I'm sensitive to fragrances, so I'll chime in here. The ones to which I am most sensitive are Glade candles, but I'm not sure what's in them that causes it. They give me shortness of breath and make my chest and back itch awfully. It's really an allergic reaction. Yankee candles are okay for short periods.

My skin is sensitive to fragrances in detergents and soaps, and it dries out easily. I use Tide Free and Dove for Sensitive Skin soap. I can't stand being in a hot tub; it dries out my skin way too quickly and makes me start itching while I'm still in the hot tub. I would probably be wary of any soap with fragrance. I've had a couple of bad experiences using face soap or facial creams, that ended up causing a bad allergic reaction: red skin and itching so bad I had to take Benadryl to relieve it.

I blame it on my Irish ancestors.

Hi Barb,

Thank you so much...this is exactly the kind of information I need.

A friend of mine can't handle scented stuff unless she doesn't actually have to touch it: she can have scented candles, but not much else. Even doing the laundry in scented detergent can make her break out.

Hi Charles,

Thank you for that info. Here's what I'm thinking...I could do two types of bath products for people sensitive to fragrance. One line would have a very light, clean fragrance (think Ivory soap or Dove) and the other would be fragrance-free. Because the way I see it, people who are sensitive to fragrances miss out on a lot of the wonderful bath products that are out there.

I will do this if I can ever get the mental and physical energy to get my Etsy.com store going. Hopefully, when I finally get completely off the Paxil and get some more of this weight off, I'll be able to do it.