Please dont wear perfumes to the gym
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oh well this escalated quickly,dint it? LOL SOrry I missed all the replies. I just wanted to post it because their are a lot of new years resolutionists at the gym this time of year that don't know perfumes and colognes are not cool in gyms.
actually I don't know anyone under 60 who even wears the stuff anymore but whatevs. Just keep it out of the gym
KTHXBAI
better to be 60 than to look it
and anyway, if people dont keep it out of the gym, what are you going to do about it besides start a rant on MFP? :laugh:0 -
OMG...thank you for this post! I am allergic also. I have had to move away from people/ leave the gym because of this infraction. So annoying and rude I might add.0
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I must have been extraordinarily lucky because the local YMCA and the military gym I go to don't have people wearing excessive perfume, jewelry or makeup. The last two, I wouldn't even notice. The perfume smell I can understand as a concern, but makeup or jewelry? Really? I'm also too busy to notice if other women are wearing jewelry or makeup. I don't even care if they do. No skin off my nose.
it never happens at my gym either, except for January Some people just don't know. I workout year round and everyone else at my gym year round knows not to wear perfumes.0 -
As someone that does have severe asthma, and highly sensitive to perfumes, yes the cleaning aisle in the grocery store is torture (so I make my husband pick up anything we need from there), I know it's MY responsibility to control my asthma triggers. This is one of the reasons I have set up my home gym, because here I can control it.
I can't expect to go to a gym and tell everyone don't wear this or that because it might trigger my asthma, that's not their responsibility or problem its MINE. So I found a solution that works for me, if going to a gym triggers your asthma find a solution that you can control.
I don't run outside because running past people's homes when they are doing laundry irritates my lungs. So I run insdie in a treadmill. Im not super sensitive to perfumes but this gal last night OMG I had to move to a different treadmill- and I couldn't get my airways open for another 30 mins. Just because she wanted to smell "good".0 -
Im allergic to B.O.
Please wear Deodorant everyone!0 -
oh well this escalated quickly,dint it? LOL SOrry I missed all the replies. I just wanted to post it because their are a lot of new years resolutionists at the gym this time of year that don't know perfumes and colognes are not cool in gyms.
actually I don't know anyone under 60 who even wears the stuff anymore but whatevs. Just keep it out of the gym
KTHXBAI
better to be 60 than to look it
and anyway, if people dont keep it out of the gym, what are you going to do about it besides start a rant on MFP? :laugh:
not many people wear it anymore, just old ladies IME.0 -
jealousy is a mo-fo….There should also be a ban on girls who wear makeup to the gym. Seriously, if you don't plan on sweating and ruining your perfectly applied mascara and caked on foundation, then get the hell out. There's no need to look cute when you're working out and you're taking up machines.
Why do you care what I look like when I work out? I kill the gym, 6 days a week. But I prefer to look good doing it. And yup, that means makeup and cute outfits. I sweat like crazy, and wear waterproof eye makeup. Never fails to boggle the mind why so many people care what others do. How about you worry about YOUR workout, and leave me to mine.0 -
So I can't wear perfume till I'm sixty - SONOFABIAAATCHHHH.0
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"KTHXBAI"
But THAT's acceptable? Good gravy thats like some horrible bastardised version of 'just sayin' but even still worse.0 -
I wear a spritz of perfume on my Wrist. It helps me feel just a little bit more confidentit also serves as a pick me up when I need just a little boost0
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So I can't wear perfume till I'm sixty - SONOFABIAAATCHHHH.
I know! I'm doing it wrong.0 -
Holy crap, you would hate me. Not because I wear perfume to the gym, but I wear Soapwalla Deodorant Cream because I have some issues with cysts caused by regular deodorants. It contains essential oils, including lavender, tea tree, sweet orange, peppermint, and bergamot, so it's quite scented. Should your asthma, which is readily treatable (I know, because I have it as well), trump my issues which cause physical pain, and affect my everyday life and job if I use other deodorants?
