Same here! Yuch. Yuch. Yuch again.
I make potpourri and I can deal with that. Apple peels, orange peels and cinnamon sticks. If I use it as a boiling mix, I add a little vanilla.
I’m careful, too, esp about smelly things. Once I find a shampoo, etc that doesn’t bother me, I stick with it.
Some candles don’t bother me, but again, I have to be careful.
My youngest son uses Old Spice body wash. Nasty!
I love the older guys—is it Bay rum? That smells yummy!
What is strange is things that I really like the smell of, will choke me. So its not a matter of things smelling good or bad to me, it is strong or faint.
A friend of mine grows is own grapes and makes his own wine. He wanted to show me the room where he does it all and after about 3 minutes in there I was gasping for breath but the smell was wonderful.