Many people think that various household products with nice smells like scented laundry detergent or dryer sheets, shampoos, cosmetics, and cleaning products are made from flowers or natural flower essences. This was true many years ago, but today the vast majority of these products are made from petroleum or petro-chemicals. This creates potential health problems for everyone who uses these products. It also creates sometimes serious health problems for those who are asthmatic or chemically sensitive and have serious reactions to synthetic fragrances.

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