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lynne
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response 50 of 80:
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May 3 20:49 UTC 2002 |
I use scented shampoo/conditioner/shower gel and figure that I don't need
the body spray (I often buy one smallish bottle of whichever scent and it
lasts long after the multiple bottles of shampoo are gone). I don't much
like actual perfumes, anyway--in recent years I've smelled like pears,
apples, lilac, peaches, and raspberries in different scent-phases. I could
be wrong, but I don't think the smell is overwhelming unless a. I just
showered or b. you're standing *really* close to me.
I associate smell pretty strongly with events or people. Lately I started
using lilac again, which I hadn't used since undergrad, and started getting
flashes of memory from back then. Charlie reminds me of my mom; Chanel No
5 of my grandmother, various other scents have other associations.
One of my favorite smells is just plain clean-people smell--traces of
shampoo and detergent, but nothing overwhelming. An adult version of baby
smell, sort of. :)
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keesan
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response 51 of 80:
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May 3 21:33 UTC 2002 |
I can't stand the stinky stuff that is put into laundry detergents and comes
out of dryer vents. I avoid people who use stinky detergent. Once in a while
we acquire some clothing that was washed in it. Hanging it outside for six
months does not help. About six thorough rinses helps somewhat. Washing the
offending item with other clothing is a bad idea.
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edina
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response 52 of 80:
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May 4 17:12 UTC 2002 |
Why aren't you living on a kibbutz in Israel?
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keesan
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response 53 of 80:
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May 4 17:17 UTC 2002 |
Are people forbidden to use stinky detergent there?
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edina
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response 54 of 80:
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May 6 15:41 UTC 2002 |
I'm sure they are.
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slynne
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response 55 of 80:
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May 6 19:09 UTC 2002 |
I dont mind it when other people use detergents with perfumes (some of
them actually smell pretty good) but I usually use unscented
detergents. I do like to wash my bedsheets and towels in Dr Bronners
lavender soap though. It doesnt leave an overwhelming scent...just a
really cozy subtle scent that lasts for a few days.
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beeswing
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response 56 of 80:
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May 7 15:05 UTC 2002 |
Detergents smell clean, not stinky.
Slynne, how do you use the soap in the laundry, exactly? I assume you
just squirt some liquid soap in the washing machine?
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slynne
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response 57 of 80:
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May 7 15:57 UTC 2002 |
Yeah, I usually just put a capful or two in the wash instead of my
usual detergent. Sometimes, I put in about 1/2 of the usual amount of
detergent and 1 capful of the Dr Bronners.
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oval
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response 58 of 80:
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May 7 18:54 UTC 2002 |
i think fabric softner smells great.
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keesan
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response 59 of 80:
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May 8 21:39 UTC 2002 |
Clean things don't smell, unless they are something like flowers.
People have been trained to expect laundered clothing to stink.
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jazz
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response 60 of 80:
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May 8 23:10 UTC 2002 |
Anything that can become airborne or create airborne vapor smells.
It may not smell strongly to you. But it smells.
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md
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response 61 of 80:
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May 9 11:31 UTC 2002 |
Adding scents to clothes, houses, bodies, is a noble old practice that
predates the anti-"stink" (per keesan) movement by millenia. It won't
do to say that we moderns are cleaner now and no longer need such
things: the educated daily-bathing upper and middle classes everywhere
have always done it. I find something vaguely ridiculous and infra dig
about the anti-"stink" movement. It is a very recent fad which will
eventually pass, as all other such fads have passed.
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keesan
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response 62 of 80:
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May 9 13:05 UTC 2002 |
Deodorant was invented around 1910, for women only. I doubt that most of the
world uses it.
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happyboy
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response 63 of 80:
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May 9 13:16 UTC 2002 |
bummer.
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edina
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response 64 of 80:
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May 9 13:45 UTC 2002 |
No kidding - I only care if I and the people around me use it. There's
something incredibly NON-pleasant about being on public transportation with
ssomeone who doesn't use it.
So tell me, Sindi - if you were on the metro on a hot summer day, do you want
to be surrounded by people who have horrid BO or people you can't smell at
all?
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slynne
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response 65 of 80:
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May 9 14:48 UTC 2002 |
Honestly, if the person has bathed recently they probably wont have BO
that is *that* bad even in crowded situations, even when they are
sweating a lot. Someone wearing perfume who is also sweating would be
an even worse smell -- blech. It is more rude, imho, to wear perfume on
the Metro than to not wear deodorant (assuming one has bathed).
Although I am sure we can all agree that the *worst* smell is the
perfume/b.o combo that some people have going on.
But I will admit that in a subway situation, I would rather everyone
wore non scented or lightly scented antiperspirant so I wouldnt have to
smell anyone at all.
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aruba
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response 66 of 80:
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May 9 14:56 UTC 2002 |
The phrase "perfume/b.o. combo" really cracked me up. That's a combo you
wouldn't want to supersize.
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jp2
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response 67 of 80:
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May 9 15:06 UTC 2002 |
This response has been erased.
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slynne
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response 68 of 80:
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May 9 16:31 UTC 2002 |
re#66 EEEEEEEW! no kidding you wouldnt want to supersize it. blech. haha
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oval
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response 69 of 80:
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May 9 22:34 UTC 2002 |
keep in mind, the first day you go without wearing the
deodorant/antiperspirant, your pits will probably take a day or 2 to adjust
and clean out all the toxins that are waiting to come out.
powder is a good substitute. they make it in nice smells.
shower everyday.
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keesan
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response 70 of 80:
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May 10 01:36 UTC 2002 |
Baking soda keeps bacteria from growing, but it makes interesting purple
stains in the armpits of orange t-shirts.
You don't need to shower to wash under your arms.
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beeswing
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response 71 of 80:
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May 10 03:39 UTC 2002 |
Laundered clothing does not stink. Un-laundered clothes, however, do.
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jaklumen
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response 72 of 80:
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May 10 13:38 UTC 2002 |
"stink," apparently, is a subjective term.
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other
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response 73 of 80:
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May 10 16:39 UTC 2002 |
I get the distinct feeling that some folks here are incapable of
distinguishing the subjective from the objective...
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keesan
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response 74 of 80:
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May 11 02:53 UTC 2002 |
objective - odorous, subjective - stinky, fragrant
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