well put Brian450. This is not only about enabling MCS suffereings (and people who are just disgusted by these toxic odors) it's also about educating profoundly ignorant hosts who have never even HEARD of MCS or even CONSIDERED the possibility that their gl@de plugin might be highly toxic, or those scented linens might give a LOT of people headaches.
and then there's fabr#ze . REALLY disgusting but almost universally embraced as a "clean" smell. The thing is, there ARE healthy ways to achieve a "clean smell" without carpet bombing people with toxic scents bombs.
Sure, most people walk into a room and smell that "clean" frabr#ze smell, and a huge sense of comfort and joy fills their soul, but there is a FAST growing number of us that instantly KNOW that our body is now under ATTACK. It's no joke once you start learning about these toxic products, they ARE toxic. People need to know. Air BnB hosts need to know.
Yes they are WARY of those SUPER "picky" people that don't want to breath toxic chemicals into their bodies all night long, or don't like dog smells, I get that. Those are seen as the NIGHTMARE guests for many hosts...I get that. Still...this is a real and present danger for some, and a huge discomfort for others, should these people be ignored completely? if you can search for places that include WINE GLASSES, you should be able to search for places that USE NO AIR FRESHENERS at the very LEAST. my GOD those are gross....some people think they are wizards because they BOMB the place with W#zard air freshener, but those chemical actually DO cause neurological damage. should we PUNISH the most intelligent guests by forcing them to CALL each listing to see if the host is profoundly ignorant of these things? we also just want to know HOW ignorant the host is, these additional checkboxes would give us a great idea without having to call.
NO AIR FRESHENERS USED
UNSCENTED LINENS (with some explanation like: no dryer sheets or toxic environmentally unsound detergent and/or fabric softener)
NO CARPET
just those 3 checkboxes would be HUGE for a LOT of (highly intelligent aware) people.
and remember, this isn't JUST about helping people find healthy accomadations, this is ALSO about stopping pollution. Those toxic laundry products are devastating our planet, it's no joke, it's very serious pollution when you are using these toxic laundry products and it goes RIGHT into the ocean in many cases.
people need to be taught about these things, and people who are well aware of these things need to be able to avoid them more easily. This is a thing. it's a big deal. It's happening now, it's a revolution, it's the future as more and MORE people wake up to these facts. There ARE healthy alternatives to this horrible stuff, and make no mistake, this stuff is a HORROR show for your health whether you have MCS or not, and it's also a HORROR show for the planet (big time)
go and look at the pollution in the ocean, there are a LOT of dryer sheets floating at sea, so people can pollute their bodies AND the planet at the same time with those! woohooo. and all those scented toxic detergents and fabric "softeners" are flowing right into our oceans. Really a bad situation. Is Air BnB a bull**bleep** company like most of the companies in the world today? or can they at LEAST make a TINY effort to help raise awareness and help people avoid toxic exposure to their bodies AND help reduce pollution to the planet.
if we have NON SMOKING as an option, we MUST also have NO AIR FRESHENERS USED.
this issue won't go away...it's only going to get more and more imporant as more and more people learn about this crap. Just a few new checkboxes isn't going to kill anyone or start a barrage of refund request, it just isn't.
in fact, if someone sees the "no air fresheners" checkbox has been selected, and then there ARE fragrances, which WILL happen, you will have an unhappy guest but the same is true if they check the "No smoking" box and then you smell someone smoking...hosts should not LIE to people in the description right?
if they are honest, and there ARE no air fresheners used, you will have a win win. a happy host and a happy client. as far as disgruntled guests, we just want honesty here, that's all. Lack of honesty SHOULD be grounds for a refund wouldn't you agree? Lack of awareness is a part of this issue, but if these new "woke" checkboxes are EXPLAINED, then the non woke will at least be able to be honest and at the end of the day... all MOST guests want is simply an honest listing.
