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15 May 2012, 10:12 am

I am trying different body washes but am particular with scents. I tried vanilla and hate it. I like cranberry scents or fall like scents. I got Softsoap Raspberry something and its ok. I tried Dove body washes but don't like the scents.


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15 May 2012, 10:20 am

Maybe try sentless shower gel or soap? Simply unperfumed. If you don't see them they may be in a shop for biologic food or on the net, because they do exist.



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15 May 2012, 10:42 am

I'm like this with air fresheners too. I like the fall/winter scents. My ultimate fav scent is Bath and Body Works Winter Candy Apple. I don't like the spring/summer scents.


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15 May 2012, 12:49 pm

I generally stay away from anything scented, but I was given some dr haushka lemon body wash and it's very mild and nice.



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15 May 2012, 1:08 pm

Are people on the spectrum more sensitive to smells in certain body washes, etc?
I'm like this with detergent too.


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15 May 2012, 1:18 pm

Deodorants used to give me a very uncomfortable feeling. Smelled so synthetic.



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15 May 2012, 2:15 pm

luvsterriers wrote:
Are people on the spectrum more sensitive to smells in certain body washes, etc?
I'm like this with detergent too.


I don't like strong smells and I am quite over-sensitive to perfume. I prefer soap and plain unperformed body wash. I imagine everyone is different though.



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15 May 2012, 4:31 pm

i choose body scents and washes that smell either talc like or bicarb soda like. I hate mint toothpastes too and stick to a bicarb one.


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16 May 2012, 1:46 am

luvsterriers wrote:
I am trying different body washes but am particular with scents. I tried vanilla and hate it. I like cranberry scents or fall like scents. I got Softsoap Raspberry something and its ok. I tried Dove body washes but don't like the scents.

i like the smell of men's body washes more than women's. i don't get why women are expected to smell like synthetic fruits and flowers. i'd rather smell like synthetic musk or sandalwood or minty


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16 May 2012, 3:26 am

I make my own. The synthetic stuff has so much extra gross stuff in it. Mine has 3-8 ingredients. It's kind of a pain because it takes six weeks to cure, but I know exactly what goes inside and exactly how it will feel on my skin.



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16 May 2012, 5:42 am

I've been buying this one: http://www.google.co.uk/products/catalo ... EBEPMCMAM#
It's natural and there's a faint smell of rosemary, not overpowering at all. Skin feels lovely too.


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16 May 2012, 8:29 am

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I make my own. The synthetic stuff has so much extra gross stuff in it. Mine has 3-8 ingredients. It's kind of a pain because it takes six weeks to cure, but I know exactly what goes inside and exactly how it will feel on my skin.


I make my own too. I'm not good with synthetics and at least I can control what goes into it and what it will smell like. Some of the girls I am friends with have started buying the stuff like that which I make from me actaully. :lol:

@Hyper: I agree with the weird stupid rule that girls should only ever smell like flowers / fruit. I quite like the smell of dragon's blood myself.


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16 May 2012, 1:56 pm

Kjas wrote:
bettalove wrote:
I make my own. The synthetic stuff has so much extra gross stuff in it. Mine has 3-8 ingredients. It's kind of a pain because it takes six weeks to cure, but I know exactly what goes inside and exactly how it will feel on my skin.


I make my own too. I'm not good with synthetics and at least I can control what goes into it and what it will smell like. Some of the girls I am friends with have started buying the stuff like that which I make from me actaully. :lol:

@Hyper: I agree with the weird stupid rule that girls should only ever smell like flowers / fruit. I quite like the smell of dragon's blood myself.

NO WAY!! ! i used to buy my daughter a dragon's blood scented body wash from Etsy. it is really had to find here


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16 May 2012, 2:04 pm

I like plain, unscented soap. One of my big sensory issues is feeling like there's any residue on my skin (just about every product, even my natural body oil leaves some kind of residue). I don't use hair conditioner for the same reason.



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16 May 2012, 4:54 pm

luvsterriers wrote:
I am trying different body washes but am particular with scents. I tried vanilla and hate it. I like cranberry scents or fall like scents. I got Softsoap Raspberry something and its ok. I tried Dove body washes but don't like the scents.



try fragrance free or dial nutri skin goji berry and orchid is nice.


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21 May 2012, 10:24 pm

I have always been very sensitive to smells, and thus have always been very particular about smells in shampoos and soaps. I have found two varieties of Suave Naturals (for both body wash and shampoo/conditioner) to be not only tolerable, but actually very nice: ocean breeze and rainfall mist. The scent in these varieties is very, very suble and not at all overpowering or perfumy.