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If we’re all smelly, then none of us are smelly! Only half-joking: I really do think people habituate quickly to fragrances and scent norms. I’m hygenic but I
by alwa 1y ago
If we’re all smelly, then none of us are smelly!
Only half-joking: I really do think people habituate quickly to fragrances and scent norms.
I’m hygenic but I (and the people around me) really do avoid scented personal care products. I really notice when I’m in regions or settings where kids schlump around in clouds of Axe Body Spray or Summer Strawberry Juicy Whatever Mist.
Or when an older person has become so habituated to their own perfume that they’ll tell you with a straight face they’re barely wearing any. Ma’am, I literally followed your scent trail to find you.
- khalic 1y agoSome people are very sensitive to body odors, don’t generalize please
- alwa 1y agoFor sure. I’m among them—very sensitive both to human (and animal) odors and to fragrances. For me at least it tends to be fragrances—usually synthetic ones associated with body or room products—that people are able and willing to concentrate to an overwhelming intensity. I certainly recognize that others’ sensitivities can go the other way, and I apologize for sounding dismissive toward the distress that can cause. And perhaps we can share a sigh over people we’ve met who like to combine a pungent personal odor along with a pungent concentration of perfume or cologne…
- khalic 1y agoOh no apologies needed, but I appreciate it. Yes we can definitely share a sigh over that, followed by as much time as I can, holding my breath haha Take care