Question for the MALE Soapers/Users

[craftykelly]

What scents/fragrances do YOU like to wash with?

 

[honor435]

my hubby likes "black canyon"(peak), hugo, black, irish spring-dup.

 

[dagmar88]

Mine anything with eucalyptus.. bleh!

 

[Absinthe]

WD40, Sweat, Beer, and that certain melange of sweat, dazzle dust, cheap perfume and heavy foundation that I like to call "eau d' exotique"



But seriously,

Vanilla, cinnamon, patchouli, sandlewood, cedarwood, clove, cocoa butter, citrus (all of them). Most of the spices are good. Flower scents are good as a background but not when they are overpowering. If you have to sniff it a few times to say, oh yeah, that is a lavender... Then it is background. If you go "**** that smells just like a gardenia... " then it is not background. Hard to explain.

 

[MagiaDellaLuna]

WD40, Sweat, Beer, and that certain melange of sweat, dazzle dust, cheap perfume and heavy foundation that I like to call "eau d' exotique"

ROFL

 

[donniej]

I have a weak sense of smell but I like clove, anise, fennel. All simple but strong, single scents.

Of my own soaps, I usually use unscented, just because it's cheaper and I dont' smell it much anyway

 

[Absinthe]

Perhaps someone has tried
Wormwood
Anise
Fennel

with or without

Calamus
Star anise
Hyssop
Angelica
Coriander

(sorry if it is obscure, but the first 3 are the 3 traditional herbs in Absinthe, and the others are the secondary ones.)

Now if only I could only figure out what is in Chartreuse, that would smell fabulous as a soap

 

[TomS]

This is a good question because there are many soaping scents that I like, but don’t necessarily want to wash with. Honey is an example that comes to mind. I love the scent of a honey soap, with its caramelized nutty sweetness and subtle floral notes, but for some reason I just don’t want to wash with it.

The woodsy scents are my favorites: cedar, pine, fir tree, juniper. Next would probably be citrus, particularly orange, and dark berries. The next tier would include the scents I enjoy when used subtly or in the background: vanilla, sandalwood, herbal, and nutty scents.

Although I like rosemary, cinnamon, and mint scents, I prefer them more as kitchen soaps then shower soaps.

My favorite blends that I have used recently are: Juniper/sage, bayberry/pine, orange/sandalwood, and OMH & almond.

 

[Ollieblue]

........

 

[phpworm]

i like strong smells. candy green apple, cypress, orange cream soda...

 

[artisan soaps]

..

 

[IanT]

I love lavendar... Tea Tree, Eucalyptus, Lemon ***************, Coconut-lime, Grapefruit (mmmm), patch is good too...Rosemary is awwwwwwwwwesome... Spearmint/peppermint or anything similar... anything that smells like the original Bay Rum stuff.....

uhhh lets see what else... I cant stand the smell of monkey farts...i think it smells like puke...

Im sure Im missing some lol

 

[polarbearforge]

Of the ones that I've made and liked the most, they're usually either spicy or musky. Black amber musk, dragon's blood, four thieves variations, tea tree, mint, are in there. I really like the redwood and cedar that I made a while ago.

One that I really liked, and most others did too, was old fashioned sugar cookie.

Jamie

 

[IanT]

Of the ones that I've made and liked the most, they're usually either spicy or musky. Black amber musk, dragon's blood, four thieves variations, tea tree, mint, are in there. I really like the redwood and cedar that I made a while ago.

One that I really liked, and most others did too, was old fashioned sugar cookie.

Jamie

omg i swear id wash with a sugar cookie soap everyday..Id of course have to explain to my girl why there was teeth marks in the soap...... (id of course blame it on mice or something lol)...

I loooooooooove a good cookie lol

 

[Jaaret]

Scents for Men

I just made a batch of soap scented with Frankincense EO and Myrrh resin. I think this will be a popular batch with my guy friends. It's subtle, musky, and slightly sweet.

 

[TessC]

My husband and my male friends all love Daystar's Paradise since it smells sorta like Mountain Dew.

 

[tamarajane]

DH & my brother love a pinon/cedar w/oatmeal. One friend (male) loves the lavender, and I sold a bar to a man in Lowes yesterday-lavnder too. I sold a gardeners soap to another fellow that was citrus. I guess it just depends on the guy.

 

[Zenobiah]

My husband LOVES Neroli EO, but it is incredibly expensive. I think I will try Neroli FO from Brambleberry next time. Basically, most guys I have asked prefer citrusy scents.

 

[Manda]

I wish I could chime in with a few good scents that my bloke likes, but he's a bit of a soap slut 'cause he'll use anything! Whenever I ask him what he thinks of a new scent I get "yeah, that smells nice" ..to everything. :roll:

If I put a fart scented soap in the shower he'd use it! Bah..

 

[ycartf]

Personally, I like no scent at all, or a faint scent like honey or goatmilk in a soap. I have sensitive skin allergies and a sensitive nose, so no/little scent just suits me better. Then again, I use unscented everything and never wear cologne.