Mystery of deadly US infections solved; aromatherapy spray at Walmart to blame
The room sprays contain gemstones—and a deadly bacteria found in the tropics.
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Anyone purchasing a product called, "Better Homes & Gardens Lavender & Chamomile Essential Oil Infused Aromatherapy Room Spray with Gemstones", deserves all they get.
That's fucking disgusting. I hate all those plug in spray thingamajigs.
Eeew, Walmart.
Can you get ‘eau du Walmart Salle de Bains’?
A good friend's wife stopped speaking with me after she starting selling essential oils and aromatherapy bullshit and I called it pseudoscientific bullshit that only provided a placebo effect for emotionally vulnerable morons.
Looking back I probably could have been a little more tactful.
Looking back I probably could have been a little more tactful.
counterpoint: if she was gonna stop talking to you for that, you may as well have gone for broke and told her what you really thought.
It was just for a day. She adores me.
amway lady adores you
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Unusual Ebola strain kills 23 in Uganda; no vaccines, treatments available
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