Alluring yet harmful, many substances emit enticing scents that can ensnare you in an unhealthy addiction. A user asked the forum, “What smells so good but is so bad for you?”. Here are the top responses.
FAIR FOOD
“Fair food. It’s the best-smelling and most outrageously unhealthy. Fried butter?! Get out of here.”
GASOLINE
“Gasoline. The smell is actually addicting.”
FIRE SMOKE
“I don’t know if inhaling too much smoke from a fire is bad for you, but if it is, that’s a big problem for me; it smells so good.”
MALIC ACID AND ISO-OCTANE
“I work in a lab. So many good/dangerous smells.
Malic acid (smells like candy, is actually IN candy) is the best
Iso-octane smells nice.
Actually, the entire fridge with all the alcohol smells great.”
CINNABON
“Cinnabon. I bought one that came straight out of the oven; they told me it was too hot and would burn me.
They were right, and I absolutely came back the next day to burn my face/hands off again. Worth it.”
BACON
“Bacon.
The World Health Organization (WHO) has classified bacon as a Group 1 carcinogen, which means it’s known to cause cancer. One of the biggest risks of bacon is associated with two preservatives, nitrates and nitrites, that can form cancer-causing compounds.”
MARKERS
“Markers. White Out. The solvent vapors cause neurological damage.”
SMELL BEFORE THE RAIN
“That smell when it just starts raining in summer, and the asphalt was warm…. Tickles me where the sun doesn’t shine.”
SMOKE SMELL OF MARLBORO
“I quit smoking back in 2006, but to this day, I still miss the smooth smell of Marlboro.”
ISOPROPYL ALCOHOL
“Isopropyl Alcohol gives me nostalgia for cleaning old Sega and new games when they wouldn’t start.’
PERFUMED THINGS
“Perfumed things, generally.
The ingredients generally aren’t actually listed and can include carcinogens and genotoxic compounds.
To the extent that the industry is regulated, it’s self-regulating, most of the ingredients haven’t been tested, and those that have operated on “safe” levels assume that you’ll only ever come into contact with one perfumed product in a day.”
SCENTED CANDLES
“Scented candles and air fresheners.’
BENZENE
“Benzene. Come for the lovely smell; stay for the liver cancer. Also, cyanide smells of almonds.’
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