Q&A: How can I tell someone their personal hygiene is really bothering me?
Question by propertytaxguru: How can I tell someone their personal hygiene is really bothering me?
This individual has extreme body odor, and their mouth smells like a cigar ashtray.
please help..
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Answer by pinkie_winkie_14
Ok i have the same problem. Thanks for asking. If anyone can answer this i need it also. I dont want to hurt their feelings.
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May 27th, 2011 - 14:31
If you must interact with the person, tell the individual directly in a kind way. If not, why are you still hanging around?
May 27th, 2011 - 15:25
Could you be more specific? Like someone you like, a fam member, someone you work with? why are you in the same space with them in other words??
May 27th, 2011 - 16:22
put a clothes peg on your nose
or wear an oxygen mask
They should get the point
If you make a show ,of putting it on everytime they get near.
May 27th, 2011 - 16:46
Need more info, how are u connected??? then maybe we can help
May 27th, 2011 - 17:30
I have the same problem with someone who almost never bathes..they come into where I work and I have to Febreze the furniture…
I’ve been told that two or three people are best..like a gentle intervention; express concern.
May 27th, 2011 - 17:41
Tell them the truth. Its the only way for them to wake up and understand reality. Tell them they Stink, and its very embarrassing to them and everyone else.
May 27th, 2011 - 17:46
how often do you have to be near them?
If it’s a co-worker, let hr tell them, if it’s a friend, I wouldn’t want to hurt their feelings buy telling them, but I would maybe buy them a nice gift basket with all the nessecites.
Make sure it’s really nice stuff or else it won’t seem like a gift.
If you’re not near them too often, just put up with it, people feelings are important.
May 27th, 2011 - 18:45
I saw dis in “What I Like About You” tv show. Her new boss smelled so she gave her boss a gift basket with perfumes & lotions & Body washes & stuff like dat.
As for the bad breath, walk by the person, pop a mint in your mouth, den offer them one. It worked with me & my friend. She had no idea. If she duzent accept it, put mints in da basket too.
But wat i think is dat you should just tell da person. say something like…”I dont wanna be rude or disrespectful, but you have a sorta small unpleasent smell to you. Sorry if i sound kinda mean but i just wanted 2 let u kno privatley b4 ppl start tlkin bout it.” or sumthin like dat.
but then again it could be a disease cuz i saw dat on da Tyra Banks show. Dis one girl had a disease of smellin bad….
hope those ideas work
May 27th, 2011 - 18:52
If it is someone you associate with in a friendly/personal life manner, then I’d suggest casually bringing up your favorite soap scents, deoderants that smell nice and suggest something to the effect of “You should check out [soap or scented body care line]; I think their scents would really suit your personality.”
If it is a business associate, I’d suggest going to your Human Resources department. They are there to take on such ugly tasks in the work force and are typically VERY well compensated for it. If you don’t have an HR department, try their manager. If YOU are the manager, toughen up and have a frank, POLITE conversation about the B.O. issue and ask what you can do to help. Possibly this person has some form of a medical cause for the odors.
As for the breath, offer mints or gum OFTEN. Eventually the person will most likely ask if they have bad breath, and you can then be politely up-front and honest.
May 27th, 2011 - 19:42
So what you actually would like to say is their LACK of personal hygiene bothers you.
There really is no delicate way to say it. People have tried gifts of soap, deodorant and other health and beauty aids. People have tried anonymous letters. They’ve also tried just being blunt about it. When some co-workers and I had such a problem with another co-worker, we tried each of these in turn. We really did not want to hurt the woman’s feelings because she was a sweet and sensitive person. We did hurt her feelings but it did prompt her to see a doctor and get medical help. She needed prescription strength anti-perspirant, since simply bathing and using OTC deodorants worked for her. We all were much happier afterward.
May 27th, 2011 - 20:07
keep offering breath mints?
May 27th, 2011 - 21:05
give them deoderant and oral care in a present but give a lot of other things also not to make it to obvious
May 27th, 2011 - 21:50
Get away from them.
May 27th, 2011 - 22:29
I agree, not enough info. If it’s a co worker then several people can help w/o being hurtful, if it’s family you can be a bit more straight up and tell them they need a shower etc… it depends on what the situation with them is how far you can go and not cause hurt feelings.