Personal care products disrupt the human oxidation field

I once worked for a large consumer goods company. We had a conference about scents.

We saw a clear correlation between richer consumers and a preference for subtler scents or even no scent.

This even applied across countries: third-world consumers liked aggressive floral scents, but in Northern Europe and North America, the scents are way less concentrated and tend to be more toward subtle alpine or linen.

All this was 15-20 years ago; today I notice that no soap in my house smells like anything at all.

I'm a perfume fan (hobbyist? I don't know how to name it), and I wonder if this still holds. Nowadays, the "luxury" brands such as the Arab ones, and even the "western" European niche catering to the biggest spenders are making a lot of oud fragrances, gourmands, incense perfumes... Basically anything thick, dense, almost syrupy. They don't limit to this, of course, but ouds became much more common in the last years

Personally, I prefer neutral lotions and detergents because I wear my own cologne. It could be because

It could also be because we’re using more products. If my face moisturizer and sunscreen had different scents, that would be unfortunate. It would limit my options to those that went together.

I don’t normally want my face to smell like anything (again, cologne) but if I did I would choose only one product that’s scented. Probably beard oil.

Can you recommend some fragrances or a brand that does some contemporary subtle forresty mossy but also is not crazy expensive posh branding endeavour?

> today I notice that no soap in my house smells like anything at all.

Same here, and all ja e store branded products certified allergy friendly.

I'm not entirely sure I understood your request, something foresty? Not a lot into those, anyway

Helan vetiver and rum, don't know if it's available in usa. Has a rum note as well as moss, I've definitely heard people around me saying it smells like forest, to me it's more of a mossy scent

Erbolario Periplo, but it's more Mediterranean bushes

Dsquared original wood

Maybe lalique encre Noire or encre Noire sport

I'd suggest to try them before buying them

In Sydney. It has destroyed the olfactory field imo. I cant stand the ambroxan(?)...it smells like IPA on PCP :/

Sauvage is a big ambroxan offender, a cold sharp metallic note that pierces the brains around the person wearing it, who clearly has no brain for damage to be suffered (/s)

There's a particular Middle Eastern market I visit where the cash reeks to high hell of cologne.

It turns out a few of the customers douse their dollars with their personal scents to remind everyone who's spending money with them, and I suppose to see where it might be circulating.

I've noticed it is really, really hard to purchase unscented laundry detergent in certain regions.

Two different Krogers in the same Houston metroplex, one will have only scented slop while the other has no fewer than 3 unscented options front and center.

You can tell just by walking through the neighborhoods what kind of inventory the grocery stores are pushing. The Febreeze infused Tide is like a chemical weapon when put through a clothes dryer. You can smell that stuff for miles.