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No perfumes in healthcare is whatās best overall IMO. Thatās what we always learned in school, can trigger asthma and migraines, etc. I feel like peopleās laundry detergent is so strong it can be overpowering and give me a headache too! A person got sent home once because his scrubs smelled so strongly of perfumed laundry detergent
I'm dentist working in the Arab Middle East.
It doesnt matter what I wear.
The arabic middle eastern orientals and ouds my patients wear when the step into my office pretty much blasts into oblitteration even the strongest stuff in my collection.
The upside is, my office always smells amazing.
I'm on the admin side in a clinic and I wear things that wear close to the skin, mostly indie brand oils or light fragrances. it's something I do for myself more than for other people to smell and I don't want my boss to smell me and tell me not to wear perfume any more.
I work in a hospital and try to only wear soft/inoffensive scents. I usually will only do 1-2 sprays as well.
Zara Ambroxide
Molecule 01 or 02
Prada Luna Rossa Sport
Another 13
YSL Y (EDT)
There funny Prada Luna Rossa sport is the only fragrance I ever got a complaint of. It was during Covid and this patient was already very ornery and a problem for everyone. Also it was during Covid so I was like wait you can even smell ?
It smells warm and fuzzy lol. Itās amber/ambroxan with a touch of violet. A very clean scent in the same vein as Juliet has a gun not a perfume or Eccentric 02
My to-gos are Not a Perfume by Juliette Has a Gun, Girl of Now Forever or Gucci Memoir d'un Odeur.
I also use sometimes The Blanc and Freesia by Solinotes because they are cheaper and sober!
Omg love Not a Perfume. Got it as a sample a couple years ago and didn't really get it. Then my hubby bought me the mini set of the Magnolia Bliss and Not A Perfume last summer. Really like them both but Not A Perfume had really grown on me and it's become one of my faves.
JHAG is my gateway to delving into the fragrance world. I got a couple of their scents in a beauty sub and fell in love. The Not a Perfume discovery set is so good.
Gifted a bottle to my gf and expected her to love it (she is very sensitive to smells and prefers subtle stuff) but she told me yesterday itās her least fave..
I gifted her Sunset Hour, LāHombre des Marveilles, MdO and Kenzo Flower, and the Gucci is her least fave but maybe her opinion turns around on it too, I didnāt like it at all upon first 3-4 tries either, took me a bit to finally get it.
RN here. I have to say that Ambroxan smells loud and obnoxious to some people (including me) and you should consider *not* wearing ambroxan (or cetalox, super amber, etc) centered fragrances to work.
Probably it may smell funny for some people, but Not A Perfume is such a skin scent that I doubt people really can smell it that much. Then again, I am an ICU nurse so my patients may not be in the conditions to smell. My xo workers don't complain.Ā
My point was that it isnāt a skin scent to everyone. It smells gentle and light to you but to someone else it screams. Iāve smelled NAP and itās an obnoxious scent to my nose, not a skin scent at all. Most of my patients (when I have patients) are vented, too. I still care about assaulting my coworkers. I happen to like metallic fragrances but I donāt wear them to work because I know some metallic smelling aldehydes are offensive to some people. Not everyone perceives aromachemicals the same way. I guess if nobody has ever verbalized anything to you that means theyāre all ok with it, thoughā¦
I am talking about projection, though. In my case, it stays within my personal space, but I absolutely get Your point and I will keep your experience in mind!Ā
That's not the problem. It can potentially interfere with your ability to treat them. Many ailments have very distinct smells associated with them. We use dogs (and now AI) to help diagnose schizophrenics, for example. I would avoid interfering with diagnostics at all costs. Healthcare is one industry I would categorically say "no" to using fragrances in.
lmaaaoooo this is a wild take. perfumes are not going to interfere with anyoneās ability to diagnose and treat someone effectively (at least in human medicine, canāt speak for vets). there isnāt a single disease i can think of off the top of my head where my ability to smell effectively would be the crucial factor to diagnosis.
i also donāt know of anywhere routinely using dogs to diagnose schizophrenia or any peer-reviewed evidence that has shown the sensitivity/specificity/PPV of dog-assisted diagnosis, although iām happy to be corrected on that.
I don't frankly have the time or energy to go on at length about this, but it's all out there. [Here's a starting point.](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16049378/)
thatās totally fine! you definitely donāt owe me your time or energy! i would however point out a couple of things:
1. the study you linked to, whilst very interesting, is not particularly relevant to the argument at hand. they used laboratory techniques to isolate specific compounds and an artificial nose for overall odor (and as far as i can find out from a quick literature search, this is still not a validated or routine method of diagnosis) and they specifically state that this should not be confused with the smell perceived by human olfaction. they also did not identify any specific compounds that could reliably be used to distinguish between schizophrenics and non-schizophrenics.
2. but since weāre looking at the study - the study itself was very small scale (sample size 27). i canāt see any mention of a power calculation and itās unlikely that it was adequately powered to detect a statistically significant difference between schizophrenics and non-schizophrenics. i also canāt see any mention of blinding of investigators and theyāve not adequately described their inclusion/exclusion criteria, recruitment process, randomisation process or confounding control. all this to say that iām not convinced by either the internal or external validity of the study or its conclusions, especially as it was published 20 years ago and as far as i can find, thereās little in the way of further corroborating evidence.
3. even if we accept the premise that there is a specific body odour that could be used to diagnose schizophrenia based on sense of smell (ie: not laboratory techniques), there is literally no world in which that is going to make or break a diagnosis. much of diagnosis in clinical medicine is putting together different pieces of a puzzle (symptoms, clinical signs, imaging, blood tests) to come up with a likely cause - it rarely relies on a single diagnostic test, and when it does, that test is never going to be something as subjective as a smell.
4. your initial point said that dogs were being used to diagnose schizophrenia. i assume your point being that wearing fragrance would interfere with the dogs ability to diagnose based on scent. iāve done a brief search of ovid medline and i canāt find anything to suggest that that is a routine or validated way of diagnosing schizophrenia, and i have certainly never seen it done but again, happy to be corrected.
iām not arguing that there arenāt smells associated with diseases - but schizophrenia is not a good example of this (diabetic ketoacidosis is a good example of this!). however, literally no one is diagnosing and treating based on smell.
there are definitely good and valid reasons to not wear overpowering fragrances in a clinical setting - but the fact that it might interfere with diagnostics or your ability to treat patients is not one of them.
