over scented world

LisaInN.Idaho · #61 04/27/12, 04:32 PM

I knew a guy once who was a self-styled "mountain man". He wore buckskins and a medicine bag always. He swore by rubbing a clove of garlic under his arms as an antibacterial to kill odor.
It was bad...very bad.

LisaInN.Idaho · #62 04/27/12, 04:34 PM

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Originally Posted by mamita

I've been near a person swearing by a dob of baking soda under the arms. listen up.........NOT WORKING. YOU can't smell YOU. the rest of us can.

And you smell like an onion bagel!
(has anyone ever noticed that BO smells like onion bagels? And not in a good way)

farmergirl · #63 04/27/12, 04:50 PM

Our washing machine died a couple months ago and I've been doing laundry at the local laundromat every since. Talk about perfumy smells

I have taken to wiping out the soap tray of the washing machines before I use them, otherwise we end up with itchy eyes and headaches from the heavy, chemical smells in the soap and fabric softener people use.

I can smell fabric softener on people at work when they walk by. Yuck.

Ardie/WI · #64 04/27/12, 04:51 PM

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Originally Posted by LisaInN.Idaho

And you smell like an onion bagel!
(has anyone ever noticed that BO smells like onion bagels? And not in a good way)

Yup!

I tried the baking soda thing once. Nope! Not for this gal!

Ardie/WI · #65 04/27/12, 04:59 PM

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Originally Posted by mamita

I adore perfume. nobody with a real brain 'pours it on'. a little dot here..little dot there...niice. men? same thing..a little dot here...there...love. I love fabric softener sheets in winter. I love the fresh scent (to me..obviously not you..lol) of pinesol used sparingly in a bucket of water after washing down the bathroom. I love to smell rosemary & lavender EVERYWHERE in my house. I guess I am not as sensitive. when my man dots a bit of lovely on..........I LIKE. and I will always love deodorant. sorry, but people can't smell themselves. if they could...they'd use deodorant and not bathe in scents to the extreme. I've been around lots of folks that don't believe in deodorant. it isn't pleasant on a day that's 90 and humid.

I love good perfume! Every year, Dh takes me to Macy's and we check out the new scents. What I appreciate is that their cologne sprays give out little poofs so that, unless you poof like crazy, only a person close to you can smell it.

There is one trick I was taught a good many years ago. If you are going out and wearing a skirt or a dress, spray some on the back of your knees. Scents rise and, as you move, so does the scent!

chickenista · #66 04/27/12, 07:14 PM

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Originally Posted by LisaInN.Idaho

And you smell like an onion bagel!
(has anyone ever noticed that BO smells like onion bagels? And not in a good way)

OMG. I thought I was the only one that thought that!!

chickenista · #67 04/27/12, 07:16 PM

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Originally Posted by willow_girl

I love Mrs. Meyer's lavender!

One night, I was out of shampoo, so I washed my hair with it ... my hair turned out so nice, I've been using it ever since!

Mrs. Meyer's bar soap makes the best 'shampoo'!
And it is great in homemade laundry soap too.

RebelDigger · #68 04/27/12, 08:48 PM

Trick my Mom taught me. Spritz the perfume up in the air in front of you (just one spritz mind you) then step into the mist as it comes down. Keeps it from being overpowering.

Civil War reenacting has taught me many things. A period deodorant is plain old witch hazel applied to the arm pits with a cotton ball. Lavender water (made with a mix of essential oil and vodka) on stinky feet is also a period remedy that works well.

Ardie/WI · #69 04/29/12, 08:44 AM

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Originally Posted by RebelDigger

Trick my Mom taught me. Spritz the perfume up in the air in front of you (just one spritz mind you) then step into the mist as it comes down. Keeps it from being overpowering.

Civil War reenacting has taught me many things. A period deodorant is plain old witch hazel applied to the arm pits with a cotton ball. Lavender water (made with a mix of essential oil and vodka) on stinky feet is also a period remedy that works well.

I tried that once and had a sneezing fit!

unregistered5595 · #70 04/29/12, 11:05 AM

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Originally Posted by LisaInN.Idaho

And you smell like an onion bagel!
(has anyone ever noticed that BO smells like onion bagels? And not in a good way)

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Originally Posted by chickenista

OMG. I thought I was the only one that thought that!!

Here too!
And a good liverwurst and onion on rye sandwich, after warming up a few hours at work will bring comments of 'OMG what is that smell, is that you'?

And fermenting kimchi is another good one. And Limburger cheese, yum yum.
I liked eating lunches alone he he.

I was shopping last week for a men's deodorant with No SCENT, unscented--out of the hundreds available, I found one roll on--NO stick deodorant. A 'clean' smell, means, a scent, 'fresh' means a scent, 'winter breeze', 'cool summer', 'clinical strength', and worst 'SPORT', does anyone know what sports smell like?

RubyRed · #71 04/29/12, 04:50 PM

When I worked Retail is when it would knock me on my fanny smelling the over-scented men and women that came in. Instant headache. And I worked in an Outdoors store, I cant imagine working in a Mall! I would much rather (and actually enjoy the smell) of deer urine, acorn scent, Hoppe's 9, etc. When you can smell someone BEFORE you see them whether it be perfume or body odor, is bad, very very bad.

GoldenCityMuse · #72 04/29/12, 06:12 PM

Yes, the chemical 'Fresh' scents are so synthetic smelling, and do not smell good at all.
Also, I imagine thqat many of these chemicals are made in China and shipped over here to be added to soap, shampoo, detergent, cleaners, etc.

I bet they can contribute a small amount to cancer .

chewie · #73 04/30/12, 09:31 AM

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Originally Posted by LisaInN.Idaho

I knew a guy once who was a self-styled "mountain man". He wore buckskins and a medicine bag always. He swore by rubbing a clove of garlic under his arms as an antibacterial to kill odor.
It was bad...very bad.

this is disgusting! oh my, I can imagine the smell, I bet a buck in rut wouldn't smell any worse. gag!