What most people don't realize, is the plethora of disease chemical fragrances cause. Blatantly, 1/4th of the population is allergic, migrainous or asthmatic. But the wearers are changing their endocrine/hormone systems and causing hormone related cancers like breast and prostate. Baby boys are being born with feminized "parts", linked to phthalates in plastics and personal care products their mothers were exposed to. This is increasing enough that there were a number of studies published, appearing in journals and on the web. The day after a nationwide protest asking a large drug store chain to require its suppliers to label the chemicals in fragrances, most of those research reports lost their web presence. I was shocked the chemical industry could censor the web in the blink of an eye.
Asthma is the number one reason for absenteeism from schools. It is also a huge expense medically. Asthma would be significantly reduced if chemical fragrances were illegal. I believe, fragrances will go the way of cigarettes and be unacceptable in all public places.
We also can't filter the chemicals out of our waste water. Every fragrance user contaminates our water when they bathe and wash their clothes.
I am a super loner, so I don't miss hanging out with crowds or being able to work with others. Really, the most difficult thing for me is dealing with shopping or going to the Post Office, and especially any public restrooms with all the fragrant soap and air fresheners (polluters). That being said, I am the healthier for it. If I didn't notice the poisons, I wouldn't know to avoid them.
