I normally don’t mind the smell of my own farts. Sometimes I enjoy the smell, and at worst it smells “interesting”.

But if I let one out while in the shower, it instantly makes the whole experience unpleasant until the smell is gone. Weird.

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    The humidity and enclosed space.

    In environments where there is a high level of humidity, odor molecules can remain in the air for longer and spread out less. Combine that with the closed space and they linger a lot longer.

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      Its probably also the fact that you’re using flowery soap and shampoo at the same time which probably makes the smell seem much more intense than if it were being smelled against a ‘neutral air’ background. Kinda similar to what happens when you smell coffee beans between wine tastings or samples in a perfume/cologne shop.