tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31331017.post8409384213938703421..comments2023-10-29T09:54:07.216-04:00Comments on Country Captures: Thoughts on ScentsCoy Hillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17961295214970687017noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31331017.post-16576492824327424522011-11-24T18:25:57.366-05:002011-11-24T18:25:57.366-05:00Thanks Steve, and I totally agree with your opinio...Thanks Steve, and I totally agree with your opinion. We too live in a fragrance free home because of my wife's allergies and it is amazing just what you can smell on others. I can only imagine how strong we must smell like to a deer with their scenting abilities.Coy Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17961295214970687017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31331017.post-30873545708526509562011-11-24T10:31:02.208-05:002011-11-24T10:31:02.208-05:00Just to back up what you are saying, most people d...Just to back up what you are saying, most people do not realize how much they stink up the area. Pipe, cigarettes, “mint” toothpaste, cologne (the worst offender in my case) all that stuff makes a human stink. <br /><br />We keep a fragrance free home. No dryer sheets, no “Irish Spring” soap or any of that junk. As a result, in the summertime, I’ve been able to smell the bubblegum that the a girl was chewing in the car ahead of me going down the road at 35MPH. <br /><br />Fragrances are made from coal tar, are particulates and irritants. I challenge anyone to live fragrance free for a month and see if you start noticing the difference in the environment. After a month, don’t be surprised if you start sneezing when your neighbor starts running their dryer and you smell Bounce polluting your space. I guarantee that you will not want to walk down the soap isle in the grocery store after this exercise. <br /><br />Let’s not forget that our noses are there to not only let us enjoy the smell the roasting turkey today, but to provide us warning too! Rotted food, something burning, you get the idea. Artificial fragrances cause nasal fatigue and DULL YOUR PERCEPTIONS. As I said earlier, they are particles and irritants and hang out in the environment. Natural scents generally do not have these properties.<br /><br />Sorry I got carried away. I’ll get off my unscented soap box now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com