In addition, people who smoked for many years and quit may have trouble with aromas of all kinds. I found I was not alone when, after 40 years, I quit smoking and ended up having to give away all my perfumes and scants of all types as well as being unable to use most cleaners [not just the Pine scented ones]. At the allergy clinic I found many others who had the same problem and there was nothing the doctors could do about it but recommend using unscented cleaners. If anyone knows of any please share the information. Even natural scents can be a problem. Amy Goldring Tajalli ----- Original Message ----- From: Donna Smith To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Saturday, July 21, 2007 12:26 PM Subject: [bksvol-discuss] OT, Scents and such Hi all. This has been an interesting non-book thread. <smile> First, I want to acknowledge that there are folks who have a real-life sensitivity to scents and it can be debilitating causing head aches and breathing difficulty and much more. In fact, more folks than you'd think have some level of sensitivity to scents and chemicals that normally appear in our environment. Having said that, there are definitely some scents that are better than others, and I'm not talking about preferring peppermint to rose. Candles and incense made with essential oils are much easier on everyone's senses and are much more tolerable by folks who have a sensitivity to such things. It really makes all the difference in the world. The same holds true to scented products such as lotions, perfumes, soaps, etc. I always look for products with all-natural ingredients including essential oils as the basis for the scent. Here's to happy smells! Peace and Hope, Donna