I Felt Humiliated / myLot

United States

July 15, 2019 9:02am CST

Today something happened that made me feel humiliated. I live with family members and I have been using an herbal product for my skin. It is Tea Tree Oil and it has a foul smell but I used it to clear up a problem I had with my skin. I really didn't know other people in the house could smell it, but they could. One person said to me, "What is that SMELL? Are you using some kind of thing that SMELLS?" I said, yes, I was clearing up a problem with my skin. He said, "Oh, I was worried the roof had a leak." I threw away the bottle at once but I felt humiliated.

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DianneN

@DianneN (247216)

• United States

17 Jan 20

I don’t think tea tree oil smells bad. I would have just kept using it.

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Bill McAlpine

@ScotMac (1335)

• Edinburgh, Scotland

16 Jan 20

Tea Tree Oil does have a distinctive smell but I wouldn't describe it as 'foul'. That person has no sense of propriety

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Valerie J. Routhieaux

@just4him (308408)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

15 Jul 19

Maybe you should ask the clerk where you bought it if it's supposed to have that smell. I'm sorry you felt humiliated. Since it worked to clear up your skin, you should have let the person know the purpose before throwing it away.

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