To end migraine triggers, buy unscented, natural home cleaning products & fragrance-free shampoos; here are the best perfume-free lotions, soaps, and cleaners. Eliminate perfume-y odors from your life!
Do you ever wish you were hard-of-smelling?
Does the mere thought of strolling down the supermarket detergents aisle give you a throbbing headache?
If strong fragrances constantly trigger migraine attacks, know that you are not alone. Out of dozens of migraine triggers (food, bright lights, and weather), scents are one of the most offensive to chronic migraine sufferers, and the hardest to avoid. Perfumes, fumes, and toxic-smelling odors lurk everywhere- in household cleaners, such as laundry detergents, dish soap, and fabric softeners; makeup, skin lotions, and hand soaps also reek of overpowering, headache-inducing fragrances.
Short of wearing an Activated Carbon Filter (ACF) Pollution Mask to work every day, what’s a migraineur to do?
Shop for non-irritating, fragrance-free all-purpose cleaners.
The best cleaning products for migraine patients are the ones labeled “unscented” or “fragrance-free.” However, don’t assume that because something is marked “all-natural” or “green cleaning,” that it’s necessarily free of perfumes, or even migraine-friendly, for that matter.
Natural scents such as peppermint oil, tea tree oil, or lavender oil, common ingredients in many “natural cleaning” products, can either relieve migraines or trigger them.
Hair products that don’t stink
Stony Brook Botanicals Unscented Shampoo
Jessicurl Gelebration Spray
Free & Clear Hair Styling Gel
Magick Botanicals Oil Free Fragrance Free Conditioner
Home Health Everclean Dandruff Shampoo, Unscented
Fragrance-free lotions and soaps- really!
Kiss My Face Fragrance Free Olive & Aloe Moisturizer
Neutrogena Sensitive Skin Sunblock Lotion SPF 60+
Allafia Shea Butter & Honey Extra Gentle Body Soap
Karen’s Naturals Organic Sunflower Lotion
California Baby Super Sensitive Shampoo & Bodywash
BabyGanic Fragrance Free Hand Wipes
Dr. Bronner’s Organic Shikakai Baby Hand Soap, Unscented
Unscented nail polish, makeup and deodorants
Acquarella Safe Nail Care, featuring water-based odorless nail polishes and nail polish removers
Jason Naturally Fresh “Unscented” Stick Deodorant for Women
Hourglass Femme Rouge Velvet Crème Lipstick
Physicians Formula Mineral Wear Talc-Free Mineral Liquid Foundation
Alima Pure Mineral Makeup
The Body Shop Elderflower Cooling Eye Gel
Home is where your heart…and nose…is
method Smarty Dish Detergent, free of dyes and perfumes
Seventh Generation Free & Clear: Liquid Fabric Softener
Planet Environmentally Friendly Household Products – Delicate Laundry Wash
Ecover Non-Chlorine Bleach, Unscented. Whiten your tighty-whities sans chlorine.
Clorox Green Works Natural Glass & Surface Cleaner
Mountain Green Free & Clear Dryer Sheets
Biokleen All-Purpose Cleaner
Also read:
Perfumes and Migraines: The Good, the Bad, and the Downright Stinky
Thoughtful Gifts for Migraine Sufferers- 20 They will Love
Tags: All Purpose Cleaner, Best Cleaning Products, Fragrance Free, Fragrance Free Shampoo, Green Cleaning, Home Cleaning Products, migraine free cleansers, migraine triggers, Natural Cleaning, Perfume Free, Unscented
It’s great to see the word being spread about fragrance sensitivities. As a long-time sufferer, I want to add only one thing: Beware of the word “unscented.” When you see it, read the ingredients label carefully. Usually you’ll find an ingredient called “masking fragrance” lurking somewhere in there. If your sensitivity is mild, you may not have a problem using “unscented” products. Sadly, I have to give them a wide berth.
I agree- there is no such thing as “unscented” in mass-produced soaps and cleansers.