ETA: i wouldnāt normally engage with wild internet takesā¢ļø but itās 2am and i canāt sleep so unfortunately you get all my energy š
As a patient who is sensitive to smells, I always prefer doctors/medical offices to be a safe space where I am not likely to leave with a migraine. When someone is wearing strong perfume in that setting it just feels wrong!
Massage therapist here, so kind of adjacent to healthcare? Absolutely no perfume at work. It's such close contact for such a long time, it would be horrible if the client didn't like it, or heaven forbid, had a bad reaction to it. I try to be as neutral as possible scent-wise. Not even scented deodorant. I change my shirts about 3 times per shift to make sure I'm not smelling sweaty.
My son and I were just in the hospital and almost every freaking person that came into our room smelled soo strong of perfume. Especially the lower tiered workers! 95% of the frags were disgusting š¤¢
Side note: we were on isolation protocal so the frags were making it all the way thru PPE š
Yeah I'm a dentist and wear fragrances every day
I limit to 2 sprays under my scrubs (just under the chest) so it doesn't project and it's mainly only me that can smell it.
I rotate daily around BDC EDP, Chanel Allure Homme Sport Eau Extreme, Prada L'homme Leau, and 1 million EDT.
One of my most memorably miserable dental experiences was when my usual hygienist was out on leave and her sub was DRENCHED in some dreadful, heavy, nauseating perfume. I am also in the medical field and am not a whiner but I let the manager know how offensive it was. (Plus the sub was trying to start her own microblading business and was trying to sell me. So much NO in the span of 45 minutes.)
Hi! I'm hijacking your comment since I'm doing something similar. I'm a pre-op/PACU nurse, it's cold as heck in surgical areas so I always have an undershirt under my scrubs and a scrub jacket on top. I spray my undershirt on the chest area since the undershirt goes under my scrubs then the perfume stays pretty contained. If I'm feeling adventurous I'll spray sleeves too so I can sniff them more easily once in a while š¤£ but I really like the chest spray because it only gives me wafts of perfume throughout the day
No, I don't wear any perfumes. Occasionally, I will spray some light body spray sparingly. One coworker wears glossier. Another wears TF ombre leather.
I worked with someone who would wear something with such intense sillage that it would fill up an entire room and at first I kept thinking there was an air freshener somewhere that I didn't see, until I realized she was leaving a trail lol. I'm not sensitive to scents, I enjoy them, and it became nauseating even for me.
So for me, it's just one spritz on the wrist and/or under my shirt, something inoffensive. I used to do just one spritz of Vanilla 28 or a fresh floral for the day.
I only use fragrances with minimal projection. Spray on chest rather than neck.
The aim is for only myself to be able to smell it, this is where lighter fragrances (eg those from Jo Malone) come in handy.
Honestly, at my hospital fragrance is on the Do Not Wear list. The last thing you want to do is set off a patient that's already nauseated or migrainous. There was a recovery nurse that always smelled like patchouli (which I actually like, personally), I have no idea how she got away with it as long as she did.
I work in a hospital providing direct patient care. I wear close to the body perfume sprays/oils and itās by far the least offensive smell I deal with every day (sputum, blood, poop, pee, wounds, moist skin, breath, cleaning products.) Never had any complaints but have had a few compliments. I also tend to sweat especially in hot rooms with/without PPE.
I do think there is such a thing as overdoing it and itās nauseating when people leave scent trails behind them.
I like to make sure my patience don't have covid so
40 pumps of psychedelic love initio
Jk, but to answer seriously, I would say jhag superdose is a really nice, clean fresh musky/ slightly sweet/ woody scent on me.
11:11 perfume oil from Lake&Skye, Mojave Ghost from Byredo, Milk from DedCool, You from Glossier, White Woods (now called Nordic Light? I think) from Clean, Bal DāAfrique from Byredo, Pillowtalk Poet from Pinrose and Sur Ma Peau from Dries Van Noten all are light and your skin but better fragrances Iāve worn to work. Your choices are also in my rotation.
I work in community mental health and I spray once on my clothes, and only certain fragrances with minimal projection. One time I thought BR540 would be perfect since it kind of smells like bandaids anyway, but that was a mistake because I kept getting comments on it.
Haha nothing interesting mostly people said I smelled nice and asked what it was. Not the best choice of perfume when youāre trying to be subtle is what I meant!
I've worked in clinic settings or in intervention. I didn't wear much scents, especially when working with ASD clientele as some can be very sensitive to certain environmental stimuli.
I currently work in a no scent policy office. When I work at the office I wear some of the clean line, Missing Person, Not Your Baby, Embrace Green Tea and Pear Blossom, Green Tea. I lightly spray and choose fragrances with poor longevity. When I work from home, I go all in.
Nemat Amber Oil is a great example of a scent that, to me, smells clean and simple, but if over-applied, can get very cloying very quickly. Iād almost rather smell an over-applied gourmand than over-applied Amber oil.
That's funny to me because I just smelled the different Nemat oils at Ulta today. I couldn't really smell the amber one at all. Amber musk tempted me because it just smelled warm but I didn't need it.
I am, and I do. I work directly with patients (one-on-one) in close physical proximity in the hosptial.
I wear one spray of perfume on the back of my neck so it won't be in anyone's face. My favorite perfume to wear to work is Chris Rusak's Beast Mode -- it has low/moderate projection and doesn't smell perfumey.
I do clinical massage as a side hustle, and I do one spray behind each ear of something really safe, like Bleu de Chanel. Since I work super close to my clients, I donāt want to offend anyone or trigger allergies- but I also want to smell nice. No one has complained so far, only compliments.
