AIBU to expect air freshener in toilets when visiting friends?

[HangryBrickShark]

Is there an expectation that people's toilets should have an air freshener in? Like a spray air freshener?

We always have air freshener in both our toilets in case friends or family get caught short when visiting us or even to freshen the bathroom after having a wee if necessary, so I hate it if I go to a friend/family members house and they have none.

I get some people may be affected by asthma but surely if you had asthma you wouldn't use it?

We have a glade air freshener at work that sprays into the space where the wash handbasins are for example.

No we don’t have them because you are literally spraying chemical into your body. Why should anyone be embarrassed about smells it’s normal. Open the window

I do have one of those room fresheners that spray every few minutes in my toilet but only because my cat litter tray is in there, I don’t have any in my other bathrooms, to be fair i probably wouldn’t even notice if there was an air freshener in anyone else’s toilet

No we don't have a window in our downstairs loo.

This is the best!

Many people dislike artificial air Freshers. Your expectation about other people's homes is unreasonable and a little bit strange

Same here - two bathrooms, neither have a window (both have extractor fans though). No air fresheners!

Another asthmatic here, aerosols are a trigger. We have a window, automatic extractor fan, ecover toilet cleaner/brush and tea tree oil (if you sprinkle a few drops in the loo it cuts through any smell).

YABU, they don't mask the smell they just add an awful, cloying artificial scent over the top of the poo scent. Crack a window and get some fresh air instead. I don't think I've ever bought air freshener.

I hate air freshener. Smells horrible to me. I don't think I've ever seen airfreshener in anyone's bathroom for guests to use! Nor would it occur to me to use it.

I agree with pp saying just open the window or turn on the extractor fan.

But I have never been bothered about temporary smells in the toilet. Everyone poos, it's what the toilet is for.

Its just good hosting to provide one! And air freshener!

To all those who hate toilet brushes - i am.not talking about the expensive ones that go with your bathroom décor

I'm talking £1.50 cheap one that gets thrown away as soon as its grim

Please dont moan at me about the planet, noone wants a stinky bathroom!

I haven't actually checked her website yet to confirm it, but I'm pretty sure that 'Poopy Water' will be a product that Gwyneth Paltrow sells for $250 a vial!

I realise that not everybody on MN is/has been a parent of a small child; but it never ceases to amaze me how many people on here are utterly terrified of ever copping the faintest whiff of a poo on their journeys!

People who think air fresheners deal with the smell are delusional. As many others have pointed out, their use creates a synthetic floral/shit smell which is worse than just a shit smell.

Here’s the thing about opening the window- if you know you’re going to have a shit, you open the window first. I find this incredibly efficient- the smell doesn’t get a chance to permeate the room in the first place- it’s straight out of the window. By the time I’ve flushed, and then washed and dried my hands, any smell has gone.

Spraying synthetic chemicals into the air? No thanks. I'd rather live with a temporary (but natural) poo smell.

these chemicals are killing us actually

@ThisDandyWriter

you would expect someone to dip their hand in the water to wipe off a skid?!

yeah no. I’ll stick with a bog brush.

Just like scented dog poo bags. Absolutely vile.

Most air fresheners contain awful chemicals that are really bad for you (as bad as smoking, according to some studies). I have asthma, and ALL air fresheners, even the really expensive ones made from natural ingredients, aggravate my lungs. I don't know why you say in your first comment, "if you have asthma just don't use it"... it's in the air. I still have to breathe it in whether it's me that sprays it or a guest.

Anyway, an air freshener doesn't mask the smell, it just adds to it, so you can smell air freshener AND poo.

If a guest needs a massive smelly poo while round my house, I expect everyone to be adult about it and simply not say anything, because we are all human and we all need to do it!

I never understand the idea that loo brushes are unhygienic. I mean yeah, you wouldn’t want to lick one, obviously. But it lives inside a pot and only ever gets put in the loo. Nobody has to lick the brush or the pot or the loo or even get their face anywhere near it. After using one, most people will wash their hands with soap and hot water. I have always had loo brushes and they haven’t caused any illnesses thus far. I wonder if the people who find them so disgusting realise how utterly filthy most door handles are?

The bakery right next door aren't too chuffed, though

air fresheners can cause migraines in a lot of people.
why not just do a courtesy flush op! 😂

Or scented nappy sacks. 🤢

If someone is making a smell that’s strong enough to travel to neighbouring buildings, their diet might need some attention (or perhaps a Drs visit is in order) 😂

Exactly 😩

Plus, if they then decide to leave it as theyre stressed about the lack of brush and spray - you're then sticking your hand in to clean someone's shit!

I agree, but I'm mostly replying to applaud your musical analogy. Bravo 👏🏻 👏🏻