fragrance sensitivity

Perfume triggers reactions

Fragrance sensitivity is an adverse reaction to scented products—perfumes, lotions, air fresheners, cleaning supplies.

Symptoms range from headaches and respiratory irritation to nausea and skin reactions.

Some workplaces and medical facilities have adopted fragrance-free policies to accommodate those affected: The office asked employees to avoid wearing perfume due to a coworker's fragrance sensitivity.

Related

chemical · laundry detergent · musk · synthetic · trigger · nausea · overwhelm · cologne · reaction · irritant · sick building · public spaces · floral · aroma · essential oils · air freshener · intolerance · suffocating

Opposites
olfactory perception ability

fragrance sensitivityanosmia

Total olfactory loss

smell blindness · loss of smell · nose blindness · desensitization · nasal congestion

Family

fragrance, sensitivity, fragrant, fragrances, fragranced, sensitive, sensitively, insensitive, insensitivity

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Top 500,000
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Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G