I have asthma too and essential plant oils don't bother me--it is the chemicals that they put in conventional perfumes that do. But, part of the problem of scent is that many women don't follow the rule that my grandmama taught me about perfume: "You don't want to smell like a floozie--your perfume should always be subtle and no one should ever be able to smell it more than a foot away from you." The one-foot rule always worked for me (I would check on it with my friends when I was young, or my hubby after I got married.) Our local theaters ask the patrons to refrain from wearing perfume for the sake of the other patrons. I once attended a play where I was unfortunately placed next to a woman who must have bathed in perfume. I spent a number of minutes of the performance coughing and hacking until I couldn't bear the glares of the other attenders and left. I have the same problem with cigarette smoke. To those of you who angrily assert your right to wear as much perfume as you like in public places, should people be able to smoke in public places then?0 -
I have mine made for me by a woman in Canada. I could see, give Canada Post's history how it may not arrive until I'm older the 60 but other then that...
I mean, it's all the over 60 folk who are supporting the billion dollar industry? Cause I would SO be behind some peer modeling in advertising if so.0 -
Holy crap, you would hate me. Not because I wear perfume to the gym, but I wear Soapwalla Deodorant Cream because I have some issues with cysts caused by regular deodorants. It contains essential oils, including lavender, tea tree, sweet orange, peppermint, and bergamot, so it's quite scented. Should your asthma, which is readily treatable (I know, because I have it as well), trump my issues which cause physical pain, and affect my everyday life and job if I use other deodorants?
I have asthma too and essential plant oils don't bother me--it is the chemicals that they put in conventional perfumes that do. But, part of the problem of scent is that many women don't follow the rule that my grandmama taught me about perfume: "You don't want to smell like a floozie--your perfume should always be subtle and no one should ever be able to smell it more than a foot away from you." The one-foot rule always worked for me (I would check on it with my friends when I was young, or my hubby after I got married.) Our local theaters ask the patrons to refrain from wearing perfume for the sake of the other patrons. I once attended a play where I was unfortunately placed next to a woman who must have bathed in perfume. I spent a number of minutes of the performance coughing and hacking until I couldn't bear the glares of the other attenders and left. I have the same problem with cigarette smoke. To those of you who angrily assert your right to wear as much perfume as you like in public places, should people be able to smoke in public places then?
I personally like good cigar bars. They always have a friendly crowd and are generally free of whiners0 -
Holy crap, you would hate me. Not because I wear perfume to the gym, but I wear Soapwalla Deodorant Cream because I have some issues with cysts caused by regular deodorants. It contains essential oils, including lavender, tea tree, sweet orange, peppermint, and bergamot, so it's quite scented. Should your asthma, which is readily treatable (I know, because I have it as well), trump my issues which cause physical pain, and affect my everyday life and job if I use other deodorants?
I have asthma too and essential plant oils don't bother me--it is the chemicals that they put in conventional perfumes that do. But, part of the problem of scent is that many women don't follow the rule that my grandmama taught me about perfume: "You don't want to smell like a floozie--your perfume should always be subtle and no one should ever be able to smell it more than a foot away from you." The one-foot rule always worked for me (I would check on it with my friends when I was young, or my hubby after I got married.) Our local theaters ask the patrons to refrain from wearing perfume for the sake of the other patrons. I once attended a play where I was unfortunately placed next to a woman who must have bathed in perfume. I spent a number of minutes of the performance coughing and hacking until I couldn't bear the glares of the other attenders and left. I have the same problem with cigarette smoke. To those of you who angrily assert your right to wear as much perfume as you like in public places, should people be able to smoke in public places then?
I personally like good cigar bars. They always have a friendly crowd and are generally free of whiners
Well, my...how pleasant of you.
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Holy crap, you would hate me. Not because I wear perfume to the gym, but I wear Soapwalla Deodorant Cream because I have some issues with cysts caused by regular deodorants. It contains essential oils, including lavender, tea tree, sweet orange, peppermint, and bergamot, so it's quite scented. Should your asthma, which is readily treatable (I know, because I have it as well), trump my issues which cause physical pain, and affect my everyday life and job if I use other deodorants?
I have asthma too and essential plant oils don't bother me--it is the chemicals that they put in conventional perfumes that do. But, part of the problem of scent is that many women don't follow the rule that my grandmama taught me about perfume: "You don't want to smell like a floozie--your perfume should always be subtle and no one should ever be able to smell it more than a foot away from you." The one-foot rule always worked for me (I would check on it with my friends when I was young, or my hubby after I got married.) Our local theaters ask the patrons to refrain from wearing perfume for the sake of the other patrons. I once attended a play where I was unfortunately placed next to a woman who must have bathed in perfume. I spent a number of minutes of the performance coughing and hacking until I couldn't bear the glares of the other attenders and left. I have the same problem with cigarette smoke. To those of you who angrily assert your right to wear as much perfume as you like in public places, should people be able to smoke in public places then?
