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Post by Lexica on Mar 30, 2022 14:11:56 GMT
I was taught that your fragrance should only be able to be noticed by someone who is close enough to hug you. If you put on enough that someone who is several feet away from you can smell you, you have on too much. I have worked with people who douse themselves in their fragrance and you can smell them before you hear them enter a room. That is just not polite, especially in the work place where there may be people who are very sensitive.We had an older lady who did this and we had to get HR involved bc we could basically taste her perfume and it lingered even when she wasn't in the room. it was awful. Oh yeah, I've experienced this. I worked two cubicles away from a girl who would wear her perfume so heavy and then refresh it at lunch while at her desk. I could absolutely taste her perfume no matter what I was eating for my lunch. I explained to her that my fibromyalgia made my sense of smell super sensitive and could she please wait until after I finished eating or consider refreshing her perfume in the restroom instead of at her desk. She did do that, but I could still taste it when she came back to her desk. It was awful. Thankfully she was transferred to a desk at the opposite end of the building as the receptionist. Other people started to complain since they had to walk through her cloud of perfume to get to their offices. She was eventually transferred to another office and then let go. Oh, and she was the youngest person in our office! And the perfume she was wearing was super sweet and flowery, exactly the kind I hate. |
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Post by peppermintpatty on Dec 5, 2022 13:06:24 GMT
I don't like heavy perfumes on me or others and it does bother me but I'm not going to ask others to not use perfume. I used to work with a woman who "claims" she was allergic to all scents and didn't want people to wear anything in the office. Whatever she was wearing or not wearing for a deodorant didn't work because her BO was horrible. I always thought that her "scent" was more offensive than wearing some damn deodorant.
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Post by pjaye on Dec 5, 2022 13:35:58 GMT
Another older bumped thread from a potential spammer
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Post by RosieKat on Dec 5, 2022 16:58:04 GMT
For those of you that are sensitive, does any scent trigger you, or is it only when it is stronger? If you wear perfume, do you keep it pretty light with other people in mind, or do you not worry about that? Do you know people in your own life who are sensitive? I get migraines triggered by just a few types of fragrance. It's generally patchouli-type or related, such as Clinique Aromatics Elixir or Thierry Mugler's Angel. It bugs the crap out of me because scent-wise, I love both of those. Other fragrances may bug me because I dislike them or they are too heavily applied, but it's more of just an annoyance than a health issue. DD has vocal cord dysfunction, which is when her vocal cords will seize up and not allow air to pass through. It looks like an asthma attack, except that inhalers, etc. do not help. They have almost had to call 911 for her at least 3x in the last school year from reactions to body spray. If that happens, literally the only answer will probably end up being a tracheotomy so that she can get oxygen. Now, similarly to asthma, it can be triggered by many causes, but certain body sprays seem to cause them pretty reliably. It does seem to be the ones that have a more artificial type fragrance (IMO) like some of the cheap fruity or flowery ones. I do occasionally wear perfume, as does she, but of course it's only ones that don't bother us and we tend to wear it much lighter than other people.I generally opt for a perfume oil, which seems to stay much closer to my body zone. I also do not wear any fragrance (other than what may be in my deodorant, etc.) if I am going out to eat, or to a place like crowded church or a play where I will be sitting right within other people's personal space. |
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Post by papersilly on Dec 5, 2022 17:50:20 GMT
i am sensitive to the old lady musk type of perfumes. it's that scent that just smells heavy. no fruit or floral notes, just heavy musk oil. i feel like it always pears with bouffant hair, patent leather bags, and sensible shoes.
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Post by iteach3rdgrade on Dec 6, 2022 1:24:14 GMT
I got a new scent in Hawaii and love it. It smells like orange blossom and vanilla. I just love it. What is it? |
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Post by iteach3rdgrade on Dec 6, 2022 1:24:38 GMT
I got a new scent in Hawaii and love it. It smells like orange blossom and vanilla. I just love it. What is it? |
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Post by Delta Dawn on Dec 6, 2022 1:31:59 GMT
I got a new scent in Hawaii and love it. It smells like orange blossom and vanilla. I just love it. What is it? Contre Moi but I understand it has been discontinued. |
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Post by cecilia on Dec 6, 2022 3:53:06 GMT
I am okay around soaps, lotions, perfumes as long as it's subtle. If the perfume/cologne is too strong it gives me a bad headache almost instantly.
