The horror of scented sanpro!

I am in. The scented ones smell like furniture polish and give me thrush.
I have resorted to buying maternity pads for night time use as I know they definitely won't be scented.

I'm in.

If I'm on my period I don't want to advertise it to the world by walking about smelling like an air freshener or cat litter.

Really, who thinks these things up?

I'm in. They are rank, only ever bought one pack when caught out as they were the only ones in the small supermarket.
I hated them and they made me so sore, coupled with the headache inducing stench I was not happy.
At least if they're labelled I can choose.

I'm in too - at least if they clearly label the things 'scented' or 'non-scented' it would make them easier to avoid.

Benefits the company too, surely - if they can see how many people buy which variety, then they can can identify whether they are marketing 'to a need' or whether they are hoping to 'create a market' (i.e. the stinky ones are being bought due to no other option being available).

I'm in - no one needs to smell like a cheap glade plug-in.

Yes, absolutely.
If they really believe most want this then surely it doesn't matter if it's clearly labelled when it's scented?

What we need is to be able to make an informed choice and we can't when labelling is so unclear.

There also needs to be choice for those of us who don't like the scent or get thrush from it.

I'm in. I get horrific blisters, I'm dreading using them. I can't use tampons, and don't want to use reusables. I totally agree that clear labels would help a lot. I don't remember this being an issue though before being pregnant/breastfeeding (3-4 years ago). Is it a recent thing these scented pads?

I have been boycotting Always too - I hate the smell - and the implication that I need cheap airfreshener in my gusset otherwise the world will be sickened by the smell I produce.

I use mainly Tesco Ultra Night towels - in the daytime too - because they have wings, so they suit my shape, and are long and comfortable. If I can't get hold of the Tesco ones, I buy Bodyform, because they are not scented either.

I live in fear of the day when the supermarkets decide to put scent in their own brand sanitary towels.

I agree. Stopped using 'Always' as they are so smelly - now use cheaper ones own brand from Morrisons.

Yes, I would like giant neon labelling on the packs "Scented - for god's sake don't buy these, you want the other ones". They are vile, itchy and totally unnecessary.

I'm in

Yes I wish they would label them clearly - I find no probs working out whether a particular pack has wings or not, and how thick and long it is, why can't they just add 'scented' or 'unscented'? Seems a bit crazy to have a campaign for it though, has anyone emailed Always or another brand about it?

Oh god. Scented toilet roll. Had that once. Picked it up by mistake and the entire house reeked of it. Couldn't get rid of it quick enough. I think we ended up chucking it away and getting something new as it was that bad

Me too. It's awful. I've thrown away full boxes when I realised I bought the wrong ( scented) ones. They're vile.

Cross posts, will try Sainsbury's!

Count me in for a campaign to clearly label them "scented" and "unscented".

As I said on the other thread they seem to use the same scent as cat litter, which is a double insult. I don't want to walk around the office leaving wafts of smell associated with cat shit.

Period blood and healthy vaginal fluids do not smell, whereas these liners and pads DO smell when damp as the moisture seems to activate the "odour control". And then every woman with a working nose in your vicinity knows you're using them. The opposite of discreet!

I'm in. It's revolting. It's bad enough they are insinuating that women's bodies are so malodorous that they have to be covered up by perfume but the way the scents are so cheap and nasty makes it worse!

In France they sell scented Loo rolls. Just awful!

Hell yes, I was thinking about this the other day.

It's positively enraging to think someone has decided that the scent of cheap air freshener or toilet cleaner is preferable to naturally no odor. It's just playing on paranoia that people may smell something.

Do any brands do no scented ones at all? I'm fed up of getting caught out when I buy them and can't use a mooncup after having DC.

I hate them. I used Always from the age of 12 and was happy until they added something to the pads that made me itch terribly. I now use Lil-Lets and Sainsburys own which have no added scent.

Was also surprised when I realised I could smell other women wearing them, it is a very distinctive scent and quite unpleasant. The opposite of discreet periods surely?

I'm in!

I've wondered if they're in cahoots with canesten to up sales or something.

And yy to there clearly being a market for them, which is fine, just make it clear on the packaging ffs!

I agree - not sure it needs to be a campaign, though. Couldn't MNHQ just approach the head of marketing at Always for a comment?

I would support this.

I don't want scented ones and agree is hard to tell without examining and sniffing the packet. Which I don't want to do.

I'm in too.

I'm in

It needs to be totally crystal clear on the packaging which are scented and which aren't. By all means have scented ones if there is a market but I'm fed up of buying them by mistake and having a load of pointless extra chemicals rubbed on my fanjo.

Hell even my dh is in! He can't stand it. Thinks it smells like cheap shitty perfume and complains that the house reek of them