Personal care products disrupt the human oxidation field

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giantg2 ◴[29 Jun 25 18:25 UTC] No.44415200[source]▶

With how bad for us the common fragrances are in regards to things like cancer risk, endocrine disruption, etc, its surprising that nothing has changed. Most products have fragrance free alternatives.

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FredPret ◴[29 Jun 25 19:18 UTC] No.44415554[source]▶

>>44415200 #

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.

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1. amarcheschi ◴[29 Jun 25 19:37 UTC] No.44415708[source]▶

>>44415554 #

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

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2. omnimus ◴[29 Jun 25 20:51 UTC] No.44416327[source]▶

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

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3. amarcheschi ◴[29 Jun 25 21:17 UTC] No.44416492[source]▶

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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

4. an_aparallel ◴[29 Jun 25 21:19 UTC] No.44416516[source]▶

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

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5. amarcheschi ◴[29 Jun 25 21:33 UTC] No.44416617[source]▶

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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)

6. washadjeffmad ◴[29 Jun 25 22:04 UTC] No.44416918[source]▶

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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.

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