Air fresheners are the devil’s work

[cheeselolly]

This week a kind colleague offered me a lift to the station for a long distance journey home.

The car journey was only 10 minute but felt like torture.

They had a clip on air freshener on BOTH air vents. One blowing directly in my face on my
side of the car. The other on their side.

It Was cold out so windows were closed.

My lungs nearly collapsed from the chemical riddled, fake, toxin laden hot air blowing sickly overpowering perfume air freshener into my lungs.

YANBU - air fresheners are the work of the devil and should be banned

YABU - they are lovely

I'm asthmatic and any chemical smells or aerosols can really affect my lungs. I love scented candles if they are natural smells rather than chemical, but appreciate that smell is very personal.

Bloody hell!

If everything everybody hates is literally banned, there would actually be NOTHING LEFT!

''I hate computers, ban it''.
''I hate dogs, ban it''
'' I hate yellow socks, ban it. ''

Ban this, ban that, because I don't like it.

I understand you didn't like the fumes in your face, but banning them because you don't like them?

What about all of your things- should they be banned because somebody else doesn't like them? No, they're ''not the work of the devil'', You sound like one of those weirdo bible bashers.

Dogs and computers don’t have toxic chemicals blasting out of them that cause breathing issues, migraines and potentially serious illnesses though.

They're not a problem for me, usually, but if they were enough of a bother, I'd politely ask if I could temporarily remove any blowing directly at me and blame allergies or an overly sensitive nose.

Car ones don't bother me but them you plug-in at home - my word they give me a migraine.

I don’t get the “what are you trying to hide” argument.

I shower every morning and still spray perfume, simply because I like the smell. It’s not hard to imagine people just like a certain smell in their home or car.

I don't like permanent ones like diffusers or plug in's but don't mind burning a candle with a relaxing scent when I'm winding down on an evening.

The scent in sanitary products makes me want to vom. No idea why anyones fanny needs to smell of cheap perfume.

A few years ago I would have agreed with you but they now cause me migraines which result in me throwing up. They are very noticeable.

I love scented candles, reed diffusers, perfume, laundry stuff and open windows
hate air fresheners, scented toilet roll and sanitary pads

Snap! First thing I do areiving in rental accommodation generally.

And as you say , this often reveals the smell of damp (because the owner is too stingy to trickle heat and ventilate when empty... and it"s their furnishings and fabrics that are getting musty 🙄)

I agree. I’m not precious but the absolute soup of chemicals we are forced to breathe every day because everyone is obsessed with air fresheners and scent boosters is really annoying. Everyone in schools/officers stink of that cloying pine smell, it’s so strong even walking up the pavement I can smell it off washing lines a good 15m away.

If something is clean it shouldn’t need to be made to smell clean with artificial fragrance. Everything in my house is regularly washed at 60 with Ecover, dusted, hoovered and wiped with a lemon vinegar spray and I open my windows a lot. It doesn’t smell.

Usually the artificial scents are clearly masking the smell of dogs, damp, vapes and smoking 🤢

Ban them. Ban them ALL!

Some people stink of perfume and it's quite unpleasant to be near them (in the office, shop etc). You might like it but not everyone does.

If you can smell it on yourself you are probably wearing far too much.

Yes they give me asthma and migraine. I once viewed a house for sale which was filthy and they tired to mask it by a plug in air fresheners in every room. I had to leave the house because my breathing was instantly affected.

You are very welcome 🤗 I feel exactly the same about all these things. I also think it’s commercialisation - brain washing us into thinking we need this stuff so they can make money - pretending they solve a problem when in fact, no problem exists. We haven’t used fabric conditioner in our house for over 30 years. Such a con and waste of time. And money.

Loathsome in any context, there is no such thing as a nice one.

😂😂😂

I'm a migraine sufferer. We once arrived at a holiday cottage and had to gather up and relocate no less than SEVENTEEN different reed diffusers andplug-in air fresheners before we could even think about unpacking. They spent the week in a cupboard in the utility room. They were all different scents as well so the place just smelt like chaos until we'd aired it out. Just no need. 🤢

Exactly!

Don’t even start me on scented toilet roll. What the actual f. I once used some unwittingly in a hotel and it gave me itchy bits.

plus - sanitary towels!! There is nothing wrong with how women smell, we don’t need scented pads to give us a rash thanks.

Awful things that cause asthma attacks and occasionally even anaphylaxis. People can choose to have them in their private spaces, like their own home or car, but in public spaces like shops or hotels they should be illegal.

But it’s so bad for your brain health

Horrific. Chemically toxic and devastating for the environment

I really like them but I like strong scents such as the ones people mention. I have one in my car but can turn it off so I do that and open a window when I give my friend a lift as I know she doesn’t like artificial smells.

I take your point about being bad for health and the environment. I hadn’t thought about it tbh.

You’ve missed my point. Simply wearing it doesn’t mean everyone who does is unclean or trying to hide any other smell.

And no, I’m not wearing too much.