# Baby Powder Scent

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baby-powder-scent/188823>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [July 16, 2003, 6:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baby-powder-scent/188823 "2003-07-16T06:06:04Z")\
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**Author:** ![jcwolvy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5e9695/32.png) [@jcwolvy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jcwolvy)\
**Post date:** [July 16, 2003, 6:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baby-powder-scent/188823/1 "2003-07-16T06:06:04Z")

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Does anyone know what makes the scent found in most Baby Powders and Oils?

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**Author:** ![antechinus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/fbc32d/32.png) [@antechinus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/antechinus)\
**Post date:** [July 16, 2003, 6:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baby-powder-scent/188823/2 "2003-07-16T06:26:24Z")

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Baby Powder has the same smell as heliotrope.

I think this information would be a proprietry secret though. It smells like a blend of aldehydes and aromatic ethers.