girls hygiene makes me gag and I wanna vomit..

In my history class, there's this girl who always smells of body odor and sweat and I often gag and my eyes start watering. She's also in my form. She does spray deodorant but I reckon she only wears one shirt per week or something. Or maybe she has a sweat problem. Whatever it is I always have to open the window and spray around her chair because it stinks and my gag reflex is so bloody sensitive. How do I tell her she smells? Her hair is even worse - it's super greasy and her dandruff legit gets trapped between the teeth of her comb and she just picks it out, yeah, I gagged when I saw that. However, her hair is almost always covered because she wears a headscarf (she's a Muslim) and so no-one sees. Apart from when we do PE, then everyone sees, and it's gross. What should I say to her? She's quite a defensive person, and doesn't always get subtle hints.

You should probably ask the teacher at the start/end of form to have a quiet word with them in private They should be able to handle it in a more sensitive manner - e.g. there could be a health reason or maybe her family can't afford the products to help.

In my history class, there's this girl who always smells of body odor and sweat and I often gag and my eyes start watering. She's also in my form. She does spray deodorant but I reckon she only wears one shirt per week or something. Or maybe she has a sweat problem. Whatever it is I always have to open the window and spray around her chair because it stinks and my gag reflex is so bloody sensitive. How do I tell her she smells? Her hair is even worse - it's super greasy and her dandruff legit gets trapped between the teeth of her comb and she just picks it out, yeah, I gagged when I saw that. However, her hair is almost always covered because she wears a headscarf (she's a Muslim) and so no-one sees. Apart from when we do PE, then everyone sees, and it's gross. What should I say to her? She's quite a defensive person, and doesn't always get subtle hints.

Answering the original post, please don't be hostile to this girl, maybe she doesn't realise she smells bad- you should probably tell your teacher and let them handle it.

I very much doubt this girl smells bad or anything. There is nothing stopping this person from not sitting close to this girl and refraining from observing her when she is combing her hair.

Judging from the OP's irrelevant emphasis on the girl's headscarf and muslim background, I suspect there's another motive for this post here. Bullies carry hate towards their victims that often manifests itself through indirect, covert and psychological means...I highly suspect this is the case here...this story sounds a lot like an excuse to bully and hate...People replying are most likely giving this individual ideas on how to go about bullying this girl and encouraging him/her do so.

didn't mean to make it out like I was bullying her! I am actually generally nice to her, and stuff and Ive never mentioned anything to her that's unpleasant or racist or had anything to do with bullying, or anything that could be classed as bullying. I mean I've asked the teacher to move me, because the girl is placed next to me by the teacher as its her decision. But the teacher said she will change it at Easter. I have never ever considered bullying anyone because I know that that is so selfish and immature. If I am going to bully her (which I wouldn't and will not in the future) then I probably wouldn't ask such a question, and just go ahead and start mouthing off at her.

There appears to be more than one thread today about females and personal hygiene. I wonder why???

I very much doubt this girl smells bad or anything. There is nothing stopping this person from not sitting close to this girl and refraining from observing her when she is combing her hair.

Judging from the OP's irrelevant emphasis on the girl's headscarf and muslim background, I suspect there's another motive for this post here. Bullies carry hate towards their victims that often manifests itself through indirect, covert and psychological means...I highly suspect this is the case here...this story sounds a lot like an excuse to bully and hate...People replying are most likely giving this individual ideas on how to go about bullying this girl and encouraging him/her do so.

Asking your teacher to move you without telling her why is a civilised, mature way of dealing with this problem. Telling the teacher that you want to move because your colleague smells, as some have advised in this thread, is an extremely bad idea. It is extremely inappropriate. Spraying perfume around the girl and the place where she sits is extremely rude, immature and inappropriate. Watching her whilst she changes in the changing room is extremely rude as well.

I used to work in a hospital around patients. Very bad odours were not uncommon. The way I dealt with this issue was to carry some scented oils in my pocket. Wherever appropriate I would apply the oil to my upper lip, just beneath my nose. This would help mask the smell and also help me maintain composure and remain professional in front of my patients.