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To get turned on by smell of fabric conditioner?

33 replies

Eveninties · 20/04/2016 23:44

So basically I do. I have recently bought a different fabric softener and the smell of drying washing is amazing! Reminds me of something or someone, not sure what, but I'm sitting here inhaling smell of DH's t-shirt drying and it's honestly like a drug to me.. Am I a complete weirdo?

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Eveninties · 21/04/2016 20:29

Never actually tried the comfort intense fragrance thingies- thought they looked like waste of money- but if I were to try one which should I choose?

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liz70 · 21/04/2016 20:50

My fetish is dishwasher soap (supermarket value brand here), a few minutes into the hot cycle. Open the door and the smell of hot, soapy water rising up to hit my nose... I love it. yes, I'm a weirdo, I admit it.

MissRabbitHasTooManyJobs · 21/04/2016 21:15

The pink comfort intense is lovely :)

JessesGirl · 21/04/2016 21:20

Waitrose primrose and white peach smells divine! I only picked it up because it was on offer and now I wish I had bought more than one!

Eveninties · 21/04/2016 21:58

Everything I washed yesterday smells amazing- washed another load in exactly the same stuff today and it smells of nothing. Nothing! I'm puzzled 😕

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littleblackdress26 · 21/04/2016 22:28

I get that buzz too! ! I had it more when I was pregnant and dp would catch me inhaling the bottle before I would pour it in or stood by the rack smelling the wet clothes. I would sniff soo hard my nose hurt lol. If im in supermarket and have a few mins spare I try to smell them all . Glad I'm not alone!

jasmine1979 · 21/04/2016 22:41

I hate it I'm afraid. Sad
I'm not usually sensitive about smells at all, but fabric conditioner tends to give me an instant headache. I find them all cloying and synthetic smelling.
I also feel like clothes that have been washed using them never actually seem clean. Most of them leave too much of a residue on the clothes and make them feel horrible as a result. I can't stand clothes that have had fabric conditioner on them to be next to my skin.
Clothes always smell best when just washed and left in lovely hot sun and wind to dry I find. (I live in Scotland so not much of that sadly!) It's been sunny today though and when I brought the washing in earlier I did just stand and sniff it for a while I have to admit. It smelt of real sunny days to me, not manfactured ones. Smile

ouryve · 21/04/2016 22:44

I don't find coughing my guts up much of a turn on.

Our water is too horrid to go without, so I stick with the unscented stuff. Much less snot inducing.

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