purplebee
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Post by purplebee on Sept 1, 2019 17:27:30 GMT
My Opa & Oma used to cover themselves with Cologne 4711, made in Cologne (Koln), Germany. It is hard to find that scent but when I do smell it, it reminds me of them. Unfortunately, I do (did) get headaches if the scent is very strong. I like citrus-y 4711, and wear a light spritz in the summertime. The one that gets me is Tabu, which fortunately doesn't seem to be popular any more. I worked in an office on the second floor at the top of the stairs. A girl on the first floor wore Tabu and I could smell it every morning when she came in the door. Phew!
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Post by lesserknownpea on Sept 2, 2019 5:16:07 GMT
Ugh. Scents will give me a migraine so fast. My DIL has been so considerate and buts only unscented stuff for laundry and other cleaning even though she herself likes the scents.
Hair stuff is the hardest to find what I need unscented. That and face creams.
I can’t believe young men actually believe heavy scents will make them attractive to women. That’s just sad.
And yes, while older women are notorious for dousing themselves in scent, plenty of younger people reek.
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Coffee Mom
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Post by Coffee Mom on Sept 2, 2019 14:54:06 GMT
Uhg!!! This has happened twice now with different people, but they were holding my baby, and when I took him back, my baby reeked of their perfume! Just holding him was giving me a headache. I had to change his clothes and give him a bath to make it go away. The scent lingered on his clothing for days until I finally got a chance to do laundry. New house rule for visiting babies, no perfume please? That never even crossed my mind. I don’t wear perfume though.
I finally got my husband to quit most of the axe LOL. It was shaving cream, body wash, deodorant AND the spray all layered up. Scent aside, the dyes they use in the body wash are so strong, the grout in our tiled shower is now stained bright blue and I can’t get it out.
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janeliz
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Post by janeliz on Sept 2, 2019 15:13:16 GMT
I must not be sensitive to scents at all (and admittedly I’m someone who reacts very positively to aromatherapy), because I rarely notice this scent overload that people complain about here. My elderly mother-in-law does go a little nuts with her perfume at times, but I don’t notice it with younger people.
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Post by crazy4scraps on Sept 2, 2019 15:56:07 GMT
I must not be sensitive to scents at all (and admittedly I’m someone who reacts very positively to aromatherapy), because I rarely notice this scent overload that people complain about here. My elderly mother-in-law does go a little nuts with her perfume at times, but I don’t notice it with younger people. I don’t notice it often, but then again I don’t tend to go places at busy times and I also tend to avoid crowds and crowded places. But the last two times it happened we were in theaters, sitting in our desired seats that we got there early to choose. The overly perfumed women came in much later after the theater was mostly full, sat down within a row or two of us (in seats other people had saved for them both times) and we had nowhere else to go where the three of us could sit together. The one lady smelled so strong that I had to pull the neck of my sweatshirt up over my nose and mouth to mask some of it. It was that bad. Neither of the women looked older than me (early 50’s). The time before that we were on an airplane. I notice it most when we’re stuck in a confined space.
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Post by pierkiss on Sept 2, 2019 17:02:49 GMT
I blame the invention of axe body spray for the guys smelling so potently. It’s awful.
As far as women, the only ones I know who take a bath in their perfume are the older ladies whose sense of smell is declining. They put that much on so that they can smell it, but they don’t realize how strong it is to everyone else.
Getting migraines from strong smells is a newer development for me. I stopped using daily perfume about 4 years ago because of it. I know badly I feel with the smells, and I would hate to accidentally inflict that on someone else with my perfume.
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Post by lisacharlotte on Sept 2, 2019 17:35:49 GMT
This is not a new phenomenon. I remember in the 80's guys drenched in Polo.
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Post by gmcwife1 on Sept 3, 2019 15:09:48 GMT
This is not a new phenomenon. I remember in the 80's guys drenched in Polo. That was my first thought too!
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nogfz
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Post by nogfz on Sept 3, 2019 20:06:07 GMT
This is not a new phenomenon. I remember in the 80's guys drenched in Polo. And in the 70s, it was Brut. My BIL steeped himself in that stuff, I swear.
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Post by hockeyfan06 on Sept 3, 2019 20:15:33 GMT
Geezus, I dread when out fairly new salesman comes into the office to hand in paperwork. He's around 45 and reeks like a 15 year old teenager loaded with a can of AXE.
