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Originally Posted by RickyMaveety
And that would be because it's not the scent that you folks are allergic to. The scent is not even the part of the flower that people are generally allergic to. It's a chemical component in the (usually spray) air freshener. And, with flowers it's usually the pollen in particulate form.
Most of the time (repeat MOST, not all), you can use the solid types of air freshener without any problem (even if they are scented ... unless the sufferer has developed a psychological problem with the scent after years of having their immune system go nuts when they smell that particular scent .... yes, it happens).
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There's truth in what you say. But just walking through the perfume section in a department store (which is always located at the door on the ground floor), we have to hold our breaths and walk fast to the elevator/escalator, or we break out sneezing and nose running and eye itching. Could be psychological, we're all mental in our household.
*edit* As far as I know, they don't use pollen in perfume. (but I'm sure there are a lot of other strange things included!)