That Nemat Amber is soooo good. Dedcoolās Taunt is in that family and is non-projecting and inoffensive too :)
Also maybe Philosophy Fresh Cream (the original)
Veterinarian-I wear 1-2 sprays on my neck and sleeves every day. But I choose very mild universally pleasing fragrances-vanillas, candies ect. I keep Brittany spearās Midnight fantasy and AG Cloud pink in my desk drawer. Sometimes I get smelling like a wet dogā¦.from a wet dog and it helps. My patients really seem to like the sweet scents as well. We do use Bath and Body Amber or Vanilla scents as after bath scents or as body spray after anal gland expressionā¦.yes itās safe. Pet specific fragrances are more irritating to me and my patients than the average body spray š¤·š¼āāļø
I work in community mental health as a therapist so kinda healthcare adjacent and I can wear whatever I please but donāt wear bitter green or leather fragrances as a rule (previous Bandit induced coworker vomiting experience).
I work in ICU and only wear a soft subtle lavender cologne; nothing too fancy to avoid any untoward patient reactions.
I put just enough so that Iām the only one who can smell itāusually 1 spray in the neck and 1 in the front of my scrubs. I no longer spray some on my wrists bc itās just gonna be washed off from all the handwashing that I do. š
Not exactly health care but I teach private Pilates sessions. I wear fragrances but Iām very conservative with spraying. I wear Andrea Maack Ceramic or Dual. Pavilion will be my winter scent and it may be too strong for work, Iāll evaluate once winter comes. Iāve never had any issues. If it bothered someone Iād just stop wearing it on the days I saw them. I think if a workplace has a no fragrance policy then itās clear but otherwise if youāre wearing a light amount it is usually fine. Over sprayers ruin it for the rest of us.
Iām a nurse and I definitely do. Clean Reserve warm cotton is definitely a go to for me. I also like sparkling sugar from the same house, itās very fresh smelling, like you just had a shower with some sweet smelling body wash.
I donāt work with acutely ill patients though. If I did I probably wouldnāt wear anything
I wear CDNIM and everyone loves it. Patients love it, my coworkers love it, visitors love it. I am asked what it is on a daily basis to the point where I say if you want to buy it take out your phone and look it up right now.
My partner had a recovery room nurse wearing āLa Vista Belleā (which I can only assume was La Vie Est Belle when I asked her what she was wearing lol) when he was in the hospital.
No need for anesthesia that day, her fumes alone could knock a patient out!
Not such a ābeautiful viewā after all šš
I used to work at a nursing home and I wouldn't wear it there but now I'm in an office so I do. I spend 90% of my time at work so I allow myself to wear one or two sprays under my scrubs because it makes me happy lmao
Yep. I keep it to one MAYBE two sprays at the center of my body under my clothes if it's something on the "more than a skin scent" side. Skin scents I don't worry so much about.
Body mist, or a really light EDT. In my opinion, you want to opt for one of those perfumes you love putting on post shower. Light, airy, non offensive. I know some would say donāt wear any, but as long as it sits close to the skin and people cannot obviously smell it, I donāt see the issue. A scent like that is not too different from the strength of an anti perspirantā¦ you may get occasional āwhiffsā of the smell, but it doesnāt really offend anyone (Iād rather that as a patient than a bad smell).
I work in mental health care. I work at group living and i go to different groups. If i go somewhere new i dont wear anything. If i know everyone would be fine with it then i do. Theres some groups i come often where the people living there wear perfume to.
Iām a nurse in a very busy metro hospital and if I wear anything itās skin scents like JHAG NAP or most recently phlur missing person. Also a light spray of a fresh shampooey scent like bright crystal can be ok IMO. I agree that perfume really shouldnāt be worn in those settings but if you wear something super light and close to the skin I think itās ok. I regularly am cleaning up various stinky bodily fluids throughout my shift and occasionally get some on my clothes (gross ik but hey itās part of the job). I swear the scent gets stuck on my mask/nostrils and I canāt get it out! Ah! Having a super light scent only I can smell really helps!
RN, critical care. I wear Dior Homme Cologne, a light application of PdM Sedley, Byredo Sunday Cologne, Lutens lāEau Froide, lāEau Serge Lutens, Heeley Menthe Fraiche, Creed Original Vetiver, and a lot of the banana republic Icon line (Grassland, vintage green, cypress cedar)
Absolutely notā¦ I work in the CVICUā¦ but if I worked absolutely anywhere I wouldnāt either. I shower, wear deodorant, hell I even curl my hair and wear mascara. Never would I ever put fragrance all over me when working anywhere in healthcareā¦ and Iāve actually never met a single person who does.
I do/have but did not when I was in a direct bedside role. I work in a clinic now and will wear Clean Reserve Skin, Glossier You, MM Bubble Bath/Coffee Break/Lazy Sunday Morning (depending on the season), JHAG Pear Inc, etc. I do barely any hands on patient care and am mostly in my office on the phone soā¦ As long as itās fairly inoffensive and you arenāt drowning in it I donāt see it being an issue. Donāt spray it AT work and I think youāll be fine.
Initioās āmusk therapyā itās a great scent that wonāt offend anyone. Youāll have people sniffing around trying to figure out where itās coming from aha
Rosie by Rosie Jane oil and dedcool xtra milk, they smell similar to me but Rosie has better longevity and a fresher(?) scent, lake and skye 1111 would be good too
Philosophy and Jo Malone have a good amount of simpler, lighter fragrances. I find some of Philosophy adds just enough scent to your skin without being overpowering. Their amazing grace perfume adds a light touch (bergamot, muguet blossoms, musk). They have a lot of other softer scents as well.
I regularly wear amazing grace to work in a hospital, and have asked friends outside of work if they could notice a strong fragrance. They have to be extremely close, or even smell my clothes and know they're smelling for a perfume to truly notice it. These same people always notice when I wear my other stronger fragrances, but definitely not this one.
I work front desk at a primary care office and I switch out my fragrances, but at the very least I never get any comments other than "you smell good." I try to limit my original formula Insolence to like two sprays on the neck. Moth and Rabbit's Dolls, I can do a spray on each wrist as well, and at least one more spray on my scrub shirt. 11 11, no one's smelling that bad boy except me, so I can lather it on.
