The Weekly Gripe

Artificial fragrances make me sick - fed up with toxic chemicals

My nostrils raped by noxious chemicals

These artificial smells are noxious

The other day, I found myself shocked and outraged when a woman used her hairspray even though she was standing right next to me. It caught me completely off guard and I had to refrain myself from shouting obscenities.



People are obsessed with chemical products and seem completely oblivious to the fact that they are toxic. They enjoy breathing these noxious substances in and spraying them all over themselves.

Add your comments to this discussion

Please be sure to read the article before joining this moderated forum. No user registration is required to post comments.



Posted Comment Visitor
03-4-2008Some people can feel the toxic affects of chemicals more than other people. But...just because the other people can't tell how noxious these toxins are, doesn't mean they're not hurting them just the same. If you think this woman's reaction to hairspray and air-fresheners are extreme...moreSC
05-3-2008Ecofreako: translated.. another student after some material they can simply copy and pass off as their own. This is too much like a debate, off somewhere else where I can just copy the text.Ludo
05-3-2008This was pointless and not a good place for my research. Off to another site...Ecofreako
27-11-2007I am a full-time college student with allergies and asthma. I commute an hour to classes. My college in the past few months installed time released automatic air fresheners. Since then I am forced to hold it until I get home. I pay the college thousands of dollars for my education and I feel l...moreJulie
13-9-2007I have to agree with alanenroberts. Just look at the bored and depressed housewife in the Country Life Butter advertising campaign where the animated animals tidy up the kitchen. She gets a big dose of air freshener. More: if you believe the ads, once you sniff air freshner you start to hallucina...moreI hate perfumes
28-8-2007Hee hee!!! I love reading the gripes on this site, and this one is a classic - it's so over the top: "shocked" "outraged" "refrain [sic] myself from shouting obscenities"... if this person actually existed they'd be in a containment ward! Just imagine what wo...moreSpud
20-8-2007Natural perfumes are OK, but I so agree about all these chemical so-called "air fresheners" and spray deodorants. Like you I had a dose of chemical deo sprayed in my face at my gym. My biggest concern, however, is my gullible daughter-in-law who has these darn automatic "air-freshener...morecriticat
17-8-2007It's also about the "dead from the neck up" drama queen brigade. Being weak-minded they've fallen for the ads that suggest being a social pariah if you daren't use these products. Whilst this may seem like a pointless gripe, for me, the issue of weak-mindedness is what is compe...moreChris
15-8-2007The only thing about this gripe that I can vaguely agree with is the use of air fresheners. I think we do go overboard on this in the UK. Also, apparently those plug-in air fresheners have been linked to causing depression. Otherwise, this gripe seems pretty pointless to me. All smells ultimat...morealaneroberts
15-8-2007Hmmmm, think there is a touch of the overreaction about this post. It seems to not just be about the health aspects of 'toxic perfumes' but a personal dislike. Also, not everyone uses artificial smells to mask things! Sometimes it is to enhance. Granted, we are largely unaware at prese...moreArgie Bargie
15-8-2007much like yourself then! Are you sure you're not his twin?can't stand u either
15-8-2007This gripe is so pathetic and pointless that I can only conclude the writer must be an irritating, whiny, pompous ass, despised by family and colleagues alike.Can't Stand U



<< prev <<     >> next >>