Inner Relationship Focusing

Request

In the spirit of continuing to create a safe and healthy space for all, we’d like to make a request, to help ensure that everyone who participates in Focusing gatherings can do so without feeling sick during or after meeting.

You can make a difference that supports the health and healing of people with asthma, allergies, chemical sensitivity, cancer and HIV by reducing or eliminating your use of chemicals and fragranced products.

Here's our request: 

• Please plan to wear clothes that have NOT been dried with fabric softener.
• Please do NOT wear perfume, cologne, aftershave, etc. or clothes that have been exposed to perfume, cologne, aftershave, etc.
• Some hair gels/sprays/mousses are comparable to perfumes, etc. in fragrance. Please DON’T use them before the meeting.
• Please don’t wear clothes that have been exposed to cigarette smoke or incense, dry cleaned, stored with mothballs, or that has a “closet smell” (which is usually dried mold)
• Please look at the list of products below and see which you can avoid or replace with fragrance-free versions:
  • deodorant
  • soap
  • shampoo
  • hair conditioner
  • laundry detergent
  • lotion
  • baby powder
  • sunscreen
  • insect repellent
  • make-up
  • hair dye and perm chemicals
  • recently polished shoes

If at all possible, please look at the ingredients of these items, and check for the word “fragrance” and then practice “when in doubt, leave it out” before attending a Focusing meeting.

Thank you so much for contributing to a healthy, inclusive environment for all!