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Post by papersilly on Sept 3, 2019 20:56:21 GMT
i don't mind fresh scents. just not that old-lady-musk. i was at michaels a couple of days ago. i came around the corner and into an aisle with just one customer in there. she doused herself with so much must that i had to double back and walk away.
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Post by clarencelynn on Sept 3, 2019 22:05:12 GMT
I'm always so afraid that I'm the one that has too much on, though I really try to control myself. I often use Bath and Body Works lotions which are highly scented. So on those days I won't use anything other than the lotion. On days I want a spritz of perfume, I use a non-scented lotion.
I work with a younger man that either is one that chooses not to wear deodorant or his brand doesn't last past the first hour of use. He smells horrible.
I also have a friend that subscribes to the magical healings of essential oils and runs a diffuser in her house at all times. Everything in her home smells of the patchouli type scent and it is horrible. It's like musty old grandma's basement. She gifted me a large stash of yarn and I've packed it away with laundry dryer sheets hoping the scent fades before I use it.
But smokers - you all stink. I'm sorry to say it, but no matter what you do, you smell like old smoke and dirty ashtrays. This is the one smell that will drive me away in a heartbeat. I'm not sure how I ever survived my 20's, hanging out in bars where smoking was the norm.
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Post by 950nancy on Sept 3, 2019 22:22:38 GMT
I am also someone that gets migraines from strong cologne. I once had a business trip to Chicago and the person next to me on the plane was wearing A LOT of fragrance, by the time we landed I had a migraine. It was horrible. I had a business dinner that evening and ended up excusing myself to the bathroom in the middle of dinner because I had to throw up due to my migraine. Thankfully,I don’t encounter strong fragrance a lot but when I do, I really try to get away from it. Church can sometimes be an issue. Sitting for an hour close to somebody wearing a lot of fragrance, by the end of service I can feel a headache coming on. Less is more..... Sort of off topic but when my kids were in elementary school, many of the teachers would burn scented candles in their classrooms. That can also be a trigger.We weren't allowed to burn candles (or have scents) in the classroom. But after recess several times a day, both the boys and girls stunk to the point you had to go out in the hallway to catch a clean breath of air. Seriously, do parents not smell their kids at home and have the deodorant discussion? Many kids are starting to smell in third grade.
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Post by birukitty on Sept 4, 2019 17:40:20 GMT
I am also someone that gets migraines from strong cologne. I once had a business trip to Chicago and the person next to me on the plane was wearing A LOT of fragrance, by the time we landed I had a migraine. It was horrible. I had a business dinner that evening and ended up excusing myself to the bathroom in the middle of dinner because I had to throw up due to my migraine. Thankfully,I don’t encounter strong fragrance a lot but when I do, I really try to get away from it. Church can sometimes be an issue. Sitting for an hour close to somebody wearing a lot of fragrance, by the end of service I can feel a headache coming on. Less is more..... Sort of off topic but when my kids were in elementary school, many of the teachers would burn scented candles in their classrooms. That can also be a trigger.We weren't allowed to burn candles (or have scents) in the classroom. But after recess several times a day, both the boys and girls stunk to the point you had to go out in the hallway to catch a clean breath of air. Seriously, do parents not smell their kids at home and have the deodorant discussion? Many kids are starting to smell in third grade. What?! Kids are starting to smell in the 3rd grade?! This is so shocking to me when I stop to think about it. How old are they? If they are 6 when they start 1st grade and 7 when they start 2nd grade, then most must be 8-9 when they start 3rd grade, right? Doesn't this mean that they are starting puberty (because the smell of armpits doesn't start until puberty) in third grade? Holy Toledo! I was 14 when I got my first period in 1974. I remember it well because of where we were living (the tiny farm in Virginia) and I was riding our old horse Lizzie when it happened. Of course puberty could have started 2 years prior to that so that would have been at 12. Still 8-9?! I know it's been starting earlier for kids these days and it seems to me that isn't 1. healthy or 2. normal. Of course this is a topic for another thread. What do you think is causing it? I think it's the milk that was (still is for all I know) available that contained hormones from the milk cows treated with it. I don't think we had that back in the 1970's. The milk I was drinking back then came from our cow-Helen-and she was out in the fields all day eating fresh grass and whatever my parents fed here-my Mom was super big into organic everything back then. Main reason we were even living on that tiny farm while my father continued to commute to Washington DC-they were part of the back to nature-grow your own food etc. movement.
