Perfume is Unfashionable and Inconsiderate

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:If you think perfume is just worn by old people, step into a Sephora and notice that entire wall that's dedicated to perfumes. Their demographic isn't exactly senior citizens.

I think people just believe that very few people wear perfume because most of us perfume wearers don't abuse it. I put on a little bit on my pulse points, and you can only smell my perfume if you get within hugging distance. The few people who spray themselves down with so much fragrance that you can smell them from 20 feet away give the rest of us a bad name.

No no no no no no. You are NOT allowed to introduce any logical thoughts here!

Pp is not an example of logical. *All*these perfume wearers say all they do is hit the pulse points. They still stink. They can’t tell because the olfactory system adapts.

So odd! You couldn't prove otherwise. You couldn't prove that she is wrong because the whole point is you WOULD NEVER KNOW. You just assume you know and can't possibly be wrong. Are you like that with everything or just this?

By your “logic” you cannot prove she’s correct, either.

What do most people say over and over on these repetitive threads about perfume? They say, ‘but…but…I only use a little…” who are these people you believe douse themselves?

[Anonymous]

Maybe this has been asked or answered upthread, but all of you who are "allergic" to perfume/fragrance, WHAT is it that you are allergic too?

It's not like all the perfumes consist of the same ingredients.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Maybe this has been asked or answered upthread, but all of you who are "allergic" to perfume/fragrance, WHAT is it that you are allergic too?

It's not like all the perfumes consist of the same ingredients.

Nothing. Not a damn thing.

[Anonymous]

Just because people don’t die from your perfume doesn’t make it less obnoxious. It is the equivalent to farting everywhere you go.

No, it's not. Even you would choose Givenchy over a fart.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Maybe this has been asked or answered upthread, but all of you who are "allergic" to perfume/fragrance, WHAT is it that you are allergic too?

It's not like all the perfumes consist of the same ingredients.

It’s hard to know unless you’ve done extensive testing. I’ve done patch testing for other allergens and I have a strong allergy to a certain preservative used in a lot of cosmetics—but that only bothers me if I personally use it. But it was extensive testing to identify that. I posted up thread the smells in shampoo and conditioners or soaps don’t typically bother me, so I suspect it is a stabilizing agent or preservative in the perfumes, but I couldn’t identify the actual chemical without a lot of testing which it’s not really worth doing because it’s not like I can go around the world asking people to use X brands of perfume and not Y brands. With the preservative I know about, it’s in about 95% of shampoos so I assume that it’s likely to be a similar problem.
Fwiw, I’m really not a hypochondriac—I promise! I’m otherwise very healthy, eat gluten and dairy, etc. I do have a lot of allergy triggers for which I take daily medication, but the perfume seems to overwhelm my medication. I actually would love a way to test wheyher the people who swear they only wear a subtle amount are right! If only there was an anonymous way.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If you think perfume is just worn by old people, step into a Sephora and notice that entire wall that's dedicated to perfumes. Their demographic isn't exactly senior citizens.

I think people just believe that very few people wear perfume because most of us perfume wearers don't abuse it. I put on a little bit on my pulse points, and you can only smell my perfume if you get within hugging distance. The few people who spray themselves down with so much fragrance that you can smell them from 20 feet away give the rest of us a bad name.

No no no no no no. You are NOT allowed to introduce any logical thoughts here!

Pp is not an example of logical. *All*these perfume wearers say all they do is hit the pulse points. They still stink. They can’t tell because the olfactory system adapts.

So odd! You couldn't prove otherwise. You couldn't prove that she is wrong because the whole point is you WOULD NEVER KNOW. You just assume you know and can't possibly be wrong. Are you like that with everything or just this?

By your “logic” you cannot prove she’s correct, either.

What do most people say over and over on these repetitive threads about perfume? They say, ‘but…but…I only use a little…” who are these people you believe douse themselves?

We'll have fun holding your breath and shouting at the clouds

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Maybe this has been asked or answered upthread, but all of you who are "allergic" to perfume/fragrance, WHAT is it that you are allergic too?

