Just received an eBay purchase - a dress - which seems to have been bathed in fabric softener.
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Just received an eBay purchase - a dress - which seems to have been bathed in fabric softener. Instant migraine, plus facial swelling.
So, a PSA: scented fabric softener can be dangerous for people with conditions like migraine, asthma, excema, etc. If the fragrance is strong, it may affect other people if you spend extended periods with them - your colleagues and family, for example. The fragrance isn't a sign your clothes are clean; it's a sign they're now covered in allergens!
Update, in case it's of use to anyone else. The nasty chemicals appear to have been largely removed now, with this procedure:
- soak the garment for an hour in undiluted white vinegar
- run through a normal wash with unscented detergent (no fabric softener, even if unscented)
- run through an additional rinse cycle without detergent
- dry over a hot radiatorI have also seen it recommended to soak 1hr in water + bicarbonate of soda before the final rinse, for very stubborn residues.
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Just received an eBay purchase - a dress - which seems to have been bathed in fabric softener. Instant migraine, plus facial swelling.
So, a PSA: scented fabric softener can be dangerous for people with conditions like migraine, asthma, excema, etc. If the fragrance is strong, it may affect other people if you spend extended periods with them - your colleagues and family, for example. The fragrance isn't a sign your clothes are clean; it's a sign they're now covered in allergens!
@linguacelta that is why we only ever use soda salt, diluted in water, to wash our clothes.
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Just received an eBay purchase - a dress - which seems to have been bathed in fabric softener. Instant migraine, plus facial swelling.
So, a PSA: scented fabric softener can be dangerous for people with conditions like migraine, asthma, excema, etc. If the fragrance is strong, it may affect other people if you spend extended periods with them - your colleagues and family, for example. The fragrance isn't a sign your clothes are clean; it's a sign they're now covered in allergens!
@linguacelta .. we spent the night (luckily we only booked one) in an otherwise lovely holiday rental in northern Spain, and all the bed linens were soaked in heavily scented fabric softener. we had no other option but to stay (close to the endpoint of Camino de Santiago) but it was literally one hell of a night...
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Just received an eBay purchase - a dress - which seems to have been bathed in fabric softener. Instant migraine, plus facial swelling.
So, a PSA: scented fabric softener can be dangerous for people with conditions like migraine, asthma, excema, etc. If the fragrance is strong, it may affect other people if you spend extended periods with them - your colleagues and family, for example. The fragrance isn't a sign your clothes are clean; it's a sign they're now covered in allergens!
Fabric conditioner is a slop designed to make fabric feel greasy. It serves no practical purpose whatever and should be banned.
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Just received an eBay purchase - a dress - which seems to have been bathed in fabric softener. Instant migraine, plus facial swelling.
So, a PSA: scented fabric softener can be dangerous for people with conditions like migraine, asthma, excema, etc. If the fragrance is strong, it may affect other people if you spend extended periods with them - your colleagues and family, for example. The fragrance isn't a sign your clothes are clean; it's a sign they're now covered in allergens!
@linguacelta Never use the stuff.
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Just received an eBay purchase - a dress - which seems to have been bathed in fabric softener. Instant migraine, plus facial swelling.
So, a PSA: scented fabric softener can be dangerous for people with conditions like migraine, asthma, excema, etc. If the fragrance is strong, it may affect other people if you spend extended periods with them - your colleagues and family, for example. The fragrance isn't a sign your clothes are clean; it's a sign they're now covered in allergens!
@linguacelta Modern perfumes are chemical disasters. I have had meals ruined simply by a person walking by who marinated in some scent and I get an immediate headache and lose my ability to eat.
I have no idea why people do that. It's inconsiderate.
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Just received an eBay purchase - a dress - which seems to have been bathed in fabric softener. Instant migraine, plus facial swelling.
So, a PSA: scented fabric softener can be dangerous for people with conditions like migraine, asthma, excema, etc. If the fragrance is strong, it may affect other people if you spend extended periods with them - your colleagues and family, for example. The fragrance isn't a sign your clothes are clean; it's a sign they're now covered in allergens!
