tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30502094.post970146224652207813..comments2024-02-21T05:09:01.090-05:00Comments on Anya's Garden Perfumes + The Natural Perfumery Institute: I don't think IFRA perfume regulations address allergens in the airanyasgardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10223385840614041356noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30502094.post-81758886800397947362010-04-25T09:48:27.143-04:002010-04-25T09:48:27.143-04:00Ida, so true - you unpack something you have to wo...Ida, so true - you unpack something you have to work on, and you better half starts to have an allergic reaction!<br /><br />Perhaps that particular allergen will never be known, but I feel I have to defend the "older" scents because I have enough years on me that I know they did NOT cause allergic responses decades ago, and they don't know. Respiratory or skin.anyasgardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10223385840614041356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30502094.post-44712050147692913652010-04-25T09:46:13.614-04:002010-04-25T09:46:13.614-04:00Hi Flora:
What a great observation! I never would...Hi Flora:<br /><br />What a great observation! I never would have thought of the packing materials themselves. I know some people who are allergic to newsprint from newspapers, so yes, triggers can exist anywhere.<br /><br />I love a good rant about all the stuff that's on the shelves that can do so much more harm that perfume - search the blog for my "perfume versus peanuts" post. Or just search peanuts. <br /><br />Many echo your sentiment about the money trail and IFRA!anyasgardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10223385840614041356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30502094.post-11782166874359914742010-04-24T20:18:26.549-04:002010-04-24T20:18:26.549-04:00I, too, feel dreadful regarding Nathan's BF...I, too, feel dreadful regarding Nathan's BF's unfortunate occurrence...<br /><br />It must have been terrifying.<br /><br />Trying to isolate the allergen is more complex than it appears initially.<br /><br />I suspect Donna's pinpointed the regulation priorities, alas.chayaruchamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04889166567884475415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30502094.post-87193118083040342712010-04-24T19:18:11.379-04:002010-04-24T19:18:11.379-04:00Very interesting - it could even have been the pac...Very interesting - it could even have been the packing materials that caused the respiratory issues. I work with floral designs, and similar materials such as raffia, various wood products and treated paper that are used in floral design and crafts can often be found as packaging materials for cushioning purposes. Every once in a while I receive a package that has something in it that's dusty or that gives off some sort of odor, or "sheds" material when you unpack it, and sometimes it make me sneeze too, no matter what was in the box as far as product goes; not just perfume.<br /><br />We can't protect ourselves from everything, or control everything in our environment. I do find it ironic that IFRA exists to "protect" the public from any number of natural substances, but I can walk in to any store and buy tobacco, alcohol, Tylenol, pesticides, gunpowder, ammunition and spray paint, and even all at the same time if I go to the right store, and that's just fine with our existing regulatory system. As far as IFRA goes, I always say, follow the money and you will find the real reason behind all the needless bans.Florahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00510346346502906435noreply@blogger.com