Praise band - no one makes a big deal over scents in that group. We aren’t all crammed together. Scents were forbidden in our choir because the, ahem, older ladies would really douse themselves.
Well there is that. Still, I’ve found scents to be more bothersome at a time when I’m trying to sing than they would otherwise be.
I liken the word "forbidden" to the PC laws which deprive us of our freedom. A gentle suggestion from the choir director may have solved the problem.