# Why do my eyes smell like ass? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [September 12, 2003, 6:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-my-eyes-smell-like-ass/201152 "2003-09-12T06:21:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![johnpost](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f17d59/32.png) [@johnpost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/johnpost)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2011, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-my-eyes-smell-like-ass/201152/61 "2011-04-11T13:25:54Z")
> [@Wile\_E](#): > > My cats like to sniff my eyes. That worries me that they might smell funky or like something else that would appeal to cats but I haven’t noticed any smell from my eyes. don’t sleep in the same room as your cat just in case. ---
**Author:** ![Enright3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/enright3/32/2897_2.png) [@Enright3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enright3)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2011, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-my-eyes-smell-like-ass/201152/62 "2011-04-11T14:53:07Z")
Gomez: He has my father’s eyes. Morticia: Gomez, take those out of his mouth. ---
**Author:** ![Harps1st](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b38774/32.png) [@Harps1st](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harps1st)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2011, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-my-eyes-smell-like-ass/201152/63 "2011-05-12T13:11:28Z")
I too used to have this problem, and it is due to a build up of bacteria on your eye lash just on your eye lids. After some time they form small spots which cannot be seen with the naked eye. When you rub your eyes you burst these small spots which have a puss inside them which gives off the smell. To get rid of this you have to mix a little baby shampoo in some warm water and wipe with a bit of cotton wool only wipe once with the cotton wool you must use a new piece for every wipe, do this for about 2 weeks and it should stop, if it doesn’t carry on for another 2 weeks and it should be clear it worked for me. Hope this helps ---
**Author:** ![Harps1st](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b38774/32.png) [@Harps1st](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harps1st)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2011, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-my-eyes-smell-like-ass/201152/64 "2011-05-12T13:15:41Z")
omg ---
**Author:** ![WhyNot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c77e96/32.png) [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2011, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-my-eyes-smell-like-ass/201152/65 "2011-05-12T13:16:20Z")
> [@Stage\_Manager](#): > > Band name! Banned name! (Sorry, I couldn’t resist.) Thinks2Much, et al…this thread is from 2003, so a lot of the posters aren’t even here anymore. We call such old threads “Zombies”, because they’re raised from the dead…eh, it was funny when it first started… Anyhow, welcome, all y’all to the Dope. We’re only slightly crazy here. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![freckafree](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/freckafree/32/3050_2.png) [@freckafree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/freckafree)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2011, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-my-eyes-smell-like-ass/201152/66 "2011-05-12T13:24:42Z")
> [@Superdude](#): > > That was me, **pravnik**. Do you have any idea how hard it is to read braille online? My wife has to sit here and say, “Dot. Two dots. Four dots in a square.” Best follow-up to a zombie thread EVAR. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-my-eyes-smell-like-ass/201152.md?page=3)