Dear _____ Community,

Please be aware that, to increase the accessibility of our office/classroom/space, we are implementing an office-wide fragrance-free policy. We are limiting the use of products that contain fragrance in our space and also hope that you can do your part in helping us create an accessible and welcoming environment!

Why Fragrance-Free?

“Fragrance” is an ingredient in many personal care and cleaning products that refers to synthetically-created fragrance or scent often listed as “scent” or “parfum” on labels. The chemicals found in synthetic fragrances are harmful to people, animals, and the environment—they can cause sore throat, shortness of breath, headaches, migraines, dizziness, nausea, fatigue, and memory loss for those who are allergic or sensitive to such chemicals. As you can imagine, these symptoms can greatly impact people’s ability to attend class, work, or events and to participate fully in their communities.

Just like providing wheelchair accessibility and interpreters, making spaces fragrance-free increases accessibility and supports the inclusion of everyone!

We ask that you:

Take easy first steps: Refrain from wearing scented products such as perfume, cologne, and fragrant personal care products while using this space

Be mindful: Consider limiting your use of personal air fresheners, hand sanitizer, fragrant lotions, scented lip balm, lotion, etc. while using this space

Go above and beyond: Consider washing your clothes in fragrance-free detergent and refrain from using additional scented products like dryer sheets

What we are doing:

Switching many of our cleaning products to chemical- and fragrance-free alternatives

Using air purifiers instead of air fresheners

Switching to fragrance-free hand soap

Changing office supplies to fragrance- and chemical-free

Together we can make our space more accessible for those with fragrance allergies and for everyone! For more information, visit http://sharetheair.ucla.edu, and please feel free to reach out with any questions or concerns.

Thank you for contributing to a healthy and accessible environment!