Does it bother you when other people wear strong perfume or after shave?

karen in your situation it is perfectly natural to request that people don't wear anything strong when visiting you, there is an extremely good reason for that request. Actually in our own home we really can and should request people to abide by our requests.

You've got the perfect solution, and I do the same in public places, but since my problem with scents is asthma related and actually a danger, I do request that my daughters or other regular visitors not wear it when they visit me in my own home :) Since they know the effects, they have no problem with that at all. Karen

Yes, we should, but I still feel bad when I have to make such requests. I know to some they seem trivial or invasive to their own rights and preferences, but it is necessary anyway. Thank you for your understanding comment. Karen

I usually by the oils. Which never smell like RAID. Since i started selling avon i have bought a couple perfumes but they dont smell like RAID either. I dont know what is up with thoses people that have the RAID smell. I mean do they not understand what they smell like? Do they think they are smelling good or what? One day i was riding the city bus. There were 3 of us sitting in the back. This one RAID smelling woman came and sat near the back. She had alot on too. Everyone that way near her got up and moved to far away seats. One of the guys in the back started coughing then got up and opened the windows. This RAID woman had to of been deaf dumb and blind to not know what was going on around her.

LOL, perhaps she had no sense of smell at all! I have wondered the same things, though...do they not know at least how very strong their scent is? I know we have varying degress of sensitivity, so I can only assume that such people have a weaker sense of smell. :) Karen

LOL, another person made a comment about Raid, and oddly enough, I have thought the same of some of the cheaper scents. They DO smell just like bug spray. Those are the most offensive of all :D Thank you for responding. Karen

Hello Derek...I agree, we all have different preferences. I don't expect everyone never to use scent, just not close up around me when they know it triggers an asthma attack, which can be dangerous or even deadly. When I go out among others or to visit someone else, then it is my own responsibility to stay far away from those wearing scents. Thank you for your response. Karen

Pachulli, not sure of spelling, is one of the worst for me. And my youngest daughter loves it! To me, it smells a lot like insect spray. And yes, small closed-in places are the worst, as you get the full impact of a strong scent! Karen

LOL, so someone picked it out of the trash? They must have really loved the perfume. It does horrid things to me. I don't feel like it is right to expect others not to wear it ever, but in closed places or when around many others, there are bound to be those with serious allergies to it. Too bad they wouldn't just go a bit easy with it! Thank you for responding :) Karen

Hello Ice...I used to wear subtle perfumes but cannot do that any longer. Too much scent is uncouth on anyone. I have wondered how the one wearing it can stand so much if it even bothers others. I would think their own eyes would be watering! Thank you for your input :) Karen

Hello Mimi...yes, I know many who get headaches, or worse, from strong scents. Consideration, like you said, is the key word. :) Karen

Hi Mim...I cannot wear perfume, either, for the same reasons your mom cannot. I do love gentle smelling hair products and mild lotions. I think many people are bothered by strong scents. They sting the nose of even those without allergies or asthma! Your lavender scent sounds wonderful, though. Karen

Hi Karen! Many thanks Karen for appreciating my response. Your Mom is wise like you or should I say you are wise like you Mom, things if used in moderation make more affect on others.

Hi Dpk :) Thank you for your wise response. Some people do try to hard to attract attention and it has the opposite effect. As my mom has always said: all things in moderation.

This has always surprised me...why do those wearing the scents seem not to be bothered by them? And yes, a small place like an elevator really makes that sort of thing worse. Thank you for sharing your experiences :) Karen

Ooo, that is just too much scent if it even lingers on lab surfaces. I have noticed that not as many magazines carry those "sample scent" folded pages any more, for which I'm grateful. I'd always tear them out, but the scent would still be on some of the pages. Thank for your sharing your input. Karen

You are fortunate :) I used to wear a little perfume, but never a lot and never the strong pungent kind. When dating in school, I enjoyed the smell of after shave on the young men. Now it triggers allergy and asthma attacks, so is out! Thank you for your sharing your own preferences. Karen

Hi Ds...yes, it poses a true danger for some of us. People can die from asthma attacks. Like you, everything I use has to be either unscented or very mild smelling, or it triggers asthma attacks, which are very frightening. Best wishes, Karen

Oh, I hate those people that are wearing so heavy strong perfumes. Those are not friendly to the people like me who are allergic to the strong arom it has. I alwasy get headaces with strong perfumes. So I would like to tell them to show some decensy to other people around them.

Dizziness and nausea, two side effects of someone elses taste in perfumes. Maybe you should have puked in the jeep LOL. Thank you for your input :)) Karen

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Ack! That is the worst, when you can actually taste it. You make a great point about why scents come in small bottles, as well. I appreciate your input :) Karen

Hi Grecy...I think even when one isn't allergic outright, terribly strong scents offend them, or like burn the nose and cause a lot of sneezing or even headaches. That seem to be very widespread. Thank you for your input :) Karen

Yes, polish and especially polish remover can be very strong. I wish people would be more considerate in closed up places, too, where the scents are even more pungent. Thank you for sharing your input :D Karen

Hi Met :) Your perfumes sound lovely and delicate. I think most of us become sensitive to the really strong scents as we grow into adults. It is considerate of you to keep yours subtle and beautiful. Thank you for responding. Karen

Ack! A burning nose is bad enought, but migraines are terribly painful. I wonder if others even know how their strong perfumes effect the rest of us?? And if they did, would they stop wearing so much? Thank you for responding :) Karen

Like you, I cannot wear perfume any more. Closed in places where so many do wear them can feel quite over-powering. My youngest daughter has finally realized that I am serious when I ask her not to wear her pachoulie scent around me. It triggers an asthma attack! Thank you for sharing your views :) Karen

Hi Ann...this seems to be quite a wide-spread problem, strong scents bothering many. I do know some medical places now have signs warning against it due to the allergic allergies many have to perfumes and such. Karen