For years after my gallbladder surgery, my sense of smell was amped up. Almost any strong scent made me gag, literally.
The things that tend to make me extremely sick are smoke, dust, mold, etc fwiw
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Post by gsquaredmom on Dec 6, 2022 4:02:43 GMT
I am allergic to synthetic grape oil. It is a base to which perfumes may be bound. Not all perfumes are carried by this essential oil. I don’t know what has this in it until I react. Does not matter if pricey or cheap. And I have reacted to unscented soaps that have a masking fragrance which uses this. So, nothing with a fragrance in it and nothing labeled unscented. Fragrance-free is fine if I read the label and find no hint of scent.
So, I have to be very careful with everything. Buying soaps, shampoos and lotions is always a crap shoot. If someone is wearing something I allergic to, I back away.
My reactions vary. Sometimes my skin itches, sometimes eyes. I may sneeze repeatedly. Or I may have trouble breathing. I usually get a headache and stuffy nose.
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Post by ntsf on Dec 6, 2022 4:53:18 GMT
most perfumes and scents make me sneeze. mild soap, mild detergent I can stand.. but no perfumes, no flowers, no body sprays, no candles, no to walking near it at a store.. everything I use is scent free.
i have to leave rather than be around it.
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Post by ScrapbookMyLife on Dec 6, 2022 6:12:32 GMT
I am very sensitive to fragrance. Floral scents especially. Lavender is the worst.
Both smelling it and touching it.
My reactions vary, depending on the type of product, the scents and the method of contact.
I've experienced one, some or all depending what I am reacting to.....runny nose, wheezing, itchy, watering eyes, welts head to toe, welts isolated to a specific spot or area.
I do not wear perfume.
I use deodorant for sensitive skin.
I carry my own version of a medical bag in my purse
Prescription ointment
Cortisone cream
Benadryl
Mask
Gloves
I carry little packets (snack size baggies) of toilet paper in my purse, in case I need it, when I am out and about. Charmin and Northern inflames me (whatever they use as a softener does not agree with me).
My sensitivities have gotten worse, since I entered the menopause phase.
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Post by smasonnc on Dec 6, 2022 13:07:03 GMT
I only wear small amounts of perfume when I'm not with DH because it bothers. I am in a woman's group and a lot of older women drown in perfume. BIL is also a big fan of cologne and it makes me gag. We should all keep our perfume, deodorant, scented oils, etc. to ourselves. They can be obnoxious.
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Post by disneypal on Dec 6, 2022 13:59:46 GMT
For those of you that are sensitive, does any scent trigger you, or is it only when it is stronger? Things like soap and deodorant do not bother me but pretty much all perfume and cologne does - it gives me such a headache. Most lotions don't bother me unless they have a strong scent. |
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Post by iamkristinl16 on Dec 6, 2022 16:33:31 GMT
I am slightly sensitive. I get a headache if someone is wearing certain scents and just really dislike when it is too strong. Deodorant or basic lotion doesn’t bother me, though. I can’t imagine that bothering even very sensitive people since they won’t be that close to others?
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Post by Embri on Dec 6, 2022 17:14:05 GMT
(Please note the use of the Royal You below.) In my unpopular opinion,
For those frequenting any public space, wearing any kind of scent that diffuses is an asshole move. You cannot know that everyone around you will be okay with exposure to an olfactory stimulus they cannot evade or avoid. Double douche points if you're taking public transportation. Same category as bringing a boom box and playing your music at full blast. Not cool. |
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Post by pjaye on Dec 7, 2022 0:57:26 GMT
For those frequenting any public space, wearing any kind of scent that diffuses is an asshole move. You cannot know that everyone around you will be okay with exposure to an olfactory stimulus they cannot evade or avoid. Double douche points if you're taking public transportatio I'll wear my arsehole and douche points proudly - along with my perfume (and scented body wash, and deodorant and hairspray) |
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Post by tyra on Dec 12, 2022 18:25:49 GMT
I am sensitive to scents sometimes. There is no rhyme or reason w/me. Certain stores I can't handle, there is one store in FL in Disney Springs that I *love* going to. They always have great stuff. I have been in there many many times. This past Sept I walked in, I lasted less than 5 minutes before having to leave due to the candles they had going.
I do wear perfume, but they are more clean light scents for day to day wear. Very rarely will I wear one of my more heavier ones, and then it is usually for date night or some sort of dress up event.
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