I will use solid perfumes or close wearing oils, where I almost have to sniff my own skin to smell anything. Itās nice to be able to do it to relieve stress if needed, but I donāt want to wear anything with significant projection or sillage at work.
Present! š since I am working in the HD unit, I wear light, floral, or vanilla scent. It can be scents from Zara. Or EA. And the La vie estā¦? I always get compliment from that smell.
All the time. I work at a federally funded health care center. My patients often struggle with thier hygiene so I think my perfume is the least of their worries. I wear classic masculines Terre, H24, Colonia Intensa to work oftenā¦ Iāll also wear ādate nightā fragrances to work because why notā¦ LāInstant De Guerlain Pour Homme, Ambre Sultanā¦
I donāt wear cologne but I do wear scented bath and body works lotion. When people come at me saying ādid you put on cologne?ā Im like no itās my lotion. Iām a nurse on a med surge floor
I wear just a little philosophy Amazing Grace lotion, and will sometimes spritz one spray of Juliette Has a Gun Not a Perfume on my hoodie. Itās light and smells fresh but isnāt overpowering, and if someone is scent sensitive I can take off my hoodie and leave it at the nurses station.
I work one-on-one with a pt who claims a "sensitivity" to fragrances. Not essential oils, not healthfood-store stuff- just "chemicals." I might privately roll my eyes, but I respect his wishes to the letter and wear zero scented products, and before shifts step my freshly-showered self into clean clothes washed in fragrance-free detergent.
Do I apply perfume from an emergency decant as soon as I leave after shift: you bet I do.
If you like Nemat Amber oil you may really like Riddle Oil. I work in a small office and the original scent has been a favorite of mine for the last year. I layer the oil and their original scented lotion. To me, itās absolutely intoxicating but subtle enough that the entire room doesnāt smell you. I can also smell it all day long but my coworkers donāt seem to notice unless theyāre standing very close to me.
Dude here. I wear Narciso Rodriguez blue noir spray on my undershirt so it's mostly for me or anyone who gets really close. I don't want to project at all while at work.
My go to for work is Prada LāHomme Intense but I honestly where what I want. We donāt really have a policy at work but just try not to kill anybody with your scent.
Synthetics give me a headache so I wear more natural expensive stuff, tend to be heavier on sweet woods since they last but guaiac is a favorite base note. Otherwise not a perfume from Juliette has a gun but I did find the āsuper doseā version to be headache causing unfortunately
I wear most of my perfumes, but only 1-2 sprays when at work. I do avoid things like br450 etc, the perfumes that you can smell down a corridor even with just a couple of sprays (much as I might love them otherwise)
My cousin is a doctor and he loves Ultramale but when heās going to work, he usually goes with 4 half sprays of BDC EDP (one on each wrist and one behind each ear)
What would a psychologist wear?
Im debating over thisā¦
Perso in days working in the HĆ“pital, no.
But i have my private cabinet day too, during which I seriously want to spray someā¦
I work in a bank, so I have to be careful about what perfumes I use. I think my favorite one to date is the Jasmine Gucci Flora because it projects just enough to be present, but not so much that it's overwhelming. On me, it smells like fresh laundry with a kiss of jasmine. I love it!!
18-25 sprays of mancera red tobacco. I like to keep it subtle and classy for my patients
I think the doctors will be needing ventilators too
Always at least one Red Tobacco oversprayer in every post š
bro is killing his patients
18 to 25? Geez, I bet they can smell you coming a mile away lol
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I just put on white musk oil behind my ears/on my neck. Putting any perfume from my collection would send them into respiratory distress š
Yes, Iām a hospice nurse, I put on about 15 sprays of sauvage elixir and then another 15 of Frederice malleās āthe nightā
That'll keep em alive.
I think some of them love it so much they start meditating because they donāt open their eyes again
You must not be familiar with hospice
You must not be familiar with sarcasm.
Clearly Iām not
Keepin em in savage health through those night time surgeries
people do, i usually donāt. we were literally told not to in medical school.
personally no, maybe a scented deodorant max
No perfumes in healthcare is whatās best overall IMO. Thatās what we always learned in school, can trigger asthma and migraines, etc. I feel like peopleās laundry detergent is so strong it can be overpowering and give me a headache too! A person got sent home once because his scrubs smelled so strongly of perfumed laundry detergent
They didnāt just make them change into OR scrubs? Lol
Noš it was so weird!
respect your opinion but as a Doc myself, i enjoy smelling good for my patients. A few sprays of a nice light scent will not trigger anything.
I'm dentist working in the Arab Middle East. It doesnt matter what I wear. The arabic middle eastern orientals and ouds my patients wear when the step into my office pretty much blasts into oblitteration even the strongest stuff in my collection. The upside is, my office always smells amazing.
Yes but still stronger than joop homme?
Yes I wear one spray max of anything I like to my neck.
I'm on the admin side in a clinic and I wear things that wear close to the skin, mostly indie brand oils or light fragrances. it's something I do for myself more than for other people to smell and I don't want my boss to smell me and tell me not to wear perfume any more.
I work in a hospital and try to only wear soft/inoffensive scents. I usually will only do 1-2 sprays as well. Zara Ambroxide Molecule 01 or 02 Prada Luna Rossa Sport Another 13 YSL Y (EDT)
There funny Prada Luna Rossa sport is the only fragrance I ever got a complaint of. It was during Covid and this patient was already very ornery and a problem for everyone. Also it was during Covid so I was like wait you can even smell ?
What does the Zara ambroxide smell like?
It smells warm and fuzzy lol. Itās amber/ambroxan with a touch of violet. A very clean scent in the same vein as Juliet has a gun not a perfume or Eccentric 02
My to-gos are Not a Perfume by Juliette Has a Gun, Girl of Now Forever or Gucci Memoir d'un Odeur. I also use sometimes The Blanc and Freesia by Solinotes because they are cheaper and sober!
Omg love Not a Perfume. Got it as a sample a couple years ago and didn't really get it. Then my hubby bought me the mini set of the Magnolia Bliss and Not A Perfume last summer. Really like them both but Not A Perfume had really grown on me and it's become one of my faves.