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Post by beepdave on Sept 4, 2019 17:52:15 GMT
Most people I know who over-perfume are smokers. My mother is one of them. Their sense of smell is so out of whack and they reapply after each cigarette. BLECH!
And I don't care if you think you don't smell and you smoke, you're wrong. Yes, we can tell. No, the gallon of perfume, oil, spray, whatever does not cover it up.
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Post by 950nancy on Sept 4, 2019 19:54:14 GMT
We weren't allowed to burn candles (or have scents) in the classroom. But after recess several times a day, both the boys and girls stunk to the point you had to go out in the hallway to catch a clean breath of air. Seriously, do parents not smell their kids at home and have the deodorant discussion? Many kids are starting to smell in third grade. What?! Kids are starting to smell in the 3rd grade?! This is so shocking to me when I stop to think about it. How old are they? If they are 6 when they start 1st grade and 7 when they start 2nd grade, then most must be 8-9 when they start 3rd grade, right? Doesn't this mean that they are starting puberty (because the smell of armpits doesn't start until puberty) in third grade? Holy Toledo! I was 14 when I got my first period in 1974. I remember it well because of where we were living (the tiny farm in Virginia) and I was riding our old horse Lizzie when it happened. Of course puberty could have started 2 years prior to that so that would have been at 12. Still 8-9?! I know it's been starting earlier for kids these days and it seems to me that isn't 1. healthy or 2. normal. Of course this is a topic for another thread. What do you think is causing it? I think it's the milk that was (still is for all I know) available that contained hormones from the milk cows treated with it. I don't think we had that back in the 1970's. The milk I was drinking back then came from our cow-Helen-and she was out in the fields all day eating fresh grass and whatever my parents fed here-my Mom was super big into organic everything back then. Main reason we were even living on that tiny farm while my father continued to commute to Washington DC-they were part of the back to nature-grow your own food etc. movement. A classroom of 25-30 kids running around in the hot weather smells at age 8 or 9, for sure. I was 11 when I got my period in 1976. I was early, but lots of girls were right behind me. I have read that puberty has started earlier for kids, but I can't quote any numbers. I know I was bottle fed, but everything else I ate growing up was pretty darn healthy. I don't think I even tried McDonalds before I could drive.
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Post by ScrapbookMyLife on Sept 4, 2019 20:15:53 GMT
I have sensitivities to many scents. I have had to move away from people, before because of scent overload and standing within several feet of them is too much.
I think many people overload on perfume, cologne, body spray because they have skipped showering or bathing that day (or for more than more one day in a row) and they think that scent overload will help mask or disguise their body odor. Nope it doesn't, now you smell of scent overload and funky body odor.
I feel the same way, about those who only occasionally(once or twice a week) or rarely shampoo their hair. Dry shampoo helps absorb the natural natural oils, but it doesn't not mask the funky dirty hair smell, nor does it hide the dirty unwashed hair look.
Some people have no idea how funky(dirty-gross) or scent overload they smell.
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Post by mustlovecats on Sept 4, 2019 20:33:55 GMT
We weren't allowed to burn candles (or have scents) in the classroom. But after recess several times a day, both the boys and girls stunk to the point you had to go out in the hallway to catch a clean breath of air. Seriously, do parents not smell their kids at home and have the deodorant discussion? Many kids are starting to smell in third grade. What?! Kids are starting to smell in the 3rd grade?! This is so shocking to me when I stop to think about it. How old are they? If they are 6 when they start 1st grade and 7 when they start 2nd grade, then most must be 8-9 when they start 3rd grade, right? Doesn't this mean that they are starting puberty (because the smell of armpits doesn't start until puberty) in third grade? Holy Toledo! I was 14 when I got my first period in 1974. I remember it well because of where we were living (the tiny farm in Virginia) and I was riding our old horse Lizzie when it happened. Of course puberty could have started 2 years prior to that so that would have been at 12. Still 8-9?! I know it's been starting earlier for kids these days and it seems to me that isn't 1. healthy or 2. normal. Of course this is a topic for another thread. What do you think is causing it? I think it's the milk that was (still is for all I know) available that contained hormones from the milk cows treated with it. I don't think we had that back in the 1970's. The milk I was drinking back then came from our cow-Helen-and she was out in the fields all day eating fresh grass and whatever my parents fed here-my Mom was super big into organic everything back then. Main reason we were even living on that tiny farm while my father continued to commute to Washington DC-they were part of the back to nature-grow your own food etc. movement. The average age of puberty has been going down for decades. My OB’s theory is that it is because population wide we have much better nutritional status than we did in most prior generations - more enriched foods etc. she doesn’t think it is the hormones given to milk cows because she has seen research showing that the age is reducing in populations that wouldn’t be exposed to that such as vegans. We have K-1 in the pod next to me and MAN can they stink when they come in from a hot playground. There is a hot sweaty body stink that they have when they are small, even, and most kids I know are wearing deodorant by second or third grade for this reason. So it isn’t necessarily even puberty, it is just kids.
