How do you tell a coworker that there perfume makes you sick?

Question

This girls perfume gives me a headache and I break out in a sweat whenever I smell it and then I start to get nausas and dizzy. There are some perfumes that bother me like that. It doesn't seem to bother anyone else. It doesn''t smell to bad it just makes me sick I try to get by the fan when it gets to bad. But I don't think I can go on much longer. She is realy nice and I don't want to hurt her feelings or cause problems at work

Answer 1

Ask here where she got her perfume.  If she asks why say: my distant cousin is w***e and she is always looking for a new scent.

Answer 2

You're probably allergic. Ask her if she could please stop wearing it to work. Tell her it gives you a weird reaction. Explain the symptoms. Then make a joke.

Answer 3

barf on her and that her gross poison she is wearing made you do it!

Answer 4

I was a supervisor of a woman who sat next to me who's perfume made me physically sick... it was rather strong to boot....the worse part was that when she asked me questions regarding her work, she would lean way in to me and I'd gag in agony.... I put up with it for a few days and then one day couldn't take it any longer... I finally called her up to my desk and asked her to go outside for a cigarette with me where I told her that she was a really good worker and that she was very well liked in the unit, and I asked her if she would mind toning down her perfume because I was allergic to it... (which I was)...  She apologized all over the place and from then on, there was never a problem with her perfume and we remained great friends until I retired...

Answer 5

laugh about it with her

Answer 6

Just tell her in a sublte way.. that maybe she should use a bit less of her favorite perfume.. Perfume is meant to leave a hint of  a scent behind..  but should not smell as if the person had a bath  in it or a lighter much lighter perfume will also help. The heavy scents are for going out in the evening . The oriental scents etc..  they are for the evening for work a flowery or a sporty scent is appropriate and it should not smell more than walking through a garden of nice flowers.. that is acceptable and nice.. x*x

Answer 7

Give her signs and wipe your eyes a lot and she will be bound to ask what's wrong.

Then you nicely say "Your perfume is a bit strong" and laugh a little to clear up the tension.

Answer 8

What if your body odor makes HER sick?

Answer 9

just tell her! or buy her a new lighter scented perfume.

Answer 10

say listen, I love you but I cant take the perfume because I have a really sensitive nose... will you please help me out?

Answer 11

her being black has nothing to do with it anyway just be honest like girl that perfume is beyond loud lol laugh wit it tell her to tone it down

Answer 12

be striaght up about it....

just tell her it doesn't suit the work inviorment lol

unless she's black

then don't even try to say anything

Answer 13

You have to stand up for yourself; you can't help it, I can;'t be around gardenia perfume, I get the same way and you need to ask her not to wear it to work any more and if she refuses, talk to HR or your boss. I do not think anyone should be allowed to wear perfume to work anyway.

Answer 14

Maybe start off by offering some food to butter her up towards her good side and just be honest and tell her your sensitive to certain smells in the nicest way possible and how you really don't want to cause problems and you would really appreciate it. Or tell your boss and make him/her talk to the lady thats making you sick. Or bring air freshener to work. Maybe you can even buy her perfume that you like and can handle. haha Good luck! =)

Answer 15

Perhaps you could ask your boss to issue a memo/email to all staff informing them of the effects of perfumes  colognes etc. on people with allergies, this way no one person will be singled out. This is what happened at my workplace the perfume wearer immediatly stopped wearing it.

Answer 16

Straight Up - just like you explained it here.

Let her know that you are allergic. Apologize for having to tell her in a way that conveys sincerity. Tell her that you were really trying to not say anything, but the particular scent is causing you to have a severe allergic reaction.

If she looks at you c**k-eyed, it is simply because she doesn't realize that people really do get sick from perfume and certain scents. Let your coworker know that your intent is not to make her feel bad or cause ill will. If she is the nice girl that you say, she should understand.

Answer 17

If you want to be polite about it, tell a little white lie and say that you're allergic/ easily irritated by the strong scent from her perfume (: