Fragrances that give you heartburn

[MFfan310]

After wearing it a few days, I've found that if I wear Montale Fougeres Marines, I get heartburn the day when or after I wear it, mostly in my upper stomach and esophagus. Probably due to the extreme saltiness mixed with dark oakmoss - if MI is a tablespoon of salt, the Montale is the whole salt shaker. Even worse, it was my most expensive blind buy ever (though I did purchase it from Notino, which relieved some of the price pain). So I sent it to the Basenotes sale board.

This is only the second fragrance that I've had an adverse reaction to: the first one was ELdO Rien with coughing.

Any other people have to reach for the Tums or start taking Nexium with a specific fragrance?

 

[hednic]

Can't say that I have ever had an experience similar to that!

 

[Ken_Russell]

So far, was spared from this reaction in the case of each and every fragrance particularly used and/or tested - but with a perfume experience still very limited, anything might still be possible

 

[Beck]

Have you drunk it?

 

[crashtestbrummie]

Have you drunk it?

:tekst-toppie:

 

[Pippin06]

Could it be a coincidence, and the fragrance coincided with heartburn, but had nothing really to do with it?

 

[Darjeeling]

Never, and I'm quite prone to heartburn from food.

 

[Fragnanimous]

Gasoline smell will trigger my heartburn but no fragrances yet.

 

[Foamywax]

The only fragrances that turn my stomach are ones with very strong fresh molecules that smell of detergent and showergels
Nautica
Invictus
Pleasures
I have nothing against these fresh smelling aquatics they just make my stomach turn

 

[NZFH]

Only once when I applied too much Interlude Man by mistake (6 sprays I think). I got a stomach ache. And a headache.

 

[VanillaCloud]

I've had a fragrance give me an STD, but I ain't complainin' !!!!!

LOLOLOLOL

Disclaimer: JK, STDs are no joke. Maybe.

 

[Bigsly]

When I was a newbie a couple of scents did cause that kind of sensation though I don't remember which ones.

 

[sjg3839]

Never happened to me.

 

[cologne connoisseur]

Never happened to me.

Nor me.

 

[IsoESuperman]

Stop wearing Fougeres Marine each time you go to Taco Bell

Never had fragrance give me heartburn, but have had food do it and keep me up for hours in the middle of the night.

 

[Suspended]

I've had a fragrance give me an STD, but I ain't complainin' !!!!!

LOLOLOLOL

Disclaimer: JK, STDs are no joke. Maybe.

Was it Guerlainorrhea?

 

[Jack Hunter]

Heartburn is a symptom of acid reflux from too much acid been formed from the foods we eat. I'm guessing some smells that don't agree with you could make you feel nauseated and then your stomach overacts realising the acid. I too would sell any fragrance that gave me that reaction too.

 

[Fragnanimous]

Actually, my research shows it's a lack of acid, not too much that causes heartburn! I take Acid increasing meds and it eliminated acid re-flux. Tons of data on the WEB on the subject...

 

[MegaMav]

Might want to take it easy on the crab rangoon.

 

[NeoXerxes]

Nope never heartburn. But I have experienced some other fragrance-related allergies.

 

[Diamondflame]

Was it Guerlainorrhea?

*blow chunks* rofl

 

[frostyicy]

Hmmm.... As an acid reflux suffer and daily fragrance wearer I have never (thank god) experienced this. Bad enough i can't eat certain foods; to not be able to wear my frags would be like chopping my nose off! Lol

Acid reflux is due to stomach acid rising to the esophagus. Not sure a fragrance would cause that. Unless it is making you mildly nauseated which may cause some fluids to rise thus mimicking reflux.

I highly doubt a fragrance is causing full on reflux tho.

 

[David Ruskin]

Delete

 

[monochromatism]

Yes! In fact, I googled “perfume and heartburn” and ended up here. I’ve never heard of anyone else with this issue. I’m generally intolerant of people who apply fragrance with a heavy hand, as it hurts my nose and gives me a headache, but often I’ll be walking behind someone, smell their heavily-applied fragrance, and react with heartburn as well. Unsure what causes it, but my theory has to do with histamine release (do you also have eczema, allergies, or asthma?) which can occur anywhere, including the GI tract, not just the respiratory system.

 

[BradW]

I almost get heartburn when I see the name Dolce and Gabbana Living Stromboli.

 

[freewheelingvagabond]

It could be a lot of things, from fragrance allergies to coincidental simple acid reflux to gastroesophageal reflux disease, other issues with digestion or even cardiac issues such as heart attacks.

Consult a doctor.

 

[The_Cologneist]

As someone who has GERD, I have to say.. I have never gotten heartburn from any of the thousands of fragrances I've tried.

 

[stuigi]

If you immediately take an antacid does it go away? If not, it is more likely in your lungs.

 

[cubedweller]

I got here by googling “can fragrances trigger heartburn” because I have experienced this now dozens of times and was wondering if it happens to others. So, yes, I truly believe that certain fragrances can trigger heartburn. Taking a Tum usually helps. Sometimes it’s more severe than others, but man it sucks.

 

[ScentSensei]

This is astounding to me. I have some of the worse reflux disease of anyone I have ever met. I've had surgery once and was recommended for another. I use multiple levels of medications to treat this and have battled this for decades prior to getting into fragrances. I had to get through trials of becoming a frag head with asthma and that ended up working out and fragrance does not tend to exacerbate my asthma or reflux thankfully.
I am finding it curious to know what ingredients and what mechanism in your body triggers that type of reaction? I understand that certain revolting smells can cause the stomach to react by activating the gag reflex. Someone contact Luca Turin for this one.

 

[stuigi]

The only heartburn I have ever had from a fragrance was from the cost.

 

[Fragnanimous]

Not a fragrance but gasoline!!! It was bad growing up but now I'm on a heartburn med it doesn't bother me anymore.

So it's entirely possible that if I wasn't on medication a fragrance could trigger me, but thankfully it never has.