My story starts as I was sitting in a business meeting. I was intently paying attention to the person speaking. I was leaning forward and as such created a very enclosed space around my body.
As I sat there I started to notice the vaguest smell that had me cringe in possible embarrassment.
At the moment I am taking a heavy dose of steroids and other nuclear drugs. The down side of all of this is the accompanying itch or yeast infection that happens when taking many of these hard drugs.
As I sat there in the meeting pulling my coat around me tighter I had these horrible thoughts of “can any one else smell me”. I was ready to crawl away and die. After the meeting and with a little investigation and help from my husband I ascertained that I was probably the only person that was aware of the sweet smell that made my blood curdle.
I have since made myself a promise, to make sure that I have sufficient perfume in my bag that if I am ever caught in a similar situation that I will be able to disguise the smell. At least enough to put my mind at ease, even if they do start calling me petal.
March 25, 2010 at 1:32 pm
Lavandar or ti-tree pure essential oil is very useful for helping to disguise embarressing smells. you can put a drop or 2 (no more) directly onto your trouser crotch or underwear to mask any dodgy smells. Its anti bacterial/antifungal so it should at least help create a good environment for any problems there. you shouldnt put it directly onto your private-part’s skin as it can cause sensitivity in some (although i do- in tiny amounts on a swabstick for treating itching sores i get with yeast infection)If anyone asks why you smell of lavendar- you either love its perfume or you use it on your temples to stave off headaches! Got it all covered.