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Post by birukitty on Sept 5, 2019 20:53:44 GMT
What?! Kids are starting to smell in the 3rd grade?! This is so shocking to me when I stop to think about it. How old are they? If they are 6 when they start 1st grade and 7 when they start 2nd grade, then most must be 8-9 when they start 3rd grade, right? Doesn't this mean that they are starting puberty (because the smell of armpits doesn't start until puberty) in third grade? Holy Toledo! I was 14 when I got my first period in 1974. I remember it well because of where we were living (the tiny farm in Virginia) and I was riding our old horse Lizzie when it happened. Of course puberty could have started 2 years prior to that so that would have been at 12. Still 8-9?! I know it's been starting earlier for kids these days and it seems to me that isn't 1. healthy or 2. normal. Of course this is a topic for another thread. What do you think is causing it? I think it's the milk that was (still is for all I know) available that contained hormones from the milk cows treated with it. I don't think we had that back in the 1970's. The milk I was drinking back then came from our cow-Helen-and she was out in the fields all day eating fresh grass and whatever my parents fed here-my Mom was super big into organic everything back then. Main reason we were even living on that tiny farm while my father continued to commute to Washington DC-they were part of the back to nature-grow your own food etc. movement. The average age of puberty has been going down for decades. My OB’s theory is that it is because population wide we have much better nutritional status than we did in most prior generations - more enriched foods etc. she doesn’t think it is the hormones given to milk cows because she has seen research showing that the age is reducing in populations that wouldn’t be exposed to that such as vegans. We have K-1 in the pod next to me and MAN can they stink when they come in from a hot playground. There is a hot sweaty body stink that they have when they are small, even, and most kids I know are wearing deodorant by second or third grade for this reason. So it isn’t necessarily even puberty, it is just kids. I just looked up this question (the lowering age of puberty over the past decades) because it's been bugging me. I didn't think your OB's theory was correct when I read that she/he thought we have a much better nutritional status than we did in prior generations. One only has to look at our current obesity rates in children and the fact that most of our food is processed (compared to the food our grandparents ate) to understand that this is simply not true. At least that's my view. I feel the food my grandparents ate was much more healthy that what most Americans eat today. Anyway, the likely cause are environmental chemicals, particularity those that mimic estrogen. BPA in plastics and the lining in cans (canned foods) act as a synthetic estrogen. It's also found in dental sealants and cash register receipts. Phthalates are one of the most persuasive endocrine disrupters and are found in detergents, shampoos, toys and beauty products. PFOA found in cookware and fluoride also falls into this category. Parabens are chemicals with estrogen like properties and are found in toothpaste, shampoos and conditioners, antiperspirants and deodorants, shaving gel, lotions and sunscreens, make-up, food additives, and pharmaceutical drugs. The article I read said that this early puberty is 10 times more common in girls than boys. It was very informative, and it made a lot of sense to me. It also mentioned that stress is a factor for early puberty and that getting enough Vitamin D can help to delay it. Here is the article if anyone wishes to read it. articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2012/04/16/early-precocious-puberty.aspx
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Post by mustlovecats on Sept 5, 2019 21:14:16 GMT
The average age of puberty has been going down for decades. My OB’s theory is that it is because population wide we have much better nutritional status than we did in most prior generations - more enriched foods etc. she doesn’t think it is the hormones given to milk cows because she has seen research showing that the age is reducing in populations that wouldn’t be exposed to that such as vegans. We have K-1 in the pod next to me and MAN can they stink when they come in from a hot playground. There is a hot sweaty body stink that they have when they are small, even, and most kids I know are wearing deodorant by second or third grade for this reason. So it isn’t necessarily even puberty, it is just kids. I just looked up this question (the lowering age of puberty over the past decades) because it's been bugging me. I didn't think your OB's theory was correct when I read that she/he thought we have a much better nutritional status than we did in prior generations. One only has to look at our current obesity rates in children and the fact that most of our food is processed (compared to the food our grandparents ate) to understand that this is