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[rootofnewt]

Why are people so compelled to smell "fragrant"? Synthetic scents aren't necessary. Folks are so afraid to be natural that they douse themselves and the environment in nasty chemicals. Plenty of folks with asthma, allergies, migraines, or MCS know that fragrant doesn't mean nice, after all poop is pretty fragrant, but I generally avoid smearing that all over my pulse points.

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Re: i apologize for my "type"

[lupa.livejournal.com]

i sometimes pile the straight perfume on but that is because fragrance disappears into my skin due to how oily and mediterranean i am. i also won't spray it on my clothes because it gets more sillage that way.

and you know very well i refuse to use fabric softener or any laundry detergent i don't make myself ;) even when i did use detergent i bought, i thought the smell of Tide was gross and i usually bought the Arm & Hammer stuff with "no dye" (just color cancellers so it would be clear and not snot-yellow like the stuff really is) and no fragrance. i sometimes look at the amount of suds in some people's clothes in the laundromat and wonder how in the world they can take having those fabrics on their skin. i want to tell these people that if they actually rinsed their clothes *clean* they wouldn't NEED fabric softener.

finally, Bath and Body Works? wouldn't touch 'em with a ten foot pole and i certainly don't get the appeal. none of it smells good to me.

it's a pity - i think my own BO smells pretty bad, but i'm fairly tolerant of the BO of others.... oh, except for cigarette breath. eurgh, nasty!

Re: i apologize for my "type"

[krasota.livejournal.com]

You didn't make me sick when you visited that day, but my rant is mostly about folks in certain communities going on and on about how good Dove and Herbal Essence smell. And people who use Tide need to have their olfactory centers rehauled.

:p

Re: i apologize for my "type"

[nimrodiel.livejournal.com]

Tide itself is nasty and harsh.

The last time I washed my clothes in a machine that had a regular Tide user owning it, and didn't think to do anything to get the residue off before putting my clothes in it ended up with me being covered in hives...


I hate doing laundry as it is. I even moreso hate having to rewash clothing that should be clean.