It’s chemically saturated pine cone season in North America
I thought maybe December, but no, it’s now. Also local whole foods has taken to putting chemical fragrance soaps, bath bombs, etc. by each check stand.
Filed a complaint and wrote a letter to a hospital ER about care being made inaccessible due to care providers soaked in cologne. took inspiration from others here to try to get them to follow AMA (US) recommendations for no fragrances. and enforce their policy if they already have one.