to not understand why people spend money to pollute their homes with pointless chemicals?

I'm with you OP. I will use high quality real essential oils, but try to to keep the nasty stuff out as much as possible.

I'm with you @tomorrowisanotherdate and don't buy any of that crap. Chanel Coco Eau de Parfum, yes, - Febreze, no.

My older sister gets them plug in's then can't understand why my daughter has cluster seizures at her house. She also uses candles which I've told her is another trigger. But oh no I don't know what I'm talking about. Strange how when I take her outside the seizures stop. Them plug in's also give me an irritating cough.

YANBU in regards to stuff like plug in scents and aerosol room fresheners.
They absolutely stink, all they do is mask smells as well.
They're so cloying
Get the windows all thrown open and let fresh air in, best way in my opinion!

Lavender oil is made of chemicals. Everything is made of chemicals. You are made of chemicals.

I know. I've been playing Mumsnet bingo with it, and was waiting for 'more money than sense' to come up.
I wasn't disappointed

You too? It’s horrible, isn’t it? I’ve got no idea why and would love to know.

@mathanxiety

Wow ! Do you work in the science field? Thanks for the info, it's frightening. I have carpets which are 20 years old and some new laminate, I suppose laminate is just as bad, hardly a natural fibre.

I've always had a sensitive nose but it's getting even more sensitive as I age!

I can’t tolerate all those smells as they make me feel sick. If I go into someone’s house with them I literally have to leave, the same with fabric conditioner, scented candles and even some perfume and aftershave. I never used to be like this and I don’t know why I am so sensitive to the smells but there seems to be a lot more about. I don’t mind natural oils at all so it must be an artificial ingredient I’m reacting to but don’t know what it is.

💯

people just need to wash and clean properly (themselves, clothes, houses) and open windows for fresh air

To paraphrase the eternal Billie Piper: ‘Because they want to!’.

And that’s it really.

'Anything artificial that mimics what is natural'.
Again, natural isn't always better and synthetic isn't always worse! Concentration matters too.
(Call me smug if you like but if you're scientifically trained it's hard to ignore false/inaccurate info. People in other professions feel the same).

Merely skimmed the thread.

But I don't have an air freshener in my home. I have always wondered why you'd need to freshen the air in your home.

My home is fresh without them?

Surely scents are subjective? Bit like beauty is in the eye of beholder? What smells nice to one person might smell gross to the next!

I have always loved lavender type smells, but then it's often been said I had an older head on younger shoulders....🤔

For those quoting and re-quoting the 'chemicals' post, ffs stop trying to be facetious and 'gotcha'. You know exactly what that poster was trying to say - anything artificial that mimics what is natural. "We're all chemicals! Doesn't she know that water is a chemical?!" bollocks. How smug do you sound?

Why are you being so defensive? If you're happy for those irritants to be in your home, good for you. If you can afford to buy all those unnecessary 'scents', good for you. But stop with the tedious re-quoting of a very weak argument to justify your stance, will ya?

I am not an old lady and like the smell of true lavender. Lovely to use on pillow and helps sleep in a natural way.

Concentration of the chemical substances is relevant too though, a substance may or not be present in harmful levels. Not being a carpet expert I'm not sure how toxic the components are, but just making this important point.

I need to know which one so I can obtain it immediately. 😆

Sorry, lavender is disgusting because older people use it? Really?

Agree. Also cannot stand the car 'trees' which are truly awful. They smell disgusting

For cleaning only use 4 products: lemon juice, vinegar, Bicarbonate of Soda and Washing Soda.

For washing in machine or hand: Dri Pak Liquid Soap flakes.

Except that diagnosis of artificial ingredient allergies is going up. People are having negative reactions to these products, even if they don’t personally buy or use them.

I feel like a canary in a coal mine. I’m having reactions that range from rashes to anaphylaxis. I’m not the only one.

The general public should be looking at us and realizing they should do something before they become us.

Carpets contain:

Plasticisers: phthalates
Alkylphenol Ethoxylates

• nonylphenols and nonlyphenol ethoxylates

• per and polyfluorinated alkyd substances (PFBs)

• polyvinyl chloride (PVC)
• styrene butadiene rubber latex (SBR Latex)
• polyurethane

In short, carcinogens, endocrine disrupters, chemicals associated with mutagenicity amd reproductive toxicity. Babies crawl around on carpeted floors, pets sleep on them...

Also, they're full of grime.

All those scented products just smell terribly artificial to me and give me a headache.

I once house and cat sat for somebody who used all sorts of those products. It was overpowering, and I unplugged them all until a few hours before she came back. Unfortunately she used them because her cat pissed everywhere, so the house stank of cat pee instead 🙃

I work pretty hard to have my laundry and home not smell of anything! When I buy clothes from charity shops I work hard to get rid of the smell of somebody else's detergent - it didn't occur to me that the really strongly perfumed ones probably had scent boosters used on them!