To think applying perfume pre-plane is antisocial?

And on the plane too. It boggles my mind as to how little this has been mentioned.

Well as they literally are selling perfume in the airport, you can't expect them not to be tried. What's next, no deodorant?

Not really a problem in an office and a trip in a lift only lasts a few seconds (as long as you don't get stuck!)

Wearing perfume is anti-social full stop. I used to wear it myself, but I wish it would become socially unacceptable, it causes headaches for me, and I have no doubt that some people suffer with allergies.

Of course, it is a massive industry!

As for fabric softener - yuck. It has all sorts of chemicals in it which are really really bad for you. I'm a bit surprised they are still allowed.

Nope

Dear everone who wears perfume, scented deodorants, etc
Stop because a couple of people get a headache if they smell you.
Do it now

Christ, we can't have a nut on a plane, don't start with the perfume.
How do you manage in a lift/office/pub/any other buiding or area with walls and closed doors?

Mumsnet doesn’t like perfume now 😂😂😂

That reminds me of the time Gok Wan was visiting my old work place (a kid's hospital). My supervisor was all star struck and asked him how she could "look good naked". He told her that she should keep her clothes on!

Airports have the duty free bit that has a load of perfume in. Some folks will be trying the testers out.

This has reminded me of when I was on 4 easyJet flights last summer each where they came round with the “luxury perfumes” for sale and handed out testers for people to try.

The cabin was an abomination of Charlie red, some David Beckham shit and Pacco Rabannes Olympea.

The rage I had over this fuckery was immense

Strong, sickly perfume triggers my migraines so YANBU, I do actually like some of the scents but obviously can't wear them.

I dunno, I once sat right behind Gok Wan on a flight and he smelt absolutely DIVINE.

Have now got the fear of someone lighting one, would it not be a bit explosive?!

It's a reed diffuser, not an incense stick! You don't burn it!

I wouldn't have given it a second thought a few years ago but now have a friend who is highly allergic to cinnamel (not sure how to spell!). It's literally in everything and it makes her tongue swell up. She's had tongue cancer since which is possibly due to the sores she got from her swollen tongue constantly rubbing on her teeth. It's horrendous for her. She has to use scent free everything.

I would never wear freshly squirted perfume anywhere enclosed now, not in the office, on a train, plane etc.

Yadnbu

Its awful but isnt helped by duty free squirts en route

Omg, you are definitely, definitely NBU! It is very inconsiderate behaviour, imo.

I can't abide strong perfume, or even subtle perfume, to be honest. Sitting next to a perfume-drenched person in the theatre, cinema or on public transport is a very unpleasant experience. If I can smell it within normal sitting distance, then it's way too strong. I often come out of the venue with a splitting headache.

I don't mind smelling (actually quite like) the very faint hint of perfume of baby shampoo on my grandson's hair or the very faint whiff of aftershave on my son's cheek when I'm giving him a hug - but anything more than that is an invasion of my senses.

I liken it to music playing. If someone wants to listen to music on the bus, then that's fine if they're wearing earphones. But it's not fine if they get on the bus with a bloody great ghetto blaster and blare out their music to everyone else on the bus!

I always try to avoid venturing anywhere near the duty free shops in airports, but in some airports there is no other way in or out. I hold my breath for as long as possible and walk as briskly as possible to get out there as soon as I can!

I don't use fabric softener because the awful artificial perfume lingers in the clothes afterwards - and I always add extra rinses to the wash programme, to be sure of rinsing out all the detergent smells.

On a recent flight someone a couple of rows behind bought some (crap) perfume from the in-flight duty free trolley and proceeded to spray themselves liberally with it several times during the flight. It stunk and made several people cough, the chemical smell was overwhelming. Rank behaviour

It's awful, but not as bad as pulling out the nail varnish remover and spending the entire trip doing your nails. Now that gave me a headache.

I wouldn't go mad spaying loads of it in duty free. But I'm afraid it wouldn't even occur to me to avoid it incase people are sensitive to it.

I think a reed diffuser would set off our smoke alarms

YANBU. In the last few years I've developed a high sensitivity for perfumes. Gives me an instant headache. My OH insists on putting on after shave despite me telling him many times how it gives me a headache. It's instant and takes hours to go. So yes, I would love people not to wear strong scents.

YANBU.
Also - the gym.

I’m asthmatic and I can’t walk through duty free, John Lewis cosmetics area, past Lush without sneezing or catching my breath. In our John Lewis the cosmetics and scents are a long sclep from the entrance to nearly 1/2way across the ground floor. It actually makes me ill if I breathe in.

I can only wear very few perfumes. Interestingly any Jo Malone. Someone bought me some Neom that’s a rollerball thing that’s meant to calm stress. Much too scented for me. Oddly, years ago I had a tiny lavender based stress calm rollerball scent that wasn’t powerful and was calming.