What you need to know about allergies to perfumes

Have you ever been sitting on a train or a plane or paid for expensive seats to an entertainment venue when you catch a whiff of a perfume, that suddenly has your head throbbing, your throat closing and your eyes watering? You have to sit where you are because there is no where to go when you are on a plane or a bus when this happens. You may even have to leave the theater and forfeit your expensive concert tickets because someone sitting near you has bathed in perfume that is strangling you.

We had to leave the arena when my son was much younger and the seats were expensive. The woman in front of us had literally marinaded herself with perfume. After about ten minutes when this lady sat down in her seat late, my son started to cough, his eyes watered, and he had problems breathing. I took him for a walk in the arena hallway and he could breath again. As soon as we came back the allergy symptoms started up again, with my son unable to breath very well due to his throat closing up. We left early, and went outside into the fresh air so our child could breath again.

This is scary when suddenly you are seized with allergy symptoms when you are in a public place. Your throat closes up and sometimes wheezing or evenasthma symptoms kick in. What do you need to know about perfume allergies? First, try to relax because perfume allergy symptoms only happen to about one percent of the population. While they are not fun, usually they don't last that long and they go away when you change your location and get rid of the source of the allergen.

A perfume allergy is usually respiratory in nature and is caused by the allergens in the perfume. But they can also be caused by the allergens contained in many other everyday items such as air freshener, shampoos, sprays, deodorant, cologne, candles, and detergent, due to the perfume-like substances contained in them. The common symtpoms associated with a perfume allergy are the following: nausea, vomiting, headache, throat swelling, sinuses becoming inflamed, eyes watering, tingling sensation on the skin, a rash in the sensitive area.

A perfume allergy occurs because an abnormal allergic reation of the immune system occurs when you come in contact with a substance or an allergen. The body perceives the allegen to be harmful to the body and all those allergy symptoms start up to protect the body. There are three classifications of perfume allergies: 1. Direct contact with the substance. This is when you use the perfume, lotion or shampoo

Source:Kate Johns