@drsharon - I've been through a process with combing through chemical odors to improve my asthma, and also in some cases, my allergies. I now wonder why our society is so scented. I had to go through body and hair cleaning and other products, get rid of my fragrances that I'd previously really liked, and change some housecleaning, clothes washing, hand washing and room spray products. I also had to request some people in my life change some things, such as my mom's hand soap in her guest bath, that set off my asthma. I still need to ask my mother-in-law when we visit about her toilet cleaning product, which makes me cough terribly.

I seem to fare okay when products are scented with essential oils and not faux fragrance, but mostly I've gone fragrance free.

I've not thought about places I go so much, except in homes that have cats, which I'm quite allergic to. What other places do you find you have to stay away from to avoid the irritant asthma, drsharon?