It’s a moment almost everyone has had. That time when I clean the house, I think it’s fresh and tidy, I leave for a few hours and then I come back only to realize that my house smells bad! Sometimes it’s because of a meal I’d been cooking a few hours before. Sometimes it’s because the cat’s litter has been left sitting a little too long. And sometimes it’s a result of the kids making one too many messy spills. But either way, realizing that my own house smells bad is not a fun experience!
It’s called going noseblind, and as silly as the name is, it is a very real phenomenon. In fact, living in an older house with odd circulation, I’ve even noticed it in different areas of the house! Zackary’s room is directly under the kitchen and for whatever reason the smell of the food I’m cooking seems to seep up right into his room. It’s lots of fun when I’m baking cookies but if I’ve been frying onions, I’ll often find his room still smells hours after I’ve stopped noticing the odour in the rest of the house!
And being noseblind isn’t just annoying to the person suffering from it; it’s annoying to others as well. Febreze recently surveyed Canadians to get the smelly truth about how they react to odours and here are the results:
- 93% of Canadians would like to know if their homes smelled bad. Wouldn’t you?!
- But we’re just too nice: only 63% of us would tell someone if their home smells
- 48% of Canadians believe that a smelly home is the sign of a dirty, lazy homeowner. Ouch!!
- So, what are the worst home smells? Garbage, pet odours and smoking smells
- Back on the dating scene or have a teen who’s trying to impress? For 61% of Canadians, the smell of their date’s home is a deal breaker, and 28% would make a quick exit if their date’s home smelled.
- Excuses, excuses: 36% of Canadians have either avoided visiting friends with smelly abodes or make it a quick stop.
- Doorbell or warning bell? 37% of Canadians panic when unexpected guests drop by. Is your home always ready for guests?
- 45% of us dread visiting homes with pets because of the smell. Don’t let Fido take the blame, take action!
- Pull over, driver! 58% of people have wanted to get out of someone’s car because of its smell
Luckily, there is a solution for anyone that is worried they may be noseblind! I have been a Febreze devotee for years now because instead of just covering up odours, it actually eliminates them from the air. In fact, on a recent trip to Cincinnati, I even learned just how Febreze was developed. By slightly altering a doughnut-shaped molecule used in Bounce dryer sheets, scientists learned that the doughnut-shape actually pulled surrounding scents into the center of the molecule, removing them from the air!
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Visit noseblind.ca to learn more about combatting the phenomenon known as being noseblind, and don’t forget to stock up on Febreze for those times that you’re just not sure what scents your house is hiding! Personally, I tend to use the Febreze Air Effects air freshening spray every time somebody arrives at the house…just in case! Being noseblind may be a pain, but at least Febreze makes the problem easy to combat!
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I did. My garbage was pretty nasty and for whatever reason I didn’t notice until my friend said something about it.
Around the cat litter room
I have a friend with a cat and the odour from the kitty litter box hits you full on when you go into her house.
I’m totally noseblind to my own house because of all the fish my hubby cooks….the smell just lingers on and on
I always seem to notice animal odor in other people’s houses. (I am allergic to cats)
I’m noseblind when it comes to stinky diapers. By the end of the day I don’t smell anything but when my husband comes in, he has to throw the bag out lol.
During a small basement flood – didn’t realize until after a few days that it smelled like mold and mildew.
smokers are noseblind to the stench of cigarette smoke on evertyhing
I love fish. Especially fried cod fish. I am noseblind to the smell.
When I use to smoke I was noseblind to the smell of cigarette smoke.