If I passed you on a narrow path, would I be able to smell fabric softener down wind? 

[Anndalouzier]

Just been on a walk and struck by how many people you pass don't smell of perfume, instead they smell of eau de lenor
is there something that you do/aspire to? How much of the stuff do you use to make it so strong?
I don't mind it in laundry. Just not my signature scent™️

Best Vegan & Cruelty-Free Fabric Softeners (UK)

"Many brands of supermarket-bought fabric softener contain rendered animal fat."

Lard on your clothing.

Ecover is ok I think. That's the one I point out to my OH when he complains I don't use fabric conditioner, and tell him he's more than welcome to wash his own clothes. Funnily enough he loses interest at that point.

I thought people used it to make their clothes soft?!

only on Mumsnet is BO better than laundry products 😆

Are Ecover products vegan? - Ecover

Yes, I used it only once! The smell was overpowering and my husband was tortured with itching!!

I wish I was you! Most people used to smell of 'washing detergent but now it's fabric conditioner or cannabis. I stayed with dd1 a few months ago and had to put some of my clothes between me and the bedding as I couldn't sleep with the smell. I stayed there last week and she hadn't used fabric conditioner and had done a double rinse on the bedding so all was good!

Everything I used to buy from Ebay stunk of it! I'm allergic to it.

Oh God, cannabis is the worst. I'd rather smell of Benson and Hedges.

My settee is 33 years old and the flooring over 25 years old. I did buy a new mattress a couple of years ago - it was Warren Evans and no off gassing.

What do you mean being tactful?

Dm has finally stopped using a spray air freshener unless she is not expecting me. They make me feel sick and give me a headache. I hope I don't smell, I bathe regularly and use an unscented soap and antiperspirant.

I like my clothes to smell nice but not a fan of fabric softener so use scent boosters instead (fairy ones) mumsnet hate these too though. No idea how a clean smell can be offensive but there we are.

In other words a scent wafts after you and its quite strong to linger in the room after you've gone. Quite intrusive in some ways.

Crazy isn't it. I mean BO? Come on 🙄😂

No. They said they liked the smell. Not the type of women to sugarcoat if they didn’t like something either. Believe it or not, outside of MN people actually like the smell of fabric conditioner.

I visited a relative in the US last year. She lives in a ‘naice’ neighbourhood. I smelt skunk as we strolled along. I said it’s seems to be everywhere worldwide nowadays , sigh. She said you’re smelling a real skunk. Now I get it…

You must have an incredible sense of smell. I've not once noticed it on anyone but I'm often almost intoxicated by some men who smell like they've bathed in a barrel of aftershave

But fabric conditioner is used in the wash. Alongside washing powder. So realistically, anything smelling of fabric conditioner is likely to be clean. No one is soaking their clothes on fabric conditioner so cover up the fact that they’re dirty, that would be mental.

I don't like fabric softener (or the boosters) - to me they feel like something that was created by accident that they then needed to find a need for. I dry my washing outside in the sun and breeze and I prefer that smell.

But I live in a very small village and on some days when I go out for my run, the whole place smells of fabric softener because people have used it in their wash and then hung their washing out on the line!

Oh, talking of gassing, reminded me. I bought a memory foam topper for a very hard mattress, it turned the painted wall luminous green where the mattress was pushed against the wall. It had already been airing for a few days before.
Nice!
We do put ourselves through it eh?

What's the MN view on room fresheners? I don't have them because of the cat.

im confused. Was it weed or a skunk. We have tons of actually skunks in our very nice area so we do smell them on occasion. Weed happens too, but not as often and you can tell the difference.

I think there must be lots of sensitive noses. I can smell my own laundry products in wafts as my clothes are very close to my nose but I never notice anyone else’s. Ots not as strong as perfume, Bo. Smoke/cannabis etc

You probably would with me, one of my colleagues always tells me I smell of clean washing which I will take quite happily. Love a bit of lenor.

Fabric conditioner contains non-biodegradable, petroleum-based chemicals and quaternary ammonium compounds ("quats") that pollute waterways and kill aquatic life. These products also often use plastic packaging, contribute to poor indoor air quality and can reduce the lifespan of clothing and towels. So that's why I don't use it. Properly washed clothes didn't used to stink before it was invented. The ad guys have cleverly convinced women that they're sluts or "less than" if they don't buy the evil stuff. Money, money, money!