Neighborhood entrepreneur warns about synthetic fragrance oils and shares DIY non‑toxic recipes

Terry, who identified herself as a local entrepreneur and longtime neighborhood resident, spoke about developing organic soap and non‑toxic cleaning products following a family health crisis and offered practical DIY recipes for attendees.

"Fragrance oil is ... known to, potentially disrupt the endocrine system and which can, in turn, lead to a variety of, publishers, including cancer," Terry said while discussing concerns about laboratory‑made fragrance chemicals (quote transcribed as spoken in meeting). She distributed a handout with recipes (washing‑soda conversion by baking soda, grated castile soap, and an alcohol‑plus‑essential‑oil room spray) and noted many common household items (baby products, shampoos, scented pet products, furniture) can contain synthetic fragrances.

Terry demonstrated how to make washing soda by baking baking soda at 400'F for an hour and encouraged residents to check ingredient lists and ask soap makers whether a scent is pure essential oil or a synthetic fragrance. She said some lab‑made fragrance ingredients may have long‑term health implications and invited attendees to contact her or check product listings on Etsy or local markets.