irritant

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They are already free of aluminum, but these formulas are often free of other common irritants, such as dyes and artificial fragrances.

BEST ALUMINUM-FREE DEODORANT: KEEP ODOR AT BAY NATURALLY WITH THESE FORMULATIONSIRENA COLLAKUAUGUST 23, 2021POPULAR-SCIENCE

Even your chest may hurt as you breathe irritants into your lungs.

WARNING: WILDFIRES MIGHT MAKE YOU ITCHKATHIANN KOWALSKIJUNE 3, 2021SCIENCE NEWS FOR STUDENTS

The surge overwhelmed a small group of Capitol Police officers, but a blast of irritant spray drove Schaffer back outside after nine minutes, his bear spray still in hand.

HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE STORMED THE CAPITOL. MOST WON’T FACE HEFTY PRISON TERMS, LEGAL EXPERTS SAY.TOM JACKMAN, SPENCER HSUMAY 13, 2021WASHINGTON POST

Police say that once a riot is declared, they may use chemical irritants and other crowd-control devices.

AFTER THE DEATH OF GEORGE FLOYD, LAWMAKERS IN MD., VA. AND D.C. SET OUT TO HOLD POLICE MORE ACCOUNTABLE. HERE ARE SOME KEY MEASURES.OVETTA WIGGINS, PETER HERMANN, TOM JACKMANMAY 6, 2021WASHINGTON POST

Two people have been charged with assaulting Sicknick by spraying him with a chemical irritant.

D.C. MEDICAL EXAMINER RELEASES CAUSE OF DEATH FOR FOUR PEOPLE WHO DIED DURING CAPITOL RIOTPETER HERMANN, STEVE THOMPSONAPRIL 7, 2021WASHINGTON POST

That behavior and lab-test data suggest that insect TRPA1 senses catnip as an irritant.

SCIENTISTS MAY HAVE FINALLY FOUND HOW CATNIP REPELS INSECTSERIN GARCIA DE JESUSAPRIL 5, 2021SCIENCE NEWS FOR STUDENTS

Rizzo, of the American Lung Association, said bear and other pepper sprays are “topically related irritants” that temporarily affect people’s ability to see and breathe freely.

BEAR SPRAY IS SHOWING UP AT PROTESTS AND RIOTS. HERE’S WHY, AND HOW IT AFFECTS HUMANS.JOHN BRILEYMARCH 19, 2021WASHINGTON POST

That behavior — coupled with experiments in lab-grown cells that show catnip activates TRPA1 — suggests that insect TRPA1 senses catnip as an irritant.

CATNIP REPELS INSECTS. SCIENTISTS MAY HAVE FINALLY FOUND OUT HOWERIN GARCIA DE JESUSMARCH 4, 2021SCIENCE NEWS

When irritants come into contact with TRPA1, the reaction can make people cough or an insect flee.

CATNIP REPELS INSECTS. SCIENTISTS MAY HAVE FINALLY FOUND OUT HOWERIN GARCIA DE JESUSMARCH 4, 2021SCIENCE NEWS

The round, filled with chemical irritant, ripped the rioter’s face open.

“I DON’T TRUST THE PEOPLE ABOVE ME”: RIOT SQUAD COPS OPEN UP ABOUT DISASTROUS RESPONSE TO CAPITOL INSURRECTIONBY JOAQUIN SAPIEN AND JOSHUA KAPLANFEBRUARY 12, 2021PROPUBLICA

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