I had another odd experience in the past few days with a fragranced gel product (one I'd deemed low fragrance and okay for me) that I used to refresh my curls the day after I washed and conditioned my hair.

I finally realized I'd been coughing almost nonstop all day, and just eating cough drops and taking cough meds. I am at the tail end of an upper respiratory infection, but this was just next level.

It ultimately dawned on me that I might be allergic/reacting to the gel in my hair. I put my hair up further from my face for a bit to try it out, and I felt better.

This then led me to go to our master bathroom to throw out any and all hair products that listed fragrance at all, even if they seemed "low fragrance" or "not really irritating" to me. The odd thing was that I could not really donate them to anyone I know, or they'd use them around me and cause me problems.

I didn't feel great about the monetary end of getting rid of these things. However, healthwise, I felt very good and like I was making a really wise decision for myself. I am now down to very few hair products that are totally unfragranced that I can use, but I guess, so be it.