Re: Perfume vs no perfume

151949 · ‎03-09-2010

@Desertdi wrote:
What irks me: Professionals (doctors, dentists, etc.) who REEK from what they ate for lunch....................

yep, that is terrible that doctors and nurses and other health professionals would have the nerve to eat during their somewhere between 12 and 24 hour work shifts.

sauce62 · ‎03-12-2010

I love the idea of perfume, the lovely bottles and the various notes, but have come to realize, after collecting numerous bottles, that it makes me sick. I get headaches from it, and do agree that BBW is particularly toxic. I have enough perfume to last me at least 10 years and will use it very judiciously from here forward. So true that we can think something smells wonderful that is offensive to others; I know this from faithfully reading the fragrance reviews on Makeup Alley for the last ten years. I've been struggling with chronic daily headache and I'm going to go fragrance free for the next 30 days to see if it helps. I think I'm over it.

butterflygirl69 · ‎03-29-2011

I'm prone to getting migraines from perfume or any strong scent. It's not that I dislike the scent, but it triggers a migraine. I can't walk through the perfume section in department stores for this reason. Air fresheners, strong scented soap and candles also can bother me. I wish they had the rule of no perfumes at work!

suzyQ3 · ‎03-09-2010

@151949 wrote:
@Desertdi wrote:
What irks me: Professionals (doctors, dentists, etc.) who REEK from what they ate for lunch....................
yep, that is terrible that doctors and nurses and other health professionals would have the nerve to eat during their somewhere between 12 and 24 hour work shifts.

Strawman argument. I seriously doubt that anyone here would suggest that professionals whose work necessitates being so close to people forgo eating during the day.

But I surely do wish that my former dentist had either chosen less odorous lunch food or had thorougly brushed his teeth and used mouthwash. It was enough to make me gag. It is but one of the reasons he is my former dentist.

~Who in the world am I? Ah, that's the great puzzle~ Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland

suzyQ3 · ‎03-09-2010

@sauce62 wrote:
I love the idea of perfume, the lovely bottles and the various notes, but have come to realize, after collecting numerous bottles, that it makes me sick. I get headaches from it, and do agree that BBW is particularly toxic. I have enough perfume to last me at least 10 years and will use it very judiciously from here forward. So true that we can think something smells wonderful that is offensive to others; I know this from faithfully reading the fragrance reviews on Makeup Alley for the last ten years. I've been struggling with chronic daily headache and I'm going to go fragrance free for the next 30 days to see if it helps. I think I'm over it.

I went through a spell of developing a funny sensation in the back of my throat and a tightness in my chest from many perfumes. And one perfume did cause contact dermatitis.

So I laid off all perfumes for about three or four weeks and then gradually started using those that had previously not given me trouble. I also learned the best place(s) to spritz. Instead of a spray on my inner arm and back of my neck, I know spray lightly on the top of my arm and/or the top of my legs right above the knee; in other works, on less sensitive, tender skin.

And I don't spray near near my face at all.

~Who in the world am I? Ah, that's the great puzzle~ Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland

151949 · ‎03-09-2010

ONE spritz of scent is all that is needed. Multiple sprayers are the problem. Why on earth anyone thinks they need 3 or more spritzes of perfume ???? Good grief. No wonder they give themselves a headache.

suzyQ3 · ‎03-09-2010

One spritz MAY be all you need if it's a fairly strong fragrance and your skin holds onto it well. As with most things, there's no ONE right answer as to how many spritzes -- within reason and common sense, of course.

My preference is to spritz on the lower part of my body and the upper part (not near my face, though).

~Who in the world am I? Ah, that's the great puzzle~ Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland

151949 · ‎03-09-2010

@suzyQ3 wrote:
One spritz MAY be all you need if it's a fairly strong fragrance and your skin holds onto it well. As with most things, there's no ONE right answer as to how many spritzes -- within reason and common sense, of course.

My preference is to spritz on the lower part of my body and the upper part (not near my face, though).

And right here in this answer lies the problem.

151949 · ‎03-09-2010

@suzyQ3 wrote:
@151949 wrote:
@Desertdi wrote:
What irks me: Professionals (doctors, dentists, etc.) who REEK from what they ate for lunch....................
yep, that is terrible that doctors and nurses and other health professionals would have the nerve to eat during their somewhere between 12 and 24 hour work shifts.
Strawman argument. I seriously doubt that anyone here would suggest that professionals whose work necessitates being so close to people forgo eating during the day.

But I surely do wish that my former dentist had either chosen less odorous lunch food or had thorougly brushed his teeth and used mouthwash. It was enough to make me gag. It is but one of the reasons he is my former dentist.

Exactly when in the 5 to 10 min of a lunch break are those nurses ansd doctors supposed to go and brush their teeth and gargle. I have already only gotten 5 min to pee once in an entire 12 hour shift. Your answer shows a total lack of understanding of the situations and extreme stress these people work under.

Mj12 · ‎03-09-2010

@151949 wrote:
@suzyQ3 wrote:
@151949 wrote:
@Desertdi wrote:
What irks me: Professionals (doctors, dentists, etc.) who REEK from what they ate for lunch....................
yep, that is terrible that doctors and nurses and other health professionals would have the nerve to eat during their somewhere between 12 and 24 hour work shifts.
Strawman argument. I seriously doubt that anyone here would suggest that professionals whose work necessitates being so close to people forgo eating during the day.

But I surely do wish that my former dentist had either chosen less odorous lunch food or had thorougly brushed his teeth and used mouthwash. It was enough to make me gag. It is but one of the reasons he is my former dentist.

Exactly when in the 5 to 10 min of a lunch break are those nurses ansd doctors supposed to go and brush their teeth and gargle. I have already only gotten 5 min to pee once in an entire 12 hour shift. Your answer shows a total lack of understanding of the situations and extreme stress these people work under.

@suzyQ3 specifically said in her first paragraph that no one would suggest medical professionals in those settings you describe forego eating. Did you not see that paragraph?