Said It Here

How to stop people wearing too much body spray at work

Heavy use of fragrances like Axe in enclosed spaces like classrooms and offices creates overwhelming smells that coworkers and students shouldn't have to endure. This constant exposure makes shared environments uncomfortable and forces people to deal with unwanted scents all day long.

What people tried

Every workaround mentioned in the threads below. We haven’t tested any of them — and nobody here is claiming they worked.

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    Gently roasting them or telling them to take a shower
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    Telling them that less is more and that 2 sprays should be plenty

In their words

Unedited, most upvoted first, each linked to the thread it came from.

The full body spray-down in class is uncalled for.source ↗

Crowd_Surf · r/Teachers · 17 upvotes

I dont want to have to go to work and smell Axe all the time.source ↗

CuriousSequoia · r/Teachers · 3 upvotes

Where this came up

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