@linguacelta
My mother is elderly but believes that the bedsheets have to be washed after every visit. I told her to stop using the fabric softener as it makes me sick. This time she left the sheets but sprayed them with a scented aerosol instead.
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Just received an eBay purchase - a dress - which seems to have been bathed in fabric softener. Instant migraine, plus facial swelling.
So, a PSA: scented fabric softener can be dangerous for people with conditions like migraine, asthma, excema, etc. If the fragrance is strong, it may affect other people if you spend extended periods with them - your colleagues and family, for example. The fragrance isn't a sign your clothes are clean; it's a sign they're now covered in allergens!
@linguacelta
Very 16th century. I don't understand people liking to add unnecessary chemical stenches to their lives.
My cleaner thought she was improving the house by spraying something she'd brought in. Cats and I did not agree.Ensemble director (professional singer) reminds us not to use smellies around other singers; some of the singers have no idea why.
A choralist was close to being thumped when she used hairspray in the dressing room, but was merely pushed out into the corridor.
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Update, in case it's of use to anyone else. The nasty chemicals appear to have been largely removed now, with this procedure:
- soak the garment for an hour in undiluted white vinegar
- run through a normal wash with unscented detergent (no fabric softener, even if unscented)
- run through an additional rinse cycle without detergent
- dry over a hot radiatorI have also seen it recommended to soak 1hr in water + bicarbonate of soda before the final rinse, for very stubborn residues.
@linguacelta I do mostly second-hand buying, so I know this issue all too well. Almost everything I get second-hand has to be washed 2-3 times (or aired out in the sun for a number of hours if it can't be water washed) before the stench of petroleum scents is gone. It's horrid! I don't know how people can even live in such artificial scent-saturated environments. I am convinced they are a contributor to all kinds of illnesses, not just chemical sensitivity.
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Just received an eBay purchase - a dress - which seems to have been bathed in fabric softener. Instant migraine, plus facial swelling.
So, a PSA: scented fabric softener can be dangerous for people with conditions like migraine, asthma, excema, etc. If the fragrance is strong, it may affect other people if you spend extended periods with them - your colleagues and family, for example. The fragrance isn't a sign your clothes are clean; it's a sign they're now covered in allergens!
@linguacelta I returned from a walk in our neighborhood to a very strong scent of fabric softener wafting OUTDOORS 2 houses down from the source, my next door neighbor. The smell was so strong that it lingered in our backyard for about an hour. It frankly was a much stronger scent than when our neighbor’s camelia bush is in bloom. When a fabric softener is leaving such a strong lingering footprint outdoors, it can’t be good for you.
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@linguacelta I returned from a walk in our neighborhood to a very strong scent of fabric softener wafting OUTDOORS 2 houses down from the source, my next door neighbor. The smell was so strong that it lingered in our backyard for about an hour. It frankly was a much stronger scent than when our neighbor’s camelia bush is in bloom. When a fabric softener is leaving such a strong lingering footprint outdoors, it can’t be good for you.
Yeah, I've experienced this on occasion when walking past a house. Nasty.
The fragrance is engineered to be much more concentrated than anything found in nature, as I understand it. Which is why some people (like me) can tolerate at least some natural fragrances, including essential oils, but not the "engineered" version of the same thing. Natural lavender is generally okay; synthetic lavender makes me unwell.
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@linguacelta Modern perfumes are chemical disasters. I have had meals ruined simply by a person walking by who marinated in some scent and I get an immediate headache and lose my ability to eat.
I have no idea why people do that. It's inconsiderate.
I had to get off a bus once for the same reason.
Apparently, a big part of the problem is that softeners use plastic micro-capsules filled with synthetic fragrance, which are attached to the fabric with a waxy substance. The capsules are designed to break with friction. New capsules break every time the person moves, causing more fragrance to be released continually. As a result, the smell doesn't simply dissipate with time as it would if it were a normal fragranced substance.
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