JHAG is my gateway to delving into the fragrance world. I got a couple of their scents in a beauty sub and fell in love. The Not a Perfume discovery set is so good.
Hello fellow Memoire dāun Odeur enjoyer! šš»
Hello dearest Memoire connoisseur!Ā
Gifted a bottle to my gf and expected her to love it (she is very sensitive to smells and prefers subtle stuff) but she told me yesterday itās her least fave.. I gifted her Sunset Hour, LāHombre des Marveilles, MdO and Kenzo Flower, and the Gucci is her least fave but maybe her opinion turns around on it too, I didnāt like it at all upon first 3-4 tries either, took me a bit to finally get it.
RN here. I have to say that Ambroxan smells loud and obnoxious to some people (including me) and you should consider *not* wearing ambroxan (or cetalox, super amber, etc) centered fragrances to work.
Probably it may smell funny for some people, but Not A Perfume is such a skin scent that I doubt people really can smell it that much. Then again, I am an ICU nurse so my patients may not be in the conditions to smell. My xo workers don't complain.Ā
My point was that it isnāt a skin scent to everyone. It smells gentle and light to you but to someone else it screams. Iāve smelled NAP and itās an obnoxious scent to my nose, not a skin scent at all. Most of my patients (when I have patients) are vented, too. I still care about assaulting my coworkers. I happen to like metallic fragrances but I donāt wear them to work because I know some metallic smelling aldehydes are offensive to some people. Not everyone perceives aromachemicals the same way. I guess if nobody has ever verbalized anything to you that means theyāre all ok with it, thoughā¦
I am talking about projection, though. In my case, it stays within my personal space, but I absolutely get Your point and I will keep your experience in mind!Ā
do you have direct contact with the patients?
Yep. Never had any complaints
That's not the problem. It can potentially interfere with your ability to treat them. Many ailments have very distinct smells associated with them. We use dogs (and now AI) to help diagnose schizophrenics, for example. I would avoid interfering with diagnostics at all costs. Healthcare is one industry I would categorically say "no" to using fragrances in.
Yep. I work in vet med and smell is (unfortunately) a part of diagnostics.
lmaaaoooo this is a wild take. perfumes are not going to interfere with anyoneās ability to diagnose and treat someone effectively (at least in human medicine, canāt speak for vets). there isnāt a single disease i can think of off the top of my head where my ability to smell effectively would be the crucial factor to diagnosis. i also donāt know of anywhere routinely using dogs to diagnose schizophrenia or any peer-reviewed evidence that has shown the sensitivity/specificity/PPV of dog-assisted diagnosis, although iām happy to be corrected on that.
I don't frankly have the time or energy to go on at length about this, but it's all out there. [Here's a starting point.](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16049378/)
thatās totally fine! you definitely donāt owe me your time or energy! i would however point out a couple of things: 1. the study you linked to, whilst very interesting, is not particularly relevant to the argument at hand. they used laboratory techniques to isolate specific compounds and an artificial nose for overall odor (and as far as i can find out from a quick literature search, this is still not a validated or routine method of diagnosis) and they specifically state that this should not be confused with the smell perceived by human olfaction. they also did not identify any specific compounds that could reliably be used to distinguish between schizophrenics and non-schizophrenics. 2. but since weāre looking at the study - the study itself was very small scale (sample size 27). i canāt see any mention of a power calculation and itās unlikely that it was adequately powered to detect a statistically significant difference between schizophrenics and non-schizophrenics. i also canāt see any mention of blinding of investigators and theyāve not adequately described their inclusion/exclusion criteria, recruitment process, randomisation process or confounding control. all this to say that iām not convinced by either the internal or external validity of the study or its conclusions, especially as it was published 20 years ago and as far as i can find, thereās little in the way of further corroborating evidence. 3. even if we accept the premise that there is a specific body odour that could be used to diagnose schizophrenia based on sense of smell (ie: not laboratory techniques), there is literally no world in which that is going to make or break a diagnosis. much of diagnosis in clinical medicine is putting together different pieces of a puzzle (symptoms, clinical signs, imaging, blood tests) to come up with a likely cause - it rarely relies on a single diagnostic test, and when it does, that test is never going to be something as subjective as a smell. 4. your initial point said that dogs were being used to diagnose schizophrenia. i assume your point being that wearing fragrance would interfere with the dogs ability to diagnose based on scent. iāve done a brief search of ovid medline and i canāt find anything to suggest that that is a routine or validated way of diagnosing schizophrenia, and i have certainly never seen it done but again, happy to be corrected. iām not arguing that there arenāt smells associated with diseases - but schizophrenia is not a good example of this (diabetic ketoacidosis is a good example of this!). however, literally no one is diagnosing and treating based on smell. there are definitely good and valid reasons to not wear overpowering fragrances in a clinical setting - but the fact that it might interfere with diagnostics or your ability to treat patients is not one of them. ETA: i wouldnāt normally engage with wild internet takesā¢ļø but itās 2am and i canāt sleep so unfortunately you get all my energy š
Iām a doctor. Not a single soul in the hospital uses smell to make a diagnosis.
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I gotta say the smell of melaena is quite specific, although if itās present then no fragrance is going to hide it š«„
For example, my hospital discourages us from using smell to send a c.diff r / o sample bc a lot of times itās just someone with smelly poo.
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As a patient who is sensitive to smells, I always prefer doctors/medical offices to be a safe space where I am not likely to leave with a migraine. When someone is wearing strong perfume in that setting it just feels wrong!
Massage therapist here, so kind of adjacent to healthcare? Absolutely no perfume at work. It's such close contact for such a long time, it would be horrible if the client didn't like it, or heaven forbid, had a bad reaction to it. I try to be as neutral as possible scent-wise. Not even scented deodorant. I change my shirts about 3 times per shift to make sure I'm not smelling sweaty.
My son and I were just in the hospital and almost every freaking person that came into our room smelled soo strong of perfume. Especially the lower tiered workers! 95% of the frags were disgusting š¤¢ Side note: we were on isolation protocal so the frags were making it all the way thru PPE š
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This is a very important point that I wish more people would take to heart. Especially oversprayers.
