# Create a "Manly" shampoo scent **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [July 6, 2012, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/create-a-manly-shampoo-scent/627389 "2012-07-06T03:20:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![MacTech](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c0e974/32.png) [@MacTech](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MacTech)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2012, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/create-a-manly-shampoo-scent/627389/1 "2012-07-06T03:20:03Z")
Since I just ran out of my normal shampoo, i had to get a new bottle, a big, industrial bottle of Suave For Men somethingorother… It’s not too bad, nice thick lather, but the biggest problem is that they made it smell like watermelons… I don’t want my shampoo to smell like tasty foodstuffs, that would make my brains too tempting for the inevitable Zombie Uprising, what we REALLY need, is a shampoo with a more “Manly” scent… My ideas for Manly Shampoo smells… Hoppe’s No. 9 Nitro Solvent Cordite WD-40 Diesel fuel Pre-mix gasoline… What would your choices be? ---
**Author:** ![Ulfreida](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ulfreida/32/8014_2.png) [@Ulfreida](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ulfreida)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2012, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/create-a-manly-shampoo-scent/627389/2 "2012-07-06T03:26:01Z")
Sweat, with top notes of used engine oil and unwashed levis. mmm. ---
**Author:** ![antonio107](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/7ea924/32.png) [@antonio107](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/antonio107)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2012, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/create-a-manly-shampoo-scent/627389/3 "2012-07-06T03:28:29Z")
I don’t wanna smell like gasoline or WD-40 after a shower! But considering the premise, I guess watermelons and other produce are “womanly” foods, so the alternative would be shitty, unhealthy foods in scent form. I propose: -Bacon -Oregano (pick the Italian food of your choice) -Chili -Mustard -Jack Daniels ---
**Author:** ![Taomist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/53a042/32.png) [@Taomist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Taomist)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2012, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/create-a-manly-shampoo-scent/627389/4 "2012-07-06T03:39:04Z")
The BBQ mixture up there would work! (Why yes I _did_ get MrTao candles that smell like both bacon AND bbq, why do you ask?) On a more serious note, sandalwood. Or, hell, sandlewood bbq! The smell your woman would find finger-lickin’ good, if ya know what I mean. ---
**Author:** ![LawMonkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d6d6ee/32.png) [@LawMonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LawMonkey)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2012, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/create-a-manly-shampoo-scent/627389/5 "2012-07-06T03:40:26Z")
My favorite and very manly (and discontinued, I think) soap was vetiver and cedar. Add some sandalwood if you want. Patchouli can work too. ---
**Author:** ![Girl\_From\_Mars](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/3da27b/32.png) [@Girl\_From\_Mars](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Girl_From_Mars)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2012, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/create-a-manly-shampoo-scent/627389/6 "2012-07-06T03:44:26Z")
Diptyque (famous French scented candle brand) does/did a John Galliano scent, which I think would fit the bill. It’s very masculine with the scent of leather, of birch wood embers smoldering on an open fire and hints of iris, musk and vanilla. ---
**Author:** ![rowrrbazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rowrrbazzle/32/414_2.png) [@rowrrbazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rowrrbazzle)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2012, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/create-a-manly-shampoo-scent/627389/7 "2012-07-06T03:53:23Z")
Leather. Pipe tobacco smoke. Other ideas at man candles: [http://www.mandleco.com/default.asp](http://www.mandleco.com/default.asp) ---
**Author:** ![Suburban\_Plankton](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suburban_plankton/32/219_2.png) [@Suburban\_Plankton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Suburban_Plankton)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2012, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/create-a-manly-shampoo-scent/627389/8 "2012-07-06T04:19:13Z")
Beer. It’s supposed to be good for your hair, isn’t it? ---
**Author:** ![stw004](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b5e925/32.png) [@stw004](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stw004)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2012, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/create-a-manly-shampoo-scent/627389/9 "2012-07-06T04:37:46Z")
Ribeye steak grillin over mesquite charcoal…mmmmm ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2012, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/create-a-manly-shampoo-scent/627389/10 "2012-07-06T04:40:26Z")
Semen. ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2012, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/create-a-manly-shampoo-scent/627389/11 "2012-07-06T05:07:22Z")
Napalm in the morning ---
**Author:** ![NoiseBomb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/49beb7/32.png) [@NoiseBomb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NoiseBomb)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2012, 5:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/create-a-manly-shampoo-scent/627389/12 "2012-07-06T05:30:51Z")
I would so totally let my hair grow out and use a shampoo that smelled like freshly burned gunpowder, if such a thing existed. ---
**Author:** ![Sudden\_Kestrel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecd19e/32.png) [@Sudden\_Kestrel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sudden_Kestrel)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2012, 5:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/create-a-manly-shampoo-scent/627389/13 "2012-07-06T05:49:56Z")
> [@Ulfreida](#): > > Sweat, with top notes of used engine oil and unwashed levis. mmm. ^ This, but with the addition of well-worn leather. I had a male friend who smelled like this and he was irresistible. BTW, I’m a woman, and I don’t want my hair to smell like fermented mangoes any more than men do. I finally found a body wash that doesn’t make me smell like a fruit salad, but I haven’t had any luck with shampoo. I think I’ll have to start making my own. ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2012, 6:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/create-a-manly-shampoo-scent/627389/14 "2012-07-06T06:35:45Z")
Durian. Oh wait, you said no foodstuffs… ---
**Author:** ![Becky2844](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/91b2a8/32.png) [@Becky2844](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Becky2844)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2012, 8:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/create-a-manly-shampoo-scent/627389/15 "2012-07-06T08:43:36Z")
the way leaves on the ground smell out in the woods a damp wool shirt the slightest whiff of well-worn shoes ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Moto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9de0a6/32.png) [@Mr.Moto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Moto)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2012, 10:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/create-a-manly-shampoo-scent/627389/16 "2012-07-06T10:14:40Z")
Bay rum. ---
**Author:** ![kmshrader](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b782af/32.png) [@kmshrader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kmshrader)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2012, 10:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/create-a-manly-shampoo-scent/627389/17 "2012-07-06T10:39:28Z")
Leather, sawdust, and gun oil. That’s a female perspective, anyway. The bigger problem, for me, is that a product advertised as more “manly” is _watermelon_ scented. What the hell? ---
**Author:** ![pancakes3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ba9def/32.png) [@pancakes3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pancakes3)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2012, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/create-a-manly-shampoo-scent/627389/18 "2012-07-06T12:53:50Z")
Mulch Plastic New Car Lacquer No smell. ---
**Author:** ![Senegoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senegoid/32/6606_2.png) [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2012, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/create-a-manly-shampoo-scent/627389/19 "2012-07-06T13:10:32Z")
I’ll second the motion to veto any watermelon or other such fruity scent. Shampoos are already so loaded with vitamins and minerals, I don’t know if I’m supposed to scrub my scalp with it, or swallow two tablespoons-full every day. The above-suggested semen scent (post #10 above), by the way, needn’t require a phalanx of donors to produce. It can be obtained from [botanical sources](http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/569/i-want-to-get-my-nipples-pierced-are-there-health-risks) too. (See also: [Name the tree that smells like semen - Factual Questions - Straight Dope Message Board](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=321896)) ---
**Author:** ![Nunzio\_Tavulari](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Nunzio\_Tavulari](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nunzio_Tavulari)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2012, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/create-a-manly-shampoo-scent/627389/20 "2012-07-06T13:46:57Z")
The idea is to attract women. So new shoes, wine boxes and cell phones. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/create-a-manly-shampoo-scent/627389.md?page=2)