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ReverendSupreme t1_j62sy8g wrote

Reply to comment by bonyponyride in BBC News: Dad's warning after girl, 14, dies from inhaling deodorant by chrisdab

My brother is autistic and he sprays an excessive amount of deodorant on himself before he goes out as he doesn't know the appropriate amount to spray. I could easily see this being a genuine accident given a small enough room. Poor girl

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bonyponyride t1_j62t9qj wrote

The father mentions it was the mother's deodorant, and the girl sprayed it on her blankets because it gave her comfort. Maybe she went under her blanket and sprayed an excessive amount, creating a toxic environment.

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Formergr t1_j63h2lo wrote

> the girl sprayed it on her blankets because it gave her comfort.

Ugggggh that’s really sad given how it turned out.

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wart_on_satans_dick t1_j647dw4 wrote

This sounds more plausible than from spraying it in the open air. I would not have guessed it could incubate a lethal amount if true, but it just goes to show how dangerous some ordinary household products are. This is very sad.

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Blenderx06 t1_j62usgz wrote

You can't really smell yourself so it's easy to put on too much. I made it a rule that I'll only do 2-3 sprays of my perfume so I never go overboard. He could make a rule of counting to 2 or something for however long he might spray, with your help to decide how much is just right?

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HardlyDecent t1_j63fgt9 wrote

For the record, we 100% can smell ourselves, especially if it's something added to our natural musk. The rule of perfume, if you're unclear, to use is always as little as possible, period. It's not to mask your scent.

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Available-Camera8691 t1_j63mlfu wrote

I bought a bottle of cologne and just look at it. That's how little I use.

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HardlyDecent t1_j64dw8r wrote

This is the way. Similarly with Vermouth bottles.

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Kagrok t1_j65jz1u wrote

Maritni's used to be a 3:1 ratio of spirit to vermouth.

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HardlyDecent t1_j697thq wrote

Crazy huh? Today we've learned to whisper sweetly to the ice cold gin that somewhere in the dark closet is a bottle of vermouth. Then we strain our delightful Martini into a frosty glass and chuckle to it that there are people who put vodka of all things in Martini glasses! What a world!

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sawyouoverthere t1_j67lxn8 wrote

“Nose blindness” is a thing though, and more what this person is talking about: when the olfactory receptors no longer indicate an odour they have been exposed to for a while

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