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Craving toxic smells...

7 replies

GoT1904 · 22/01/2023 00:45

I'm 35w and seriously want to sniff petrol, tippex, fire lighters, marker pens. You get my drift.

I'm obviously not sniffing them as I'm aware they're toxic. My goodness do I want to though.

Silly question .. is there anything that I can sniff that might hit the spot but isn't toxic?

Last week I had some brief success with some fabric softener that smelt DIVINE. The clothes smelt sooOoooOooo good.

I know it sounds daft but I want to be able to appease my craving with something safe. I sometimes crave that bad my teeth clench together!

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Smilesarecontagious · 22/01/2023 04:02

Omg thought it was just me!!
Fabric softener
Toilet cleaner ( got to be pine)
Bleach
I've bought do many knew products
Anything to cleaning with I'm all over it just love the smell
I find myself lurking down cleaning aisles in supermarkets I can't get enough!!!
Obviously I'm not sniffing these products I just have gone mad for cleaning smells I don't know why!!
Any excuse to put a wash on, washing things that don't need washing just so I can smell the fresh laundry !!!
My house has never smelt so good
I'm 37 weeks pregnant

hangingonfordearlife1 · 02/04/2024 22:35

i'm
like this i get the urge to smell it i can't help it. i think it's signifies a lack of certain vitamins. paraffin is divine

justasmalltownmum · 02/04/2024 22:43

Do you have low iron?

3luckystars · 02/04/2024 22:47

You are short something, take a multivitamin!

It happened me when heavily pregnant, I was driving home and the road was being resurfaced and I actually got out of the car and went over to the workmen, I wanted to climb into the mountain of tar-macadam, the smell was so amazing.

TeaPleaseX · 02/04/2024 22:47

I had this in 3 pregnancies my cravings was harpic black toilet cleaner and strong disinfectant. I've been low in iron every time it's like Pica.

Shityshitybangbang · 02/04/2024 22:48

I crave smells when I’m low in iron.
fabric softener
baby bath
baby shampoo
sucking on a sponge when I’m in the bath.
Smell of bleach and clean smells.
when I was pregnant 12 years ago the cravings were overwhelming.

Potatomashed · 02/04/2024 22:48

I had this. Solvent smells were especially good! I found aniseed balls (the really hard variety) were a great pungent smell. Also a very strong lavender oil but that can obviously also have therapeutic effects!

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