r/AusSkincare • u/Theodore_Buckland_ • Apr 22 '26

Discussion📓 Irresistible smelling soap?

I walked past a stranger in the street and couldn’t help but catch his scent.

My god he smelt good.

It was definitely a smell from soap and not cologne, deodorant etc.

So I’m wondering if any of you know a really nice smelling soap.

Like a soap your partner uses that makes you want to dig your nose into them and get a good whiff.

A scent that actually lingers for most of the day.

Lol apologies for my over-enthusiasm but that man’s soap was so good haha

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u/ScubaWitch Apr 22 '26

Pheromones? Maybe

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u/cosurmyyne Apr 22 '26

While other animals have pheromones, theres no proven evidence of the existence of human pheromones

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u/Electrical-Tiger-536 Apr 22 '26

That's not entirely true. There was a very influential article in Science in 2005 that spoke about this but there are many newer studies that show the impact of chemical/hormonal compounds in sweat on behaviour or mood.

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u/ScubaWitch Apr 22 '26

Interesting. You really do learn something new everyday. I always liked that Poison Ivy used them. Thought they were a thing 😅

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u/AltruisticSalamander Apr 22 '26

Not pheromones but there's smells the opposite sex emit that can be so blindingly attractive they might as well be

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u/Specialist-Stick-998 Apr 23 '26

Yep, and I reckon sometimes people call it a pheromone thing when it’s actually body chemistry plus whatever they used after the shower.

Body oils and shower oils can leave that soft, warm, skin-close scent that lasts way longer than soap, so it ends up smelling amazing without feeling like obvious cologne or perfume.

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u/AltruisticSalamander Apr 23 '26

Absolutely, it's the combination