wearing perfume to work

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thought this would be interesting. what's your policy? i wear a light body splash if any.

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thought this would be interesting. what's your policy? i wear a light body splash if any.

i wear one spritz of a light body splash from bath and body works - just a dab! :kiss

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at the hospital that I have my clinicals at we are not allowed anything scented, or any scents on us. This is on signs all over the hospital inciting guests to do the same. sent free enviroment...

this being said I smell alot of people working and in clinicals that need to learn that less is more.

But I must admit that I break the rule with my scented deodorant. But I dont' think that anyone would like the alternative smell if I chose not to wear any. LOL.

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There are patients that have allergies to perfumes or cologne, it is actually against hospital policy in many facilities to wear any type of cologne at work. Other staff members can also have allergies, best to save it when you are off duty.

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As someone who is very allergic to pretty much every perfume known to man, I'm always so happy to smell people and not fragrance!

Amanda

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Specializes in Med/Surg/Ortho/HH/Radiology-Now Retired.

Ditto what suzanne4 wrote.

Perfume overdoses can be hell for the person subjected to smelling and/or reacting to them.

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Specializes in Pediatrics :).

No perfume, no nail polish...how the heck are we supposed to be pretty in those adrogenous scrubs?!? ;) Not supposed to use perfumed substances in my facility, which involves scented lotions as well. Scented deodorant is allowed however.

I definitely appreciate the lack of perfumes. I am a bit disappointed that the cleaning solution we use is so strongly scented though. I have the pleasure of regular asthma attacks at work, but I guess if you're going to "bite it," no better place than in the hospital.

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We are encouraged to not wear colonge, scents, etc. And while I have migraines that can be triggered by strong perfume smells, I have to admit, at the end of a "code brown" kind of 12 hour day, It is amazing to smell something good when the nurse relieving is wearing a nice perfume or something, or even aftershave, if it is a guy-just something besides, well you know!.

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Specializes in 5 yrs OR, ASU Pre-Op 2 yr. ER.

We have a policy against scents.

This, unfortunately, doesn't mean that people don't sneak it on. I say sneak, but, really, they reek of it.

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Specializes in PeriOp, ICU, PICU, NICU.

Not a nurse yet, but the policy for clinicals is not perfume, nail polish, artificial nails, business-like makeup etc. :)

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Specializes in Psych, Med/Surg, LTC.

I used to wear scented lotion to work until I developed severe morning sickness. (actually all day sickness) Any kind of scent sent me running to the bathroom to hurl. Since then, I realized how much scented lotions and perfumes can make people sick, and I wont wear anything since. I wouldn't want my patients w/ gastroenteritis having more problems caused by me!

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Specializes in Med/Surg, Geriatrics.

I wear none and I wish the world would adhere to that or at the very least practice some type of moderation. I am not allergic to scents per se but if I am around most of them I get mad heartburn and a headache. Unfortunately I work in an office building and there is some type of competition among both sexes to see who can wear the loudest, strongest perfume/cologne. It's almost rude the amount of scent people wear.

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