If the option is available, I get the unscented version of a product. Failing that, I fallback to getting as few different light herbal scents as possible.
I don't find any single product's scent particularly offensive1, it's the collection of them in combination. Between all the different cleaning and bathroom products around, I might interact with half a dozen in quick succession. Each scent isn't refreshing at that point, it's just vaguely tiring, like a constant buzzing noise in the background.
I can't easily find unscented versions of many of the products I use, so if I get unscented for everything else it works out to a nice balance of a few novel scents occasionally.
Give your nose a break.
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I'm quite surprised unscented products aren't more common, outside of sensitivities like allergen-free and baby products. If nothing else you'd think they would be a cheap default.
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Technically there's one common cleaner I can't stand the smell of, but that's the exception. ↩