I personally like good cigar bars. They always have a friendly crowd and are generally free of whiners
Well, my...how pleasant of you.
I'm here 4 u, bb0 -
Holy crap, you would hate me. Not because I wear perfume to the gym, but I wear Soapwalla Deodorant Cream because I have some issues with cysts caused by regular deodorants. It contains essential oils, including lavender, tea tree, sweet orange, peppermint, and bergamot, so it's quite scented. Should your asthma, which is readily treatable (I know, because I have it as well), trump my issues which cause physical pain, and affect my everyday life and job if I use other deodorants?
I have asthma too and essential plant oils don't bother me--it is the chemicals that they put in conventional perfumes that do. But, part of the problem of scent is that many women don't follow the rule that my grandmama taught me about perfume: "You don't want to smell like a floozie--your perfume should always be subtle and no one should ever be able to smell it more than a foot away from you." The one-foot rule always worked for me (I would check on it with my friends when I was young, or my hubby after I got married.) Our local theaters ask the patrons to refrain from wearing perfume for the sake of the other patrons. I once attended a play where I was unfortunately placed next to a woman who must have bathed in perfume. I spent a number of minutes of the performance coughing and hacking until I couldn't bear the glares of the other attenders and left. I have the same problem with cigarette smoke. To those of you who angrily assert your right to wear as much perfume as you like in public places, should people be able to smoke in public places then?
Im with you on the one foot rule. Perfume is something that should be discovered, not something to be assaulted by.0 -
Not my fault you have inferior genetics. *sprays perfume and jumps through mist*
OOOH SNAP!0 -
in for the cigar bars….Holy crap, you would hate me. Not because I wear perfume to the gym, but I wear Soapwalla Deodorant Cream because I have some issues with cysts caused by regular deodorants. It contains essential oils, including lavender, tea tree, sweet orange, peppermint, and bergamot, so it's quite scented. Should your asthma, which is readily treatable (I know, because I have it as well), trump my issues which cause physical pain, and affect my everyday life and job if I use other deodorants?
I have asthma too and essential plant oils don't bother me--it is the chemicals that they put in conventional perfumes that do. But, part of the problem of scent is that many women don't follow the rule that my grandmama taught me about perfume: "You don't want to smell like a floozie--your perfume should always be subtle and no one should ever be able to smell it more than a foot away from you." The one-foot rule always worked for me (I would check on it with my friends when I was young, or my hubby after I got married.) Our local theaters ask the patrons to refrain from wearing perfume for the sake of the other patrons. I once attended a play where I was unfortunately placed next to a woman who must have bathed in perfume. I spent a number of minutes of the performance coughing and hacking until I couldn't bear the glares of the other attenders and left. I have the same problem with cigarette smoke. To those of you who angrily assert your right to wear as much perfume as you like in public places, should people be able to smoke in public places then?
I personally like good cigar bars. They always have a friendly crowd and are generally free of whiners
Well, my...how pleasant of you.
I'm here 4 u, bb0 -
oh well this escalated quickly,dint it? LOL SOrry I missed all the replies. I just wanted to post it because their are a lot of new years resolutionists at the gym this time of year that don't know perfumes and colognes are not cool in gyms.
actually I don't know anyone under 60 who even wears the stuff anymore but whatevs. Just keep it out of the gym
KTHXBAI
34 and wears cologne bc when I do the ladies melt...0 -
oh well this escalated quickly,dint it? LOL SOrry I missed all the replies. I just wanted to post it because their are a lot of new years resolutionists at the gym this time of year that don't know perfumes and colognes are not cool in gyms.
actually I don't know anyone under 60 who even wears the stuff anymore but whatevs. Just keep it out of the gym
KTHXBAI
34 and wears cologne bc when I do the ladies melt...
