Fragrance Free Resources

[jesse_the_k]

I've got asthma, and I have been exceptionally chemically sensitive. Implementing fragrance-freedom at a large event is very difficult. There are members of our community who cannot leave their houses because of chem sensitivity. I was able to attend my first WisCons wearing an N95 respirator. Since then my immune system has gotten stronger, and I can cope without the mask (and with the inhaler, a lot).

I'm attending a conference which is attempting fragrance-free later this month, and I will definitely report back on how they did it. One of the first issues they faced is that the only way to ensure everyone has unscented products is to supply them when they register. They're not having much success at finding travel-size fragrance-free products. They may have to buy empty little bottles and dispense by hand the night before the conference.

In the meantime, let me share some of the links they use in their conference publicity...

a place for all of us by vanessa huang
http://vanessahuang.com/fragrance-free
Not only does this provide excellent details on risky and acceptable products, they show a three-part self test. It sorts you into "almost fragrance-free already," "pretty close," and "yep, this is going to require some rethinking on your part." Organizers are urged to do one-on-one followup with the latter group.

East Bay Meditation Accessibility Resources
http://eastbaymeditation.org/accessibility/scentfree.html
Super detailed product lists sorted by function: deodorant, dish soap, hand soap etc.

Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarashina talks through the process of finding products that work for her POC hair & skin
http://www.brownstargirl.org/1/post/2012/03/fragrance-free-femme-of-colour-realness-draft-15.html