Neither smell is ideal, but while sweat just stinks, perfume in an enclosed space may cause someone to have an asthma attack.

too many people don't know what "a little" is... i've complained to my mom that she uses too much, and she brushes it off with "no it's not" or "it'll wear off shortly." no, you're old and can't smell that well any more, the rest of us think it's noxious.

Even just "a little spritz" of certain perfumes and/or colognes are an instant migraine trigger, for one. Also, they're not good news for people who have asthma. On a plane there's no escape from the recycled air and someone with a migraine or asthma can't simply step out of the room. I love the scent of many perfumes and colognes, but over the years quite a few of them have become trip-to-the-E.R. migraine triggers.

Because perfume is chemicals, and many people have chemical sensitivities. People need to bathe and wear unscented deodorant before getting on a plane, not rely on perfume to cover up their B.O.

I had to leave a movietheater/restaurant/etc more than I would like to admit because someon triggerd an astma-attack with their perfume or cologne

Yes I agree with that, but many people don't know what a "little" is, and personally, I am (and I know many others are) extremely sensitive to strong scents, my eyes water, my throat gets sore, my nose runs, and I sneeze. So the airplane may not be the best place to wear perfume or cologne, just because the ventilation is poor and it is a pretty small space.

for some people theyre allergic to scented things; my dad has a deadly allergy to fake coconut scents, and you never know if other people around you have those kinds of allergies

Some people are allergic to ingredients in perfume/cologne. In an enclosed space with canned air, you might cause them distress...on a plane they can't escape.

NO. 1. Lots of people are allergic to perfume and Cologne, even a little bit has my mom sneezing her head off and her eyes watering. In a public place where allergy suffers can move away? Knock yourself out, but in an airplane where the air is being cycled through the whole flight your actually hurting people. 2. Had a pilot friend tell me that sometimes the first indication of a serious problem is a smell. It's one of the reasons why flight attendants nowadays are told not to wearer sents so they can smell anything amiss.

"Why not perfume or cologne?" because on a plane all the air is recycled, but not as well as we hope, plus the close proximity of some people with perfume etc. Unfortunately on a plane you cant walk away from them

Because I don't want to end up using an epipen and on an oxygen tank while the plane turns around to get me to a hospital because you're an inconsiderate pig.

When you put on perfume or cologne to cover up the smell of BO... you smell like perfume and BO. By the time someone else in a packed environment can't smell the BO anymore, you have put on way too much. Also let other people be the judge of whether your BO or perfume is more obnoxious. Just because you paid for that stink does not mean it's better.

Many people are allergic to perfumes. Being in small enclosed spaces make it unbearable for some.

I read once they sell copies of beauty magazine in the US free of all that perfume/etc samples because some people are allergic to "odor".

No, please just don't do it. Shower, use light deodorants if you want to and everything is fine. While the smell of sweat or socks or anything might be annoying, most perfumes or colognes trigger migraine, nausea or even asthma. And in a confined space like an airplane there is just no getting away from it. In addition, what smells good to you can be totally different for somebody else's nose - added to the fact that several people around you might have used completely different fragrances that now all mix together...

As someone who gets migraines from anything, I can say one of my biggest fears is being stuck on a plane for any length of time next to someone who "only uses a little". Wear deodorant, not perfume please.

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Have you ever walked through a perfume hall in a shop? Now imagine that in an enclosed space where the air is recycled. I can see the logic in this point.

I am one off many folks who gets an instant headache around most perfumes.

People who wear perfume and cologne can be a bit numb to how strong it actually is. If you're going to be in an enclosed environment the best course of action is to neutralize smells, not layer more on.

Maria Hermida, Why not just wear something that chokes the life out of someone? I wish just once you could feel what it's like to be assaulted with that garbage and when you finally make it out to the car, have to sit there because you're too sick to drive. Hair preparations, some antipersperants and dryer sheets are also extrememly harmful. Many a restaurant meal has been ruined and as many have been abandoned because some inconsiderate stinker had to get their stench all over everything. I hope I have answered your question.

Because those of us with scent allergies are now stuck on an airplane with you

If I am unfortunate enough to be seated beside someone wearing scent, apart from the immediate sneezing and tightened airways, my throat and nasal passages become raw, making me more susceptible to the germs in the plane, after which I'm inevitably sick for weeks afterward.

It doesn’t take very much to cause an issue. Strong smells trigger awful migraines for me, so I rarely use perfume and only use a single spritz when I do. But even that can be too strong for my husbands asthma

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Many people (including my sister) are seriously affected by certain perfumes (especially in enclosed areas like planes), and they can trigger, Asthma, Panic Attacks, Migraines, as well as many other things. Very few people (if any) have a serious medical reaction to body odor. I agree that it's preferable if people don't stick, but just showering and using deodorant should be well enough.

There's a difference between deodorant and perfume or cologne

You never know how the smell affects people. Some scents can trigger migraines for sufferers. Just be clean.

I say no perfume in public. There a many many people who are allergic. I can stop breathing if too near a person with perfume. Besides, not everyone wears scents that smell good to others.

This is a hard one. The main reason I can think of is because some people are allergic to perfumes.

I like your perfume, but do you have to marinate in it?

some people may be allergic and stuff :/

I think it's because the different perfumes mix and that doesn't smell good and it can also cause a headache.

It's incredibly rude to wear perfume or cologne into a space where people can't get away, such as hospital, airplane, school, dentist office. Just incredibly rude.

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Came here to write exactly that! Deodorants please!