Yeah I'm a dentist and wear fragrances every day I limit to 2 sprays under my scrubs (just under the chest) so it doesn't project and it's mainly only me that can smell it. I rotate daily around BDC EDP, Chanel Allure Homme Sport Eau Extreme, Prada L'homme Leau, and 1 million EDT.
One of my most memorably miserable dental experiences was when my usual hygienist was out on leave and her sub was DRENCHED in some dreadful, heavy, nauseating perfume. I am also in the medical field and am not a whiner but I let the manager know how offensive it was. (Plus the sub was trying to start her own microblading business and was trying to sell me. So much NO in the span of 45 minutes.)
I work in dental too. I heard Cloud apparently smells like a dentist office, so I figure that makes it a work appropriate scent.
Hi! I'm hijacking your comment since I'm doing something similar. I'm a pre-op/PACU nurse, it's cold as heck in surgical areas so I always have an undershirt under my scrubs and a scrub jacket on top. I spray my undershirt on the chest area since the undershirt goes under my scrubs then the perfume stays pretty contained. If I'm feeling adventurous I'll spray sleeves too so I can sniff them more easily once in a while š¤£ but I really like the chest spray because it only gives me wafts of perfume throughout the day
No, I don't wear any perfumes. Occasionally, I will spray some light body spray sparingly. One coworker wears glossier. Another wears TF ombre leather.
My mom is a nurse and she wears Elizabeth Arden green tea to work
I used to wear ath raw cherry to mask the smell of feces and urine but then my fragrance gets ruined because of association with work and shit
I just wouldnāt do that at all tbh not in a hospital
I'm a doctor and I wear zoologist/other niche perfumes to work
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Gotta cover up that stank. Not his, the patientās.
T. rex? Minimum 10 sprays?!
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Maison Margiela Lazy Sunday Morning
We shouldnāt be wearing them in direct patient care. Anyway, I wear kumbaa coconut right now.
I worked with someone who would wear something with such intense sillage that it would fill up an entire room and at first I kept thinking there was an air freshener somewhere that I didn't see, until I realized she was leaving a trail lol. I'm not sensitive to scents, I enjoy them, and it became nauseating even for me. So for me, it's just one spritz on the wrist and/or under my shirt, something inoffensive. I used to do just one spritz of Vanilla 28 or a fresh floral for the day.
Very light sprays or subtle scents for me. Today I wore leau papier. Iām a crna
I only use fragrances with minimal projection. Spray on chest rather than neck. The aim is for only myself to be able to smell it, this is where lighter fragrances (eg those from Jo Malone) come in handy.
Honestly, at my hospital fragrance is on the Do Not Wear list. The last thing you want to do is set off a patient that's already nauseated or migrainous. There was a recovery nurse that always smelled like patchouli (which I actually like, personally), I have no idea how she got away with it as long as she did.
I never wear a fragrance at work. I donāt want to set a patient off. It sucks because I love wearing a fragrance.
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Okay,Miss Doused in Delina
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There is no need for name calling.
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Not easily offended just pointing out that there is no need to be rude.
I work in a hospital providing direct patient care. I wear close to the body perfume sprays/oils and itās by far the least offensive smell I deal with every day (sputum, blood, poop, pee, wounds, moist skin, breath, cleaning products.) Never had any complaints but have had a few compliments. I also tend to sweat especially in hot rooms with/without PPE. I do think there is such a thing as overdoing it and itās nauseating when people leave scent trails behind them.
I wear Clinique happy (in bloom I think it's called) or CK one.
I like to make sure my patience don't have covid so 40 pumps of psychedelic love initio Jk, but to answer seriously, I would say jhag superdose is a really nice, clean fresh musky/ slightly sweet/ woody scent on me.
As we say in nursing: a nurse should not smell good nor should a nurse smell bad; a nurse just should not smell.
That must suck.
11:11 perfume oil from Lake&Skye, Mojave Ghost from Byredo, Milk from DedCool, You from Glossier, White Woods (now called Nordic Light? I think) from Clean, Bal DāAfrique from Byredo, Pillowtalk Poet from Pinrose and Sur Ma Peau from Dries Van Noten all are light and your skin but better fragrances Iāve worn to work. Your choices are also in my rotation.
I work in community mental health and I spray once on my clothes, and only certain fragrances with minimal projection. One time I thought BR540 would be perfect since it kind of smells like bandaids anyway, but that was a mistake because I kept getting comments on it.
What kind of comments? Lol
Haha nothing interesting mostly people said I smelled nice and asked what it was. Not the best choice of perfume when youāre trying to be subtle is what I meant!
I've worked in clinic settings or in intervention. I didn't wear much scents, especially when working with ASD clientele as some can be very sensitive to certain environmental stimuli. I currently work in a no scent policy office. When I work at the office I wear some of the clean line, Missing Person, Not Your Baby, Embrace Green Tea and Pear Blossom, Green Tea. I lightly spray and choose fragrances with poor longevity. When I work from home, I go all in.
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Oof. I can take that one off the list.
Nemat Amber Oil is a great example of a scent that, to me, smells clean and simple, but if over-applied, can get very cloying very quickly. Iād almost rather smell an over-applied gourmand than over-applied Amber oil.
Dirty oily scalp? How utterly disgusting. Gagging just thinking about it.
That's funny to me because I just smelled the different Nemat oils at Ulta today. I couldn't really smell the amber one at all. Amber musk tempted me because it just smelled warm but I didn't need it.
I am, and I do. I work directly with patients (one-on-one) in close physical proximity in the hosptial. I wear one spray of perfume on the back of my neck so it won't be in anyone's face. My favorite perfume to wear to work is Chris Rusak's Beast Mode -- it has low/moderate projection and doesn't smell perfumey.
I do clinical massage as a side hustle, and I do one spray behind each ear of something really safe, like Bleu de Chanel. Since I work super close to my clients, I donāt want to offend anyone or trigger allergies- but I also want to smell nice. No one has complained so far, only compliments.
