Goodbye patchouli, cedar,
orange blossom, sandalwood, et al - do people really need to be breathing such
volatile compounds/by-products? Apparently
not.
It seemed a good way to scent my environment. In retrospect, it seems one might best simply use herbs/essences in their natural form vs. stoking up a toxic, manufactured product.
Patchouli: FEMA has it listed! Apparently aging hippies might use it to overpower the citizenry or government (think Woody Allen in Sleeper overtaking a guard with limburger cheese)!
It takes me back to the nineteen-seventies: a burning stick, a scented wash, a dab of oil. Not attracted to most commercial fragrances, nor sweet/flowery essences, I've always loved woods, spices and citrus.
Sigh. Could the pungent smoke plumes be related to my allergies, nausea, dizziness? I think I'll spray lemon oil instead.
