Why do bandaids smell

Don Nosowitz over at PopSci has a lovely little explainer. That is: why does scotch, hifalutin' drink that it is, smell like Band-Aids? I've never liked that Scotchy odor, and now I know why it reeks of the pediatrician's office. It's because peat, the mossy stuff that's burned in order to smoke the barley that becomes scotch, is naturally packed with a class of molecules called cresols.

Cresols are in Band-Aids, Lysol, pesticides, photograph developing agents, Sharpies, and wood preservatives. Bacteria growing in your air conditioner can cause an offensive stale plaster smell; if someone used antibacterial cleaner to counter bad air-conditioner smells, an antiseptic odour can result. Plastics can often give off strong smells, especially when new, which may be the source of the sticking plaster smell.

For example, the familiar odour from a new PVC shower curtain is caused by the evaporation of plasticisers -- chemicals that make the plastic more flexible. Glues and adhesives such as those used to stick down carpets can give off fumes as they dry, causing a "Band-Aid" smell. Now it just smells leathery not roast-beefy leathery but a nice mild leathery. LindaP O. My French Nanny smelled like bandaids when I first got it, I had it in the hall closet on the top shelf where I keep my bags and when I'd open the closet door you could really smell it!

I've never smelled that on a bag before but luckily it quickly faded and I don't think it's there at all now. I guess it's some kind of chemical that wears off?

I tend to be sensitive to smells so that could be another reason why I really noticed it. It wouldn't deter me from buying another since it's only temporary. I thought perhaps this season the smell was stronger.

The smell doesn't bother me either to ever stop buying tano. I smell this smell from far away though. Of course only I'd notice! Compass Rose O. Jul 21, 13, 1, Southwest Florida. I have a pretty good sniffer, and my French Nanny didn't have a band-aid smell when I first got her I'm sure it won't last. How about a dryer sheet placed inside for a day or two Dec 27, 0 Houston, TX. I buried my head in my Mom Job in the middle of the store to smell it, I'm sure the staff thought I was a complete lunatic!

I don't think mine smelled like band aids, just a nice leathery smell. Not the strongest 'smelling' bag I've ever bought The fan is the next guess, but it seems to be working properly. Any ideas? This may be a hard one to find. I had a "strange" smell on my home built PC and looked smelled for a long time before I finally found that the power supply was the problem. Keep the PC case closed until the smell starts then open the case and see if you can isolate it.

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