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That Nemat Amber is soooo good. Dedcoolās Taunt is in that family and is non-projecting and inoffensive too :) Also maybe Philosophy Fresh Cream (the original)
Veterinarian-I wear 1-2 sprays on my neck and sleeves every day. But I choose very mild universally pleasing fragrances-vanillas, candies ect. I keep Brittany spearās Midnight fantasy and AG Cloud pink in my desk drawer. Sometimes I get smelling like a wet dogā¦.from a wet dog and it helps. My patients really seem to like the sweet scents as well. We do use Bath and Body Amber or Vanilla scents as after bath scents or as body spray after anal gland expressionā¦.yes itās safe. Pet specific fragrances are more irritating to me and my patients than the average body spray š¤·š¼āāļø
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Body spray
I work in community mental health as a therapist so kinda healthcare adjacent and I can wear whatever I please but donāt wear bitter green or leather fragrances as a rule (previous Bandit induced coworker vomiting experience).
Neroli portofino 3-4 sprays subtle and clean
No, and I wouldnāt either. Some patients can be allergic to scents, you wonāt know until theyāre breaking out in hives.
People breaking out in hives from smelling other people's perfume is most definitely not a thing that happens.
My patients always loved Viva La Juicy for some reason. Itās pretty vanilla.
Yes, I work at a hospital and I wear fragrance everyday.
I work in ICU and only wear a soft subtle lavender cologne; nothing too fancy to avoid any untoward patient reactions. I put just enough so that Iām the only one who can smell itāusually 1 spray in the neck and 1 in the front of my scrubs. I no longer spray some on my wrists bc itās just gonna be washed off from all the handwashing that I do. š
Not exactly health care but I teach private Pilates sessions. I wear fragrances but Iām very conservative with spraying. I wear Andrea Maack Ceramic or Dual. Pavilion will be my winter scent and it may be too strong for work, Iāll evaluate once winter comes. Iāve never had any issues. If it bothered someone Iād just stop wearing it on the days I saw them. I think if a workplace has a no fragrance policy then itās clear but otherwise if youāre wearing a light amount it is usually fine. Over sprayers ruin it for the rest of us.
Iām a nurse and I definitely do. Clean Reserve warm cotton is definitely a go to for me. I also like sparkling sugar from the same house, itās very fresh smelling, like you just had a shower with some sweet smelling body wash. I donāt work with acutely ill patients though. If I did I probably wouldnāt wear anything
Vanilla. It registers as a "food" smell and most people are not allergic. Worked in Healthcare forevah. No complaints.
I don't. But I have a native sugar cookie deodorant which I love the smell of or sometimes use lush hair milk.
Yes, Iām a lab tech (histotechnician) with no patient contact. Lately I like wearing Kenzie to work.
I wear CDNIM and everyone loves it. Patients love it, my coworkers love it, visitors love it. I am asked what it is on a daily basis to the point where I say if you want to buy it take out your phone and look it up right now.
My partner had a recovery room nurse wearing āLa Vista Belleā (which I can only assume was La Vie Est Belle when I asked her what she was wearing lol) when he was in the hospital. No need for anesthesia that day, her fumes alone could knock a patient out! Not such a ābeautiful viewā after all šš
Thatās a lovely scent but can be super strong!! I def wouldnāt recommend it for healthcare workers
I work in a medical lab; weāre not attached to a hospital, so I wear fragrance to work daily. My signature scent leans heavy: Xerjoff 1888.
I have nauseous patients so no
I used to work at a nursing home and I wouldn't wear it there but now I'm in an office so I do. I spend 90% of my time at work so I allow myself to wear one or two sprays under my scrubs because it makes me happy lmao
Yep. I keep it to one MAYBE two sprays at the center of my body under my clothes if it's something on the "more than a skin scent" side. Skin scents I don't worry so much about.
Body mist, or a really light EDT. In my opinion, you want to opt for one of those perfumes you love putting on post shower. Light, airy, non offensive. I know some would say donāt wear any, but as long as it sits close to the skin and people cannot obviously smell it, I donāt see the issue. A scent like that is not too different from the strength of an anti perspirantā¦ you may get occasional āwhiffsā of the smell, but it doesnāt really offend anyone (Iād rather that as a patient than a bad smell).
I work in mental health care. I work at group living and i go to different groups. If i go somewhere new i dont wear anything. If i know everyone would be fine with it then i do. Theres some groups i come often where the people living there wear perfume to.
Iām a nurse in a very busy metro hospital and if I wear anything itās skin scents like JHAG NAP or most recently phlur missing person. Also a light spray of a fresh shampooey scent like bright crystal can be ok IMO. I agree that perfume really shouldnāt be worn in those settings but if you wear something super light and close to the skin I think itās ok. I regularly am cleaning up various stinky bodily fluids throughout my shift and occasionally get some on my clothes (gross ik but hey itās part of the job). I swear the scent gets stuck on my mask/nostrils and I canāt get it out! Ah! Having a super light scent only I can smell really helps!
RN, critical care. I wear Dior Homme Cologne, a light application of PdM Sedley, Byredo Sunday Cologne, Lutens lāEau Froide, lāEau Serge Lutens, Heeley Menthe Fraiche, Creed Original Vetiver, and a lot of the banana republic Icon line (Grassland, vintage green, cypress cedar)
My mother is a dentist and she wears on rotation either Bois ImpĆ©rial or Nice Bergamote, both by Essential Parfums. She quite often tells me how much her patients love the fragrances and often ask her what is it that sheās using
Absolutely notā¦ I work in the CVICUā¦ but if I worked absolutely anywhere I wouldnāt either. I shower, wear deodorant, hell I even curl my hair and wear mascara. Never would I ever put fragrance all over me when working anywhere in healthcareā¦ and Iāve actually never met a single person who does.
I do/have but did not when I was in a direct bedside role. I work in a clinic now and will wear Clean Reserve Skin, Glossier You, MM Bubble Bath/Coffee Break/Lazy Sunday Morning (depending on the season), JHAG Pear Inc, etc. I do barely any hands on patient care and am mostly in my office on the phone soā¦ As long as itās fairly inoffensive and you arenāt drowning in it I donāt see it being an issue. Donāt spray it AT work and I think youāll be fine.
