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Soothing? I have a disgust of all things lavender, and I don't appreciate being subjected to the aroma when colleagues use lavender products. I wonder if there'

Soothing? I have a disgust of all things lavender, and I don't appreciate being subjected to the aroma when colleagues use lavender products. I wonder if there's a connection between my visceral reaction and my general lack of ability to relax.

sp332 8y ago
There is a related plant called "lavendin" which is often marketed as lavender but actually has a stimulant effect. https://www.thelavenderfields.co.uk/news/article/lavender-and-lavandin-what-is-the-difference https://www.thelavenderfields.co.uk/news/article/lavender-an... Just a possibility.
IndrekR 8y ago
Same here, can not stand the smell of lavender. Never found it relaxing. Do not know why. At the same time I can not smell fish-sauce at all which many people do find revolting.
- bfuller 8y ago
  fish sauce is delicious
  - XalvinX 8y ago
    my mom used to use a type of fish sauce as fertilizer for her house plants. i think it was called "emulsion" but probably about the same stuff. smelled horrible but the plants enjoyed it, and we enjoyed the plants. what do you put it on? i know they use it in the Phillipines and some other SE Asian countries, right?
Raphmedia 8y ago
Entirely possible. Think of cilantro that tastes and smells like soap for some people. Contrary to popular belief, we do not all perceive the world in the same ways. "This may be traced to the OR6A2 gene, an olfactory receptor able to bind many of the aldehydes implicated in the herb's very particular smell. Perhaps those with a specific variation in the gene are particularly sensitive to its soapiness." http://mentalfloss.com/article/91060/why-does-cilantro-taste-soap-some-people http://mentalfloss.com/article/91060/why-does-cilantro-taste... https://flavourjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/2044-7248-1-8 https://flavourjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/20...
- cpeterso 8y ago
  Perhaps there is a genetic or allergy response to lavender. I have allergies and the smell of lavender makes me want to sneeze. :\
somlor 8y ago
Another +1 here. Intense visceral disgust of lavender. I don't think I'm "smell-sensitive" in any other way. I can tolerate all manner of, e.g., dank cheese, pungent fish, fragrant smoke, any other plant oil, etc. I just can't stand lavender.

sp332 8y ago

There is a related plant called "lavendin" which is often marketed as lavender but actually has a stimulant effect. https://www.thelavenderfields.co.uk/news/article/lavender-and-lavandin-what-is-the-difference https://www.thelavenderfields.co.uk/news/article/lavender-an... Just a possibility.

IndrekR 8y ago

Same here, can not stand the smell of lavender. Never found it relaxing. Do not know why. At the same time I can not smell fish-sauce at all which many people do find revolting.

bfuller 8y ago
fish sauce is delicious
- XalvinX 8y ago
  my mom used to use a type of fish sauce as fertilizer for her house plants. i think it was called "emulsion" but probably about the same stuff. smelled horrible but the plants enjoyed it, and we enjoyed the plants. what do you put it on? i know they use it in the Phillipines and some other SE Asian countries, right?

Raphmedia 8y ago

Entirely possible. Think of cilantro that tastes and smells like soap for some people. Contrary to popular belief, we do not all perceive the world in the same ways. "This may be traced to the OR6A2 gene, an olfactory receptor able to bind many of the aldehydes implicated in the herb's very particular smell. Perhaps those with a specific variation in the gene are particularly sensitive to its soapiness." http://mentalfloss.com/article/91060/why-does-cilantro-taste-soap-some-people http://mentalfloss.com/article/91060/why-does-cilantro-taste... https://flavourjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/2044-7248-1-8 https://flavourjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/20...

cpeterso 8y ago
Perhaps there is a genetic or allergy response to lavender. I have allergies and the smell of lavender makes me want to sneeze. :\

somlor 8y ago

Another +1 here. Intense visceral disgust of lavender. I don't think I'm "smell-sensitive" in any other way. I can tolerate all manner of, e.g., dank cheese, pungent fish, fragrant smoke, any other plant oil, etc. I just can't stand lavender.