simply not true. At least that's my view. I feel the food my grandparents ate was much more healthy that what most Americans eat today. Anyway, the likely cause are environmental chemicals, particularity those that mimic estrogen. BPA in plastics and the lining in cans (canned foods) act as a synthetic estrogen. It's also found in dental sealants and cash register receipts. Phthalates are one of the most persuasive endocrine disrupters and are found in detergents, shampoos, toys and beauty products. PFOA found in cookware and fluoride also falls into this category. Parabens are chemicals with estrogen like properties and are found in toothpaste, shampoos and conditioners, antiperspirants and deodorants, shaving gel, lotions and sunscreens, make-up, food additives, and pharmaceutical drugs. The article I read said that this early puberty is 10 times more common in girls than boys. It was very informative, and it made a lot of sense to me. It also mentioned that stress is a factor for early puberty and that getting enough Vitamin D can help to delay it. Here is the article if anyone wishes to read it. articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2012/04/16/early-precocious-puberty.aspx I’m going to believe my OBGYN who has practiced for 30 years and bases her opinions on peer reviewed and well designed research, over a blog article by Joseph Mercola. That guy is a hack.
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Post by crazy4scraps on Sept 5, 2019 22:36:43 GMT
I am also someone that gets migraines from strong cologne. I once had a business trip to Chicago and the person next to me on the plane was wearing A LOT of fragrance, by the time we landed I had a migraine. It was horrible. I had a business dinner that evening and ended up excusing myself to the bathroom in the middle of dinner because I had to throw up due to my migraine. Thankfully,I don’t encounter strong fragrance a lot but when I do, I really try to get away from it. Church can sometimes be an issue. Sitting for an hour close to somebody wearing a lot of fragrance, by the end of service I can feel a headache coming on. Less is more..... Sort of off topic but when my kids were in elementary school, many of the teachers would burn scented candles in their classrooms. That can also be a trigger.We weren't allowed to burn candles (or have scents) in the classroom. But after recess several times a day, both the boys and girls stunk to the point you had to go out in the hallway to catch a clean breath of air. Seriously, do parents not smell their kids at home and have the deodorant discussion? Many kids are starting to smell in third grade. Trust me, we DO have the deodorant discussion at our house and it falls on nearly deaf ears. My kid is in 4th grade and is at the age where she’s starting to stink after she’s been running around. I tell her, “You DON’T want to be that stinky kid that the other kids make fun of.” I buy her the deodorant. Doesn’t mean she always uses it.
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Post by birukitty on Sept 5, 2019 22:46:18 GMT
I just looked up this question (the lowering age of puberty over the past decades) because it's been bugging me. I didn't think your OB's theory was correct when I read that she/he thought we have a much better nutritional status than we did in prior generations. One only has to look at our current obesity rates in children and the fact that most of our food is processed (compared to the food our grandparents ate) to understand that this is simply not true. At least that's my view. I feel the food my grandparents ate was much more healthy that what most Americans eat today. Anyway, the likely cause are environmental chemicals, particularity those that mimic estrogen. BPA in plastics and the lining in cans (canned foods) act as a synthetic estrogen. It's also found in dental sealants and cash register receipts. Phthalates are one of the most persuasive endocrine disrupters and are found in detergents, shampoos, toys and beauty products. PFOA found in cookware and fluoride also falls into this category. Parabens are chemicals with estrogen like properties and are found in toothpaste, shampoos and conditioners, antiperspirants and deodorants, shaving gel, lotions and sunscreens, make-up, food additives, and pharmaceutical drugs. The article I read said that this early puberty is 10 times more common in girls than boys. It was very informative, and it made a lot of sense to me. It also mentioned that stress is a factor for early puberty and that getting enough Vitamin D can help to delay it. Here is the article if anyone wishes to read it. articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2012/04/16/early-precocious-puberty.aspx I’m going to believe my OBGYN who has practiced for 30 years and bases her opinions on peer reviewed and well designed research, over a blog article by Joseph Mercola. That guy is a hack. Fair enough, but I also read the same reason in other articles including one from npr.org. Of course we are all entitled to our own opinions.
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