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https://www.fragrancefreecoalition.com/contact
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Cliff, can we produce a blog featuring this group’s work and poster, underscoring the importance of eliminating fragrances from health care environments including clinics, hospitals, nursing homes, rehab facilities, etc.? Fragrances pose a major access barrier for the 20-30% of the US population that have developed chemical intolerance—who have been “TILTed.” Perhaps our friend Louise Locker (“Elf Louise”) can participate with us and this group and contribute a quotation for an article too?
Sherrie, I salute your efforts. We are opposed to the use of fragrances and other VOCs (pesticides, mothballs, phenolic disinfectants, etc.) “wherever air is shared”—this includes offices, schools, and apartment buildings, etc..
Sherrie Truitt, Volunteer
We are writing in hopes of partnering and asking for suggestions to widen our audience to achieve fragrance free compliance in the healthcare industry.
Fragrance Free Coalition, is a group of volunteers who recognize, fragrance not only pollutes indoor air, it also diminishes health and creates a huge access barrier for various patient populations.
We were inspired to create an interactive poster, after a toxicologist presented his interactive poster educating our group about Carbon Monoxide.
Our website www.FragranceFreeCoalition.com is a resource focusing on synthetic fragrance. A poster, with multiple consumer product categories, links to PubMed and other journal studies, documenting adverse health effects due to fragrance chemical exposures. A page devoted to listing of institutions’ fragrance free policies is available. There are links to an EPA webinar on IAQ and the White House Summit on Clean Indoor Air, along with a PowerPoint presentation, designed to educate the public of why and how to become a fragrance free building.
Fragrance is a disability access barrier. Our goal is for healthcare to be fragrance free to bring down that barrier. In February of 2022, the National Council on Disability included low level chemicals in their equity in healthcare framework. We hope to hasten the Federal government, in creating policy for fragrance free indoor air and employee hair, skin, and clothing for healthcare offices, waiting rooms, hospitals, outpatient facilities, and more.
Our other goals include fragrance free schools, housing, government buildings, elder homes, transportation, and more.
We meet weekly to share ideas, add more resources to our site, and find others with similar objectives. Do you have resources for us?
Please share suggestions to broaden our audience, find support for our common goals, and increase our partnerships. Who can help us further this work and goal?
Could someone at Hoffman TILT expand on this work and get published?
Thank you for your time and attention.
Fragrance Free Coalition is a group of volunteers who recognize fragrance not only pollutes indoor air, it also diminishes health, and creates an access barrier for healthcare, schools, businesses, and public spaces.
The website can be found at www.fragrancefreecoalition.com.
The poster has a group of consumer categories linking to research.
The policies page includes fragrance free policies from various business models, and the IAQ page includes links to an EPA webinar, the White House Summit on Indoor Air, and additional information.
Fragrance Free Coalition is a group of volunteers who recognize that fragrance not only pollutes indoor air, it also diminishes health, and creates an access barrier for healthcare, schools, businesses, and public spaces.
The EPA estimates indoor air is 2 to 5 and up to 100 times more polluted than outdoor air.
The EPA, the White House Summit on Clean Indoor Air, and others emphasize the need for clean indoor spaces. Synthetic fragrance chemicals increase VOC’s, create secondary pollutants such as formaldehyde and have been shown to increase indoor particulate matter. Manufacturers have also put known skin sensitizers and known allergens in their fragrances for decades. All of these qualify as indoor air pollution.
The need for fragrance free healthcare, schools, and public spaces is evident when reviewing the studies about asthma, migraines, sinusitis, airborne contact dermatitis, eczema, autism and more. Please review the interactive poster available on the home page.
The easiest way to create healthier air is to not pollute with petrochemicals/fragrances.
Purchasing fragrance free cleaning and laundry products, fragrance free deodorants, soaps, hand sanitizers and lotions, as well as eliminating air ‘fresheners’ are easy changes with major impact on indoor air quality.
We care deeply about the health of humanity, our pets, the planet, and ourselves.
Our goal is to protect human health, and water systems of added petrochemicals; decreasing indoor and outdoor air pollution. We ask people to read labels on laundry, body care, and cleaning products so you know that you are choosing the ones labeled “Fragrance Free”.
We urge you to share this poster and supporting research to raise awareness about this often overlooked, yet increasingly obvious way of achieving healthier air both indoors and out.
“Go Fragrance Free: Healthier Air Has Never Been Easier.”