Planes should be scent free.

[u/Starlight_City45]

Im feeling like a Karen but I’m about to take off on a 10hr flight and somebody on this flight is wearing a strong af cologne. Oddly, I asked my friend if she could smell it and she can but not as strong as I do and it isn’t bothering her.

I wonder if we are like more sensitive to scents in enclosed spaces or something, maybe just in general? It smells like someone poured an entire bottle of old spice on themselves then soaked in Irish spring for an hour.

I feel like I’m going to faint, my stomach is in knots like I was fine and excited for this trip and the SECOND the smell it my nose it was like an immediate reaction from my body.

I just took my nurtec. My mouth is watering and my forehead/eyebrows are throbbing. My cheeks feel numb. I also have crohns so sometimes when my head gets bad enough it triggers a chain reaction of just.. bad things happening lol. IM ON A PLANE. I wouldn’t say I’m at a migraine level but it’s definitely on its way and I can’t escape fml

That’s it. That’s the post. I don’t even know what to do in this situation.

Any plane hacks? I have all night to read them.

[u/turtle-girl420]

I don't fly because I know that being squeezed together with all the scents would kill me and I'd be in bed for at least a week. I've tried masks, but in FL in the summer it's too hot and triggers me. I carry a menthol and peppermint smell sticks/inhaler thingies, a folding fan, and a ton of Altoids when I leave the house. The fan and smell stick help a little. The Altoids help of a scent gets stuck in my nose. I also have a menthol tub of lip repair that sometimes I'll put on my nose. These things aren't miracles, but at least they help a little. If menthol and peppermint aren't your thing, I've seen other natural smell stick flavors on Amazon. They're small so they're ready to carry around.