# Supressing the urge to sniff random women's hair **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 28, 2003, 6:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supressing-the-urge-to-sniff-random-womens-hair/198143 "2003-08-28T06:11:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Incubus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c68b51/32.png) [@Incubus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Incubus)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2003, 6:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supressing-the-urge-to-sniff-random-womens-hair/198143/1 "2003-08-28T06:11:15Z")
In general, I think most women have pretty good taste when it comes to shampoo and hair care products. Generally, I find a woman’s hair to be the most pleasant-smelling part of their bodies. I know this probably comes off as wierdo pervert behavior, which in a way is sad. They smell nice! Its not like I’m masturbating in their hair or anything. I have a female friend who lets me smell her hair all the time. She’s proud of the shampoo she uses, and is flattered that I enjoy the scent so much. ---
**Author:** ![elfbabe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b782af/32.png) [@elfbabe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfbabe)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2003, 7:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supressing-the-urge-to-sniff-random-womens-hair/198143/2 "2003-08-28T07:14:19Z")
I live in fear of my shampoo being discontinued. I don’t shave my legs, I don’t wear makeup, and I pay very little attention to what I wear. This is all perfectly fine with my boyfriend. But for some reason he attaches great importance to my hair smelling like lavender. ---
**Author:** ![Homer\_J.Simpson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a698b9/32.png) [@Homer\_J.Simpson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Homer_J.Simpson)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2003, 8:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supressing-the-urge-to-sniff-random-womens-hair/198143/3 "2003-08-28T08:01:33Z")
> [@](#): > > I don’t shave my legs > [@](#): > > for some reason he attaches great importance to my hair smelling like lavender Maybe because there is a lot of it? ---
**Author:** ![yosemite](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/3ab097/32.png) [@yosemite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yosemite)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2003, 9:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supressing-the-urge-to-sniff-random-womens-hair/198143/4 "2003-08-28T09:36:47Z")
> [@](#): > > Incubus wrote: > > Its not like I’m masturbating in their hair or anything. You know, did you _have_ to give me that mental image? (Of you masturbating in a woman’s hair.) Did you _really_ have to do that? :eek: With that said, I don’t think there’s anything wrong with liking nice smells. Just don’t get really creepy about it. And you already know the masturbating thing is out—that’s good to know. 😉 (No, I know you’ll never get really creepy about it. Liking nice smells is not abnormal.) ---
**Author:** ![London\_Calling](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@London\_Calling](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/London_Calling)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2003, 10:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supressing-the-urge-to-sniff-random-womens-hair/198143/5 "2003-08-28T10:13:52Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by yosemitebabe \* > You know, did you _have_ to give me that mental image? (Of you masturbating in a woman’s hair.) “No Mom, I don’t have dandruff . . . .” ---
**Author:** ![whiterabbit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/cab0a1/32.png) [@whiterabbit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/whiterabbit)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2003, 12:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supressing-the-urge-to-sniff-random-womens-hair/198143/6 "2003-08-28T12:12:36Z")
My ex constantly told me he loved how my hair smelled. I enjoyed that. I’ve since changed shampoos, but if you want to have a sniff, here! :offers her hair: I almost said “offers head” but even without coffee I realized that would be a BAD IDEA. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![whiterabbit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/cab0a1/32.png) [@whiterabbit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/whiterabbit)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2003, 12:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supressing-the-urge-to-sniff-random-womens-hair/198143/7 "2003-08-28T12:14:59Z")
Aw crap…without coffee I screw up my coding in a rather Freudian way! ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2003, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supressing-the-urge-to-sniff-random-womens-hair/198143/8 "2003-08-28T12:57:20Z")
Go sniff a strripper’s hair! They smell like _Candy_! [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=207647](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=207647) ---
**Author:** ![plain\_jane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a9a28c/32.png) [@plain\_jane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/plain_jane)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2003, 5:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supressing-the-urge-to-sniff-random-womens-hair/198143/9 "2003-08-29T05:36:54Z")
If you have hair, you can ask what shampoo it is and start using it yourself. Then you can just breathe deeply any time and smell that good stuff. If you don’t, use the shampoo as a body wash! heh ---