It's the loincloth. Ok, maybe it's just me that thinks you are wearing a loincloth. Now I have to go creep your avi and find out because truth is just that important.0 -
OP - I suggest you just stay home. If you are so fixated on perfumes and the like, you obviously are not concentrating enough on your own work outs, and are not really getting an effective work out in.0
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oh well this escalated quickly,dint it? LOL SOrry I missed all the replies. I just wanted to post it because their are a lot of new years resolutionists at the gym this time of year that don't know perfumes and colognes are not cool in gyms.
actually I don't know anyone under 60 who even wears the stuff anymore but whatevs. Just keep it out of the gym
KTHXBAI
34 and wears cologne bc when I do the ladies melt...
Which one? You know, for science. 0 -
oh well this escalated quickly,dint it? LOL SOrry I missed all the replies. I just wanted to post it because their are a lot of new years resolutionists at the gym this time of year that don't know perfumes and colognes are not cool in gyms.
actually I don't know anyone under 60 who even wears the stuff anymore but whatevs. Just keep it out of the gym
KTHXBAI
34 and wears cologne bc when I do the ladies melt...
Which one? You know, for science.
lol fahrenheit 320 -
I wonder why if a girl wears perfume/makeup, that it's anyone's business.
:drinker: This.0 -
oh well this escalated quickly,dint it? LOL SOrry I missed all the replies. I just wanted to post it because their are a lot of new years resolutionists at the gym this time of year that don't know perfumes and colognes are not cool in gyms.
actually I don't know anyone under 60 who even wears the stuff anymore but whatevs. Just keep it out of the gym
KTHXBAI
34 and wears cologne bc when I do the ladies melt...
Which one? You know, for science.
lol fahrenheit 32
Hmmm, I don't know that one. Come closer.0 -
So my takeaway is this: :laugh:
If I wear makeup to the gym and it doesn't slide off my face, someone's gonna think I'm taking up/wasting space in the weight room. If I don't wear makeup to the gym, someone else is gonna think I look like smashed @$$holes.
If I wear cute, form fitting workout clothes to the gym, someone is gonna think I am trolling for guys and/or lookin' to get laid, but if I come in wearing an oversized tee and baggy azz sweats, someone else thinks I've given up on myself (in my defense, tho, my baggy clothes ARE laundered and fresh smelling....)
Which brings me to this... If I smell laundered and/or have residual scent from earlier in the day, I am an inconsiderate buffoon who thinks nothing of closing off people's airways, but if I'm not wearing deodorant, my sweat stank is going to get me looked at sideways because someone else is going to think I don't get personal hygiene.
Got it... :bigsmile:
I KNEW there was a reason I purchased equipment for home, lol...because I would offend/be judged by everyone in the course of any given week, lol! Okay, the real reason is because I just love the convenience of having the equipment available when I want to use it, but you get what I'm saying. Nobody is going to make everyone happy.
Edited for stupid auto correct typos...
Re-edited to see if anyone else is suddenly getting advertisements for essential oils on their sidebars all of a sudden, lol!0 -
As someone that does have severe asthma, and highly sensitive to perfumes, yes the cleaning aisle in the grocery store is torture (so I make my husband pick up anything we need from there), I know it's MY responsibility to control my asthma triggers. This is one of the reasons I have set up my home gym, because here I can control it.
I can't expect to go to a gym and tell everyone don't wear this or that because it might trigger my asthma, that's not their responsibility or problem its MINE. So I found a solution that works for me, if going to a gym triggers your asthma find a solution that you can control.
I don't run outside because running past people's homes when they are doing laundry irritates my lungs. So I run insdie in a treadmill. Im not super sensitive to perfumes but this gal last night OMG I had to move to a different treadmill- and I couldn't get my airways open for another 30 mins. Just because she wanted to smell "good".
You've gotta be kidding me. You are so beyond dramatic. It's a bit ridiculous. Running past people's homes when they are doing laundry irritates your lungs? 1) How do you know when they are doing their laundry? 2) Unless you have the sniffers of a dog, I DOUBT you can even smell anything. 3) I can walk/run/jog perfectly past people's homes while they're "doing laundry" and I have severe asthma/allergies and a lung function of 28% that requires breathing treatments multiple times a day. So please save the drama.0 -
I refuse to change my routine for anybody else. I use products with essential oils only and give off a slight citrus scent when I sweat at the gym. Too bad.
As for the make-up complainer - I am not going to wash my face after work to go to the gym sans make-up just so that you can feel better about yourself.
Get a life, people.0 -
I just took off my boots and my feet stink! Should I skip the gym?0
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