Cosmetic allergies

<p>I HATE when I go to the theatre or a concert, and the people around me are slathered in perfume. It causes my throat to dry out, and I start coughing. This does not endear me to those sitting around me. </p>

<p>I know it is my problem, but I wish people would not wear it when going to be confined with others.</p>

<p>anothermom-w-q, I consider bathing in perfume akin to smoking in public, because everyone around the perfumed one gets to share in the smell/scent! Remember, back in the 1980s, when that strong perfume called "Giorgio" was in vogue?! Ugh! I think that one problem is that when women wear perfume daily, they lose ability to really smell it on themselves, and thus, put on ever greater amounts each day until someone from across the room can smell them! :)</p>

<p>Is there any possibility it could be a food allergy? I once had a severe allergic reaction to strawberries -- eyes swollen shut, hives, itchiness, etc. Just an additional avenue you might want to check out.</p>

<p>We have tried to discern if there was a food culprit involved each time D experienced symptoms, but never came up with anything that was new or different in her diet.
The day of the last episode, she was in the store with the heavily perfumed air, and as I recently remembered, we then came home to a smokey house....my S had put a pizza in the oven that had a spill in it from the day before that I had not cleaned yet, so the kitchen had filled with smoke. By the time we got home, the smoke had cleared but it was evident that smoke had recently filled the room. Quite possibly THIS had something to do with her reaction, THIS particular time.
The thing is, there haven't been 2 scenarios that were similiar, and no single irritant that's been present in all of the cases, except for the cosmetics, and I include perfumes in the cosmetic category. Who knows?!
We'll definitely be contacting a doctor.</p>