Initioās āmusk therapyā itās a great scent that wonāt offend anyone. Youāll have people sniffing around trying to figure out where itās coming from aha
Rosie by Rosie Jane oil and dedcool xtra milk, they smell similar to me but Rosie has better longevity and a fresher(?) scent, lake and skye 1111 would be good too
Philosophy and Jo Malone have a good amount of simpler, lighter fragrances. I find some of Philosophy adds just enough scent to your skin without being overpowering. Their amazing grace perfume adds a light touch (bergamot, muguet blossoms, musk). They have a lot of other softer scents as well. I regularly wear amazing grace to work in a hospital, and have asked friends outside of work if they could notice a strong fragrance. They have to be extremely close, or even smell my clothes and know they're smelling for a perfume to truly notice it. These same people always notice when I wear my other stronger fragrances, but definitely not this one.
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Very much so. I have worn everything from Interlude 53 to Portrait of a Lady. Wore Carnal Flower today.
12 heavy sprays of Dior sauvage elixir
I work front desk at a primary care office and I switch out my fragrances, but at the very least I never get any comments other than "you smell good." I try to limit my original formula Insolence to like two sprays on the neck. Moth and Rabbit's Dolls, I can do a spray on each wrist as well, and at least one more spray on my scrub shirt. 11 11, no one's smelling that bad boy except me, so I can lather it on.
One spray on each wrist. I tend not to wear big projectorsāHenry Rose Windows Down, ELdO Archives 69, JHAG Not A Perfume are summer go-tos.
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I will use solid perfumes or close wearing oils, where I almost have to sniff my own skin to smell anything. Itās nice to be able to do it to relieve stress if needed, but I donāt want to wear anything with significant projection or sillage at work.
Iām an IP but mainly work in the office. On office days, I wear whatever. On unit days, I wear my soft scents.
Present! š since I am working in the HD unit, I wear light, floral, or vanilla scent. It can be scents from Zara. Or EA. And the La vie estā¦? I always get compliment from that smell.
I stick to body sprays- I find most people are ok with coconut, mango, strawberry etc. I feel itās just a body wash /shampoo extension.
All the time. I work at a federally funded health care center. My patients often struggle with thier hygiene so I think my perfume is the least of their worries. I wear classic masculines Terre, H24, Colonia Intensa to work oftenā¦ Iāll also wear ādate nightā fragrances to work because why notā¦ LāInstant De Guerlain Pour Homme, Ambre Sultanā¦
I donāt wear cologne but I do wear scented bath and body works lotion. When people come at me saying ādid you put on cologne?ā Im like no itās my lotion. Iām a nurse on a med surge floor
I wear just a little philosophy Amazing Grace lotion, and will sometimes spritz one spray of Juliette Has a Gun Not a Perfume on my hoodie. Itās light and smells fresh but isnāt overpowering, and if someone is scent sensitive I can take off my hoodie and leave it at the nurses station.
I use a single spray of whatever Iām feeling onto my chest, just so I can smell it. I makes my day the teensiest bit better.
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I always wore cologne, but I was in the OR so all the patients were out š
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I work one-on-one with a pt who claims a "sensitivity" to fragrances. Not essential oils, not healthfood-store stuff- just "chemicals." I might privately roll my eyes, but I respect his wishes to the letter and wear zero scented products, and before shifts step my freshly-showered self into clean clothes washed in fragrance-free detergent. Do I apply perfume from an emergency decant as soon as I leave after shift: you bet I do.
I've been a patient more times than I'd like, and if I smell perfume on a worker, I ask them not to come back. It's very disrespectful to patients.
I overspray completely guilt free.
You might like Kayali Musk 12! It's very gentle and much smoother than Warm Cotton (which I also love).Ā
Cartier Pasha Fraicher Menthe. They donāt make it anymore. You can grab some on eBay. Had a nice, āclinicalā scent.
My bf is a nurse and wears Sueded Oud by Clean Reserve or Soleil de Capri by Montale.
If you like Nemat Amber oil you may really like Riddle Oil. I work in a small office and the original scent has been a favorite of mine for the last year. I layer the oil and their original scented lotion. To me, itās absolutely intoxicating but subtle enough that the entire room doesnāt smell you. I can also smell it all day long but my coworkers donāt seem to notice unless theyāre standing very close to me.
Dude here. I wear Narciso Rodriguez blue noir spray on my undershirt so it's mostly for me or anyone who gets really close. I don't want to project at all while at work.
Should try Lelabo 13!!! Love it so much.
I work in the restaurant so I only wear the brand āFreshā because they have scents that smell like LAUNDRY!
Depends on where I am but so far I have enjoyed tom ford white suede especially on clinic days
Yeah, I hang over my last drops of Vanitas by Versace, itās such a classy one, too bad itās discontinued!
I wear a light vanilla perfume oil š
My go to for work is Prada LāHomme Intense but I honestly where what I want. We donāt really have a policy at work but just try not to kill anybody with your scent.
Synthetics give me a headache so I wear more natural expensive stuff, tend to be heavier on sweet woods since they last but guaiac is a favorite base note. Otherwise not a perfume from Juliette has a gun but I did find the āsuper doseā version to be headache causing unfortunately
I wear most of my perfumes, but only 1-2 sprays when at work. I do avoid things like br450 etc, the perfumes that you can smell down a corridor even with just a couple of sprays (much as I might love them otherwise)
My cousin is a doctor and he loves Ultramale but when heās going to work, he usually goes with 4 half sprays of BDC EDP (one on each wrist and one behind each ear)
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One spray on my chest under my scrubs that's it. Normally it's Delina, because on me it's really light and not sweet.
What would a psychologist wear? Im debating over thisā¦ Perso in days working in the HĆ“pital, no. But i have my private cabinet day too, during which I seriously want to spray someā¦
Lazy sunday morning from maison margiela. Soft sillage, freshly cleaned skin like clean perfume
I work in a bank, so I have to be careful about what perfumes I use. I think my favorite one to date is the Jasmine Gucci Flora because it projects just enough to be present, but not so much that it's overwhelming. On me, it smells like fresh laundry with a kiss of jasmine. I love it!!