**Author:** ![elfbabe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b782af/32.png) [@elfbabe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfbabe)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2003, 6:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supressing-the-urge-to-sniff-random-womens-hair/198143/10 "2003-08-29T06:07:40Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Homer J. Simpson \* > \*\*Maybe because there is a lot of it? \*\* HAAhahahahaha. No. ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2003, 7:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supressing-the-urge-to-sniff-random-womens-hair/198143/11 "2003-08-29T07:29:48Z")
I have a book about amusing and improbable patent applications (I think it is called _Patent Nonsense_) - some guy tried to patent a tonic made from women’s hair as an appetite stimulant, based mostly on the reasoning that women’s hair usually smells nice. ---
**Author:** ![jackelope](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a6a055/32.png) [@jackelope](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jackelope)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2003, 7:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supressing-the-urge-to-sniff-random-womens-hair/198143/12 "2003-08-29T07:57:35Z")
I went on a few dates about a year and a half ago with a woman whose hair smelled _fabulous_. The dates didn’t really go much of anywhere (mostly due to me having a bunch of old bullshit I hadn’t yet sorted out), but lately I’ve seen her again, and damn, she still smells delicious. Nothing really germane to add, but I wanted to tell that story. _Man_, she smells good. ---
**Author:** ![Eolbo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d07c76/32.png) [@Eolbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eolbo)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2003, 9:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supressing-the-urge-to-sniff-random-womens-hair/198143/13 "2003-08-29T09:42:39Z")
I hope you are talking about the hair on a woman’s head! ---
**Author:** ![Homer\_J.Simpson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a698b9/32.png) [@Homer\_J.Simpson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Homer_J.Simpson)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2003, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supressing-the-urge-to-sniff-random-womens-hair/198143/14 "2003-08-30T01:08:03Z")
> [@](#): > > I hope you are talking about the hair on a woman’s head! That smells nice, too. ---
**Author:** ![SanguineSpider](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9a140/32.png) [@SanguineSpider](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanguineSpider)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2003, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supressing-the-urge-to-sniff-random-womens-hair/198143/15 "2003-08-30T01:18:19Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Homer J. Simpson \* > \*\*Maybe because there is a lot of it? \*\* LMAO! God, men have no clue. I say we tie up our men and shave down them hairy legs! Make 'em see what we have to go through everyday!! BAH! Then, then they might understand… maybe. Why did God give women hairy legs? I hate you… ---
**Author:** ![raz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9f8e36/32.png) [@raz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/raz)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2003, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supressing-the-urge-to-sniff-random-womens-hair/198143/16 "2003-08-30T05:02:05Z")
I’m a girl, and I sometimes find myself sniffing random guys as they walk by. Thats kinda the same. ---
**Author:** ![Soul\_Brother\_Number\_Two](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/soul_brother_number_two/32/3515_2.png) [@Soul\_Brother\_Number\_Two](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soul_Brother_Number_Two)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2003, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supressing-the-urge-to-sniff-random-womens-hair/198143/17 "2003-08-30T05:16:24Z")
I have a terrible hair fetish, and I have been known to lean out into the aisle to savor the air as a beautiful longhaired woman walks by. I have even done stuff like bring my nose perilously close to a woman’s hair if, for instance, she is sitting in front of me on the bus. Terrible, I know. I am ashamed but I can’t stop. I wonder if there is Hair-Sniffers Anonymous. ---
**Author:** ![yosemite](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/3ab097/32.png) [@yosemite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yosemite)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2003, 6:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supressing-the-urge-to-sniff-random-womens-hair/198143/18 "2003-08-30T06:05:12Z")
essvee: Just don’t take that perilous step towards masturbating in their hair, and I think you can be forgiven. ---
**Author:** ![Homer\_J.Simpson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a698b9/32.png) [@Homer\_J.Simpson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Homer_J.Simpson)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2003, 6:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supressing-the-urge-to-sniff-random-womens-hair/198143/19 "2003-08-30T06:11:57Z")
> [@](#): > > Just don’t take that perilous step towards masturbating in their hair, and I think you can be forgiven. Yeah, from my experience women don’t like you to come in their hair. It is a pain to clean. Just, “aim it at her tits.” ---
**Author:** ![Dijon\_Warlock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a9a28c/32.png) [@Dijon\_Warlock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dijon_Warlock)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2003, 6:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supressing-the-urge-to-sniff-random-womens-hair/198143/20 "2003-08-30T06:24:55Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Eolbo \* > \*\*I hope you are talking about the hair on a woman’s head! \*\* Old joke from the '70s: What did the dwarf say to the supermodel? “Gee, Your Hair Smells Terrific![sup]TM[/sup]” [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supressing-the-urge-to-sniff-random-womens-hair/198143.md?page=2)