I violently agree with the first part, I HATE air fresheners with a passion.
That said, I’m extremely lax about many of the other things but have no problems with the house getting stinky (though I don’t have pets, and am rigorous about not having smelly kitchen garbage, and as it is an older house is not air tight and so air does get in and out).
My laundry and shoes do not smell. Maybe I’m just lucky biochemically, but the same thinking / influences that lead people to think they need air fresheners can lead them to fuck up their skin biomes with harsh cleaners (especially anti-microbials), deodorants, and other unecessary “product” may actually lead to a greater tendency to be smelly. Houses have biomes as well and the same may apply. Unless you are immunocompromised or running an operating theatre you do NOT need antimicrobial anything.
If you sweat something up, change it right away and hang it to dry, and it should not get smelly. Do not put it wet into a closed hamper, or it WILL get smelly.
I violently agree with the first part, I HATE air fresheners with a passion.
That said, I’m extremely lax about many of the other things but have no problems with the house getting stinky (though I don’t have pets, and am rigorous about not having smelly kitchen garbage, and as it is an older house is not air tight and so air does get in and out).
My laundry and shoes do not smell. Maybe I’m just lucky biochemically, but the same thinking / influences that lead people to think they need air fresheners can lead them to fuck up their skin biomes with harsh cleaners (especially anti-microbials), deodorants, and other unecessary “product” may actually lead to a greater tendency to be smelly. Houses have biomes as well and the same may apply. Unless you are immunocompromised or running an operating theatre you do NOT need antimicrobial anything.
If you sweat something up, change it right away and hang it to dry, and it should not get smelly. Do not put it wet into a closed hamper, or it WILL get smelly.