What are your disliked scents?

I cannot stand sandalwood. If it's a small component it's fine, but if it's the dominant scent, no thank you. It smells too much like electrical pulling lube (Ideal Yellow 77) to me. Strange association, but it's there for me, so it ruins the scent.

Hmm. I don't like yellow 77 either but I don't get sandalwood from it.

The one that stood out most was TSQ sandalwood; Resurrection I think it was called? Dead ringer for yellow 77. Or I'm crazy. I'll never rule that out

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I have a tin of WSP rose that I'm not thrilled about. The scent reminds me of an old woman, might grow on me in time.

I dislike any scent, however wonderful in moderation, that is overly strong. Some soaps have an almost overpowering scent strength. It is like someone who wears too much perfume. Sure, it might be top-quality, but too much of a good thing is sometimes less than good.

I'm not a fan of citrus or menthol.

Single scents are fine with me, but if they are done in a combination to create a new scent and if it isn't done well, then that doesn't work for me.
I have had a few that were quite challenging to the olfactory senses.

I haven't tried many barbershop scents, but the one I did I just really didn't like...weird. Everyone seems to enjoy the barbershop scents, but I just couldn't get into it. My 5year old daughter described the scent as "rubber ducky." Not sure what that means, but I think she agreed with me

Patchouli. I avoid it. Anything that has patchouli in it gets a pass from me. I know it doesn't deserve it, but I can;t help it. Let me explain...

Living in upstate NY in the Catskill Mountains near Woodstock...I knew a lot of flippin' hippies. Dead Heads, Phish Phreaks, travellers and what have you. My son is a Rainbow Gathering kind of guy, as well. The over-use of patchouli oils inside that community is nauseating. My house would be literally overrun with that smell, and you can't get rid of the smell of a dirty hippy that has bathed in nothing but a creek and patchouli oil for 6 months. That odor stays. Forever.

So the word...the sound of that word in my mind as I'm reading an ingredients list, brings nightmares of bad acid trips, dirty feet, unbathed hair, and the obnoxious odor of trying to cover it all up with patchouli.

I just can't do it. Ironically, I have used several soaps that I enjoyed both the performance and the scent that contained patchouli. However, upon learning of that particular ingredient...they were passed on. I just can't do it willingly or knowingly...

I feel ya BadDad. I know a lot of hippies too, or at least I used to. I don't really like the smell of straight patchouli either, but it can add something nice to a scent if used sparingly, IMO. I can definitely understand your aversion to it especially when combined with or used to cover up dirty hippie stink!

Patchouli. I avoid it. Anything that has patchouli in it gets a pass from me. I know it doesn't deserve it, but I can;t help it. Let me explain...

Living in upstate NY in the Catskill Mountains near Woodstock...I knew a lot of flippin' hippies.    Dead Heads, Phish Phreaks, travellers and what have you. My son is a Rainbow Gathering kind of guy, as well. The over-use of patchouli oils inside that community is nauseating. My house would be literally overrun with that smell, and you can't get rid of the smell of a dirty hippy that has bathed in nothing but a creek and patchouli oil for 6 months. That odor stays. Forever.

So the word...the sound of that word in my mind as I'm reading an ingredients list, brings nightmares of bad acid trips, dirty feet, unbathed hair, and the obnoxious odor of trying to cover it all up with patchouli.

I just can't do it. Ironically, I have used several soaps that I enjoyed both the performance and the scent that contained patchouli. However, upon learning of that particular ingredient...they were passed on. I just can't do it willingly or knowingly...

I honestly felt the same way. I think the stuff smells like a sweaty, hippie chicks arse crack after a three day music festival, BUT, I gave it a shot and when it is blended with other things I really don't notice it when it isn't on its own.

Citronella, Synthetic citrus scents.