It's not like all the perfumes consist of the same ingredients.

It’s hard to know unless you’ve done extensive testing. I’ve done patch testing for other allergens and I have a strong allergy to a certain preservative used in a lot of cosmetics—but that only bothers me if I personally use it. But it was extensive testing to identify that. I posted up thread the smells in shampoo and conditioners or soaps don’t typically bother me, so I suspect it is a stabilizing agent or preservative in the perfumes, but I couldn’t identify the actual chemical without a lot of testing which it’s not really worth doing because it’s not like I can go around the world asking people to use X brands of perfume and not Y brands. With the preservative I know about, it’s in about 95% of shampoos so I assume that it’s likely to be a similar problem.
Fwiw, I’m really not a hypochondriac—I promise! I’m otherwise very healthy, eat gluten and dairy, etc. I do have a lot of allergy triggers for which I take daily medication, but the perfume seems to overwhelm my medication. I actually would love a way to test wheyher the people who swear they only wear a subtle amount are right! If only there was an anonymous way.

Yep it is really really hard to find out what specific chemical you are allergic to if you have an allergy like that. Most allergist won’t even try testing, they just tell you to avoid which like, easier said than done.

[Anonymous]

OP your BO is revolting and inconsiderate. I'm allergic to BO would it kill you to shower more than once a month or how about try some perfume to at least mask the smell. Thanks

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP your BO is revolting and inconsiderate. I'm allergic to BO would it kill you to shower more than once a month or how about try some perfume to at least mask the smell. Thanks

See, I think this is an example of the people who sincerely don’t care if they are upsetting other people. Some people are just like that and a thread informing them is not going to change their behavior.

[Anonymous]

I hate perfume, too. My DH does not wear cologne at home or well, anywhere because I cannot handle it. Major migraine issues here.

That said, I can't control what other people do. Luckily, I don't interact with many perfume wearing people anymore.

but I hear you, OP.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:OP your BO is revolting and inconsiderate. I'm allergic to BO would it kill you to shower more than once a month or how about try some perfume to at least mask the smell. Thanks

See, I think this is an example of the people who sincerely don’t care if they are upsetting other people. Some people are just like that and a thread informing them is not going to change their behavior.

Do you care if I'm upset with who you voted for?

[Anonymous]

These threads are the BEST. This one is even better than the ones where OP can scarcely believe that anyone is still buying scented laundry detergent and had to hire an exorcist to get the smell out of the house after a 2 hour playdate with a Tide kid.

Just got to the part with ~le migraineur~ and her heightened olfactory. I love her.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:These threads are the BEST. This one is even better than the ones where OP can scarcely believe that anyone is still buying scented laundry detergent and had to hire an exorcist to get the smell out of the house after a 2 hour playdate with a Tide kid.

Just got to the part with ~le migraineur~ and her heightened olfactory. I love her.

Let me blow your mind. I wear perfume and I agree with that scented detergent hater (though I haven’t seen that thread; Off Topic?). We had a worker in who used scented detergent (or the scented beads or softener or something) and we had to open the windows.

But it didn’t cause me anything other than annoyance.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Agree. Use scented deodorant or lotion at most

I disagree. Most scented deodorants or lotions are far more annoying to me. They can be far more strong.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:These threads are the BEST. This one is even better than the ones where OP can scarcely believe that anyone is still buying scented laundry detergent and had to hire an exorcist to get the smell out of the house after a 2 hour playdate with a Tide kid.

Just got to the part with ~le migraineur~ and her heightened olfactory. I love her.

Let me blow your mind. I wear perfume and I agree with that scented detergent hater (though I haven’t seen that thread; Off Topic?). We had a worker in who used scented detergent (or the scented beads or softener or something) and we had to open the windows.

But it didn’t cause me anything other than annoyance.

I mean, lucky you.

Honestly, I hope all the jerks posting in this thread mocking allergies and asthma develops a severe allergy or ends up with a kid with one. You’ll change your tune realll fast.