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Mar 15, 2010 5:42 PM
http://www.news4jax.com/health/22839686/detail.html
Officials plan to place warning placards in three city buildings. The signs will warn workers to avoid "wearing scented products, including ... colognes, aftershave lotions, perfumes, deodorants, body/face lotions ... (and) the use of scented candles, perfume samples from magazines, spray or solid air fresheners."
Guess you'll just have to stink at work Detroiters!!
Mar 15, 2010 5:42pm
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Mar 15, 2010 5:47 PM
I'm amazed at how stupid people are.
Mar 15, 2010 5:47pm
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Mar 15, 2010 5:50 PM
Fab1b wrote: http://www.news4jax.com/health/22839686/detail.html
Officials plan to place warning placards in three city buildings. The signs will warn workers to avoid "wearing scented products, including ... colognes, aftershave lotions, perfumes, deodorants, body/face lotions ... (and) the use of scented candles, perfume samples from magazines, spray or solid air fresheners."
Guess you'll just have to stink at work Detroiters!!
I would have never understood this until I met my wife. She has really bad fragrance allergies. If she is around someone with strong perfume, or scented candles, or anything else like that she gets dibillitating migraines. There have been times when she hasn't been able to get out of bed for 2 days after being around a particularly strong fragrance for any length of time. I can't tell you how many times we have had to change seats at a movie theater because someone sat close to us that had strong perfume.

I don't know how many people this affects, but I do have a lady who works for me that has the same issues. We had make her office mates stop using scented candles.
Mar 15, 2010 5:50pm
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Mar 15, 2010 5:54 PM
I wonder how soon there will be a lawsuit because someone can't work from the B.O. smell of their coworkers?
Mar 15, 2010 5:54pm
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Mar 15, 2010 5:54 PM
Either way...... It sounds like a hostile work environment.
Mar 15, 2010 5:54pm
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Mar 15, 2010 6:42 PM
Well that stinks!!
Mar 15, 2010 6:42pm
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Mar 15, 2010 7:49 PM
Only thing that bothers me is perfume. I hate it when someone wears strong cologne or perfume. And, I don't care how hot a nurse might be, NO patient wants to smell that strong shit!
Mar 15, 2010 7:49pm
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Mar 15, 2010 7:56 PM
I sing with Seattle Men's Chorus, the largest male choir in the world at 350 singing members. We have very strict rules about not wearing cologne or after-shave lotion. Some people truly are allergic. I have a lot of allergies so I understand the problem.
Mar 15, 2010 7:56pm
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Mar 15, 2010 7:57 PM
They can obviously still use deodorant. I don't have a problem w/ it.
Mar 15, 2010 7:57pm
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Mar 15, 2010 7:59 PM
I am allergic to body odor.
Mar 15, 2010 7:59pm
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Mar 15, 2010 8:26 PM
I'm bothered by people smelling really bad. Are they going to put up signs to cater to me?

I don't tell Reese's to stop making peanut butter cups because I'm allergic to peanuts. (I'm not, an example).
Mar 15, 2010 8:26pm
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Mar 15, 2010 8:54 PM
se-alum wrote: They can obviously still use deodorant. I don't have a problem w/ it.
It says deodorant in the article, though I am sure it means unscented but whats the point then?
Mar 15, 2010 8:54pm
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Mar 15, 2010 8:54 PM
Some deodorants are non scented I have allergies as well so I understand.
Mar 15, 2010 8:54pm
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Mar 15, 2010 8:59 PM
But if it is unscented and one perspires heavy how would that combat odor?? I suffer from hyperhydrosis (sp?) excessive perspiration in the underarms and I use certain dry to stop the sweating but want to of course use scented deodorant to help that issue.
Mar 15, 2010 8:59pm
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Mar 16, 2010 1:11 AM
People can still take showers and wear deodorant. Colognes/perfumes do nothing but coverup body odor, they don't eliminate it.
Mar 16, 2010 1:11am
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Mar 16, 2010 1:15 AM
dwccrew wrote: People can still take showers and wear deodorant. Colognes/perfumes do nothing but coverup body odor, they don't eliminate it.
By why can't I, within reason, where cologne to work in Detroit?

The dude with the allergies is the one with the problem.
Mar 16, 2010 1:15am
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Mar 16, 2010 1:17 AM
I Wear Pants wrote:
dwccrew wrote: People can still take showers and wear deodorant. Colognes/perfumes do nothing but coverup body odor, they don't eliminate it.
By why can't I, within reason, where cologne to work in Detroit?

The dude with the allergies is the one with the problem.
Trust me, I understand what you're saying. The company I work for is always implementing silly rules when somone does a bonehead thing or makes a bonehead claim.
Mar 16, 2010 1:17am
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Mar 16, 2010 2:13 AM
antiperspirant=stops sweat

deodorant=stops odor (masks stench)

most if not all of what we call "deodorant" is a hybrid of the two
Mar 16, 2010 2:13am
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Mar 16, 2010 6:52 AM
I am allergic to many scents in candles!!! It's really weird. I will sneeze uncontrollably until I get away from or out of the room where on is burning.

regarding antiperspirants....I don't like them. I don't like them. I don't like the "hybrid"s. I only use deodorants.
Mar 16, 2010 6:52am
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Mar 16, 2010 10:07 AM
On the list of people who need punched in the throat, anyone wearing obscene amounts of cologne/perfume are around #4.

The problem is that it only takes a couple of inconsiderate bastards to ruin it for everyone. I think I have worn cologne or aftershave four or five times in the last seven years, mostly because I can't stand someone swimming in the stuff and I don't know exactly at what point I'm having the same effect.
Mar 16, 2010 10:07am
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Mar 16, 2010 4:48 PM
thats the stupidest thing ive ever heard
Mar 16, 2010 4:48pm
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Mar 16, 2010 4:50 PM
I understand this since I have really bad fragrance allergies. It kills me to be next to someone with to much perfume or cologne. Especially Axe. That stuff kills me. The guy next to me at work used to openly fart all day long. (I'm not even joking, just rip the worlds greatest farts all day at work) since they finally said something to him (after 20 years of it) he decided to spray himself with Axe (rather than just shower more and stop farting) Anyway as gross as the farting is the cologne is worse.
Mar 16, 2010 4:50pm