I created a sample letter that can be used to make flyers and place them in public places that use air fresheners and fragrances. The letter informs the establishment of the law and encourages them to stop using fragranced products.
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Hi,
Would you be willing to talk with our writer, Josh McCormack, about the problems chemically intolerant individuals are facing during this pandemic? Perhaps share a personal story or two?
I am sending Josh your recent blog which is so relevant to the current situation. Josh has written several articles for us and has been learning about the challenges so many people face which have been magnified by the requirements to shelter in place, sometimes with others who may use fragrances, cosmetics, hairspray, nail polish, etc. (also on the QEESI). Josh always incorporates a link to our website and invites readers to take the QEESI and our 3-question screener, the BREESI.
I’ll send you my recent letter to the editor/commentary on smokers and COVID-19 which was published by the San Antonio Express-News. Josh is also writing articles in support of our efforts to ban smoking in multifamily residences—a problem that is escalating as people remain at home and understandably are anxious. However, they are generating smoke particles that contaminate others’ living spaces, and placing the elderly, the young and chemically susceptible individuals at increased risk from the virus.
Josh—disinfectants, air fresheners, bleach, phenolic disinfectants (those cleaners whose names end in -ol) are all items on the QEESI which can trigger severe symptoms that persist for hours or days.
I’m happy to discuss further by phone. Let me know when might be convenient. Which cleaners seem to be better tolerated? How about “masks”?
Can we ask your subscribers about their experiences?
Thanks for your help. I’ll ask Josh to introduce himself and send you a sample of his work (Josh, perhaps the piece your write about the Haywards?)
Thank you for any help you can give. Of course, we’d like to quote you and credit you for your work.
Claudia S. Miller, MD, MS
Professor Emeritus
Department of Family and Community Medicine
University of Texas Health Science Center- San Antonio
Environmental Scientific Consultant
Marilyn Brachman Hoffman Foundation
[…] If you need help asking an establishment to remove fragranced products from their facilities, please feel free to share the studies on this blog. Writing a formal letter and emailing it is also a good idea. For a sample letter, you can send to establishments using air fresheners and fragranced products, click here. […]
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