inklusion Guide mention it too www.inklusionguide.org.

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"Hazardous chemicals... have been associated with changes in hormone levels, #asthma or other adverse health effects. A survey of 134 fragranced...products, including 12 air fresheners, revealed...potentially hazardous & carcinogenic compounds" #ScentFreeSpaces #health ntrs.nasa.gov/api/citation...

"Hydrocarbon mixtures that include...aromatic compounds...can lead to asthma like complications including chemical pneumonitis, acute or chronic inflammation of the lungs... Those...exposed... typically experience...coughing & shortness of breath" #ScentFreeSpaces #MCAS
ntrs.nasa.gov/api/citation...

"In the UK, there are currently no indoor air quality guidelines for individual volatile organic compounds... TVOC is used as a measure...of...air quality... However, TVOCs reveal little regarding...their possible toxicity to humans. #ScentFreeSpaces assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5d7a29...

The Health of Our Homes: VOCs, Indoor Air Quality and Their Impact on Well-being in the UK and Europe Dive into the research on Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) in UK and European homes. Understand their sources, health risks, and how to ensure a safer indoor environment.

"A significant number of aromatic hydrocarbons, alkanes & aldehydes were associated with respiratory health issues. Some members of the chlorinated hydrocarbon family were connected to cardiovascular, neurological & carcinogenic health effects."
#ScentFreeSpaces
www.thetinyhousing.co/blog/the-hea...

The Health of Our Homes: VOCs, Indoor Air Quality and Their Impact on Well-being in the UK and Europe Dive into the research on Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) in UK and European homes. Understand their sources, health risks, and how to ensure a safer indoor environment.

(& it's not just air 'fresheners' which poison the air/cause harm. "Many cleaning agents release aliphatic hydrocarbons, glycol, glycol ethers & other VOCs. Glycols & glycol ethers can irritate the eyes, skin, & respiratory system.") #Disability #ScentFreeSpaces
www.thetinyhousing.co/blog/the-hea...

The Health of Our Homes: VOCs, Indoor Air Quality and Their Impact on Well-being in the UK and Europe Dive into the research on Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) in UK and European homes. Understand their sources, health risks, and how to ensure a safer indoor environment.

"Air Fresheners..: A common source of indoor VOCs, especially terpenes & esters. While terpenes often give a pleasant scent, they can act as irritants. Esters...have a fruity aroma but can... irritate the eyes, skin, & respiratory system"
#ScentFreeSpaces #MCAS www.thetinyhousing.co/blog/the-hea...

Volatile Organic Compounds' Impact on Indoor Air Quality | US EPA Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are emitted as gases from certain solids or liquids. VOCs include a variety of chemicals, some of which may have short- and long-term adverse health effects.

"Among the immediate symptoms that some people have experienced soon after exposure to some organics include:
Eye and respiratory tract irritation
headaches
dizziness
visual disorders & memory impairment"
www.epa.gov/indoor-air-q...
#ScentFreeSpaces #PublicHealth #MCAS #Migraine #DisabilitySky #VOCs

Volatile Organic Compounds' Impact on Indoor Air Quality | US EPA Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are emitted as gases from certain solids or liquids. VOCs include a variety of chemicals, some of which may have short- and long-term adverse health effects.

"Key signs or symptoms associated with exposure to VOCs include:
conjunctival irritation
nose and throat discomfort
#headache
allergic skin reaction
dyspnea
declines in serum cholinesterase levels
nausea
emesis
epistaxis
#fatigue
dizziness"
#ScentFreeSpaces #DisabilitySky www.epa.gov/indoor-air-q...

Volatile Organic Compounds' Impact on Indoor Air Quality | US EPA Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are emitted as gases from certain solids or liquids. VOCs include a variety of chemicals, some of which may have short- and long-term adverse health effects.

"Health effects may include:
Eye, nose and throat irritation
Headaches, loss of coordination and nausea
Damage to liver, kidney and central nervous system
Some organics can cause #cancer in animals, some are suspected or known to cause cancer in humans."
#ScentFreeSpaces
www.epa.gov/indoor-air-q...

INDOOR AIR QUALITY: Scented Products Emit a Bouquet of VOCs

"Products intended to keep homes smelling fresh can set people up for a lifetime of chemically induced illness, & repeated exposure to small amounts of household chemicals can trigger symptoms to previously tolerated chemicals"
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
#ScentFreeSpaces #Disability #VOCs

INDOOR AIR QUALITY: Scented Products Emit a Bouquet of VOCs

"Children have seizures after exposure to dryer sheets, & adults pass out around air fresheners,...19% of respondents...reported health problems they attributed to air fresheners, & nearly 11% reported irritation... to scented laundry products."
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
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INDOOR AIR QUALITY: Scented Products Emit a Bouquet of VOCs

"These hazardous air pollutants have no safe exposure level... Of the 133 #VOCs detected, only ethanol was listed on any label... & only ethanol and 2-butoxyethanol were listed on any Material Safety Data Sheet" #ScentFreeSpaces #DisabilitySky #Health #Disability pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...