He can't do anything about it!?!?

[Seshat]

Regarding aromatherapy oils: it depends on both the scent and the base. My husband reacts to most perfume bases, so it doesn't matter which scent it is - if it has the base he'll react to it.

And then there's the day we went to a wedding. They decided to use lavender as 'confetti'. The ushers held baskets of lavender, and people were taking handfuls of it to distribute. There was crushed lavender all over the ground, and the air was thick with it.

We retreated into the church, waited, and then when it was getting too strong in the church, forced our way out.

We missed the reception. We were both off-colour and grumpy and achey for days.

That was with no 'perfume'. Just the natural lavender scents from fresh lavender flower-buds.

[Kiwi]

my favourite co-worker douses herself in the stuff many times a day

when she arrives, after lunch, around 4pm.....

she ALWAYS askes everyone to smell the same perfume at each application going on and on about how expensive it is

when someone pointed out that some people can be allergic to scents, she laughed and called them ignorant about asthma......

*bangs head on wall* 10 weeks 10 weeks breathe breathe

[Shangri-laschild]

"Well, most scents give me a raging headache, and this doesn't, so yeah, I do."

That's my problem too. I get headaches from certain scents. No clue why the boss is claiming to not be able to do anything about it. A headache from stuff like that can keep someone very distracted from work.

Mmmm.... vanilla is my favorite scent. Well, technically bubblegum is my favorite scent, but I challenge anyone to find that in a decent perfume.

^-.-^

Agreed to the vanilla...though most of my stuff ends up being strawberry instead.

[Ironclad Alibi]

Is it just me or does anyone else find the words "unduly malodorous" quite funny.

I also find it very funny. It should be a character's name in a Harry Potter book.

[Peppergirl]

It makes me sad that there's apparently something in my body chemistry that causes me to lose scent almost immediately.

Even the most expensive of scent will be gone off of me in 30 minutes. It's bizarre.

[Andara Bledin]

I have a slightly different problem with scents: The really expensive stuff turns to smelling rancid.

But the nice-smelling cheap-o stuff stays smelling nice.

Oh, well. Cheaper for me.

^-.-^

[protege]

I can't stand people who dunk themselves in that crap. What's worse, is when several nasty scents intermix, and then are *so* overpowering, I have to turn the fans on. Case in point--the office restroom. I don't know about you all, but when the stench mixture of "ass," Lysol (a crude attempt at covering the ass smell), and flowery soap...starts wafting upstairs, I want to hurl!