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Dealing with smells

I'm done with Christmas Cards
over 4 years ago

Does anyone have any tips for dealing with smells without coming across badly?

I'm starting to get really sensitive to smells such as:

  • Junk food that our daughter and boyfriend tend to cook late at night after we've cleaned and freshened the kitchen (OK I know asking her not to is an option and it seems to be working *for now*).
  • Orange peel - after a few minutes for me this stops smelling of oranges and starts smelling like stale cigarette ash
  • Things like pilchards in salads that people eat at their desks in the office
  • Strong perfumes, hand creams & air fresheners

No word of a lie some of these smells actually give me a headache.

I wish there were a nasal equivalent of noise cancelling ear buds!

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  • over 4 years ago

    Are there any smells that you like? You know how coroners rub Vapo-rub under their noses when dealing with bodies ( ;-) ), maybe you could have something pleasant smelling with you that you can sniff? Or rub on your hands to smell? I'm thinking mostly for situations at work if you can't just get up and go away from the smell

  • over 4 years ago in reply to Tigerbalm

    Yes good idea - I'm not sure what smell to go for though. Needs to be something strong enough to block the others out, but not strong enough to be annoying itself.

    At home I've been known to burn incense sticks to cope with the late night fry-ups, these annoy my wife but thankfully I can use them in my hobby room.

    Also once famously sprayed deodorant over my shoulder towards someone eating fish in the office :-) to keep the fishy smell away.

    Maybe I should just bring a can of Oust to work :-)

  • over 4 years ago in reply to I'm done with Christmas Cards

    Sometimes I think that air fresheners smell worse than what they are supposed to be covering up! Smells can definitely give you a headache - someone in my office sprayed really nasty perfume all over herself (in the office - surely that is something for the bathroom??) and I instantly got a migraine.

    I keep a cotton scarf in my drawer that I will put across my face and breathe through in the even of any bad smells at work. It's surprising how much of the odour that prevents from making it into your nose. OK, you look like a bit of a freak, but I'd rather that than end up feeling ill. You could maybe get away with the same with a handkerchief, perhaps with something you actually like the smell of on it?

    I have tried breathing through  my mouth instead of my nose, but that doesn't work. If the smell is strong enough, I can taste it too!

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  • over 4 years ago in reply to I'm done with Christmas Cards

    Sometimes I think that air fresheners smell worse than what they are supposed to be covering up! Smells can definitely give you a headache - someone in my office sprayed really nasty perfume all over herself (in the office - surely that is something for the bathroom??) and I instantly got a migraine.

    I keep a cotton scarf in my drawer that I will put across my face and breathe through in the even of any bad smells at work. It's surprising how much of the odour that prevents from making it into your nose. OK, you look like a bit of a freak, but I'd rather that than end up feeling ill. You could maybe get away with the same with a handkerchief, perhaps with something you actually like the smell of on it?

    I have tried breathing through  my mouth instead of my nose, but that doesn't work. If the smell is strong enough, I can taste it too!

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