# Why is this lotion SO STINKY???? **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [October 28, 2003, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-this-lotion-so-stinky/209970 "2003-10-28T03:52:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![BiblioCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed8c4c/32.png) [@BiblioCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BiblioCat)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2003, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-this-lotion-so-stinky/209970/21 "2003-10-28T23:23:27Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by OpalCat \* > \*\*Where do you shop that they have “testers” for _lotion_?? > \*\* Try Bath & Body Works or The Body Shop. They’ll let you try stuff before you buy. The fake vanilla stuff is always gross. Stick with fruity scents. They’re usually better. B&BW also now carries [www.BurtsBees.com](http://www.BurtsBees.com) stuff. It’s incredible. Their buttermilk lotion and the honey and milk lotion are the best stuff on earth. Very lightly scented, and they really work. I never go anywhere without my Burt’s Bees beeswax peppermint lip balm. I’m addicted. ---
**Author:** ![LifeOnWry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/96bed5/32.png) [@LifeOnWry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LifeOnWry)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2003, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-this-lotion-so-stinky/209970/22 "2003-10-28T23:28:31Z")
Nonononono! Stay OUT of Bath & Body Works. Aren’t you paying attention?? Although - I confess I love Burt’s Bees. I just buy it online. ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2003, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-this-lotion-so-stinky/209970/23 "2003-10-28T23:36:25Z")
I actually love Bath & Body Works’ Warm Vanilla Sugar product line-but it IS strong. A little dab’ll do ya. It smells like sugar cookies! ---
**Author:** ![BiblioCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed8c4c/32.png) [@BiblioCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BiblioCat)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2003, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-this-lotion-so-stinky/209970/24 "2003-10-28T23:42:34Z")
Bath & Body Works has some great lotion, the Healing Hands lotion. It’s really thick and rich. You just have to be careful about the scent you pick. Anything vanilla-scented is bound to smell ‘off’ in my opinion. They never can get vanilla quite right. I love the Cool Citrus Basil and the Red Ripe Raspberry. I wash my hands all the time - I teach Nursery School, and end up washing my hands over and over all day. Snotty noses, wet shoelaces, paint, play-dough, whatever. My hands get really dry, and I like the B&BW Healing Hands lotion. The Burt’s Bees stuff is great, too, though. The Honey & Milk lotion is seriously addicting. ---
**Author:** ![OpalCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8edcca/32.png) [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2003, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-this-lotion-so-stinky/209970/25 "2003-10-29T02:21:30Z")
I don’t like to smell like things. That’s why I hate perfume and stuff, too. The “Vanilla Floral” is very mild and pleasant. _pout_ ---
**Author:** ![Blonde](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3be4f8/32.png) [@Blonde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blonde)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2003, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-this-lotion-so-stinky/209970/26 "2003-10-29T03:25:12Z")
Ulta’s Vanilla lotion smells very strange as well. At first I thought I was just imagining it, but after the third application or so I threw it in the trash. Don’t these folks have testers? I do like the scent of Vanilla, it’s quite sexy IF you get it right. ---
**Author:** ![OpalCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8edcca/32.png) [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2003, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-this-lotion-so-stinky/209970/27 "2003-10-29T03:33:45Z")
I wonder if just getting some unscented lotion (that actually is unscented) and adding vanilla to it would work. So far all of the unscented lotions I’ve found have a subtle but icky odor 😕 ---
**Author:** ![LifeOnWry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/96bed5/32.png) [@LifeOnWry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LifeOnWry)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2003, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-this-lotion-so-stinky/209970/28 "2003-10-29T03:42:30Z")
> [@](#): > > _Originally posted by OpalCat_ > **I wonder if just getting some unscented lotion (that actually is unscented) and adding vanilla to it would work.** Yes. > [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by LifeOnWry \* > \*\*As for decent vanilla fragrances, I mix my own. Seriously. A couple drops of vanilla extract can be mixed into a bottle of unscented body lotion. \*\* ---
**Author:** ![OpalCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8edcca/32.png) [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2003, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-this-lotion-so-stinky/209970/29 "2003-10-29T03:50:42Z")
Dur. I got 2 hours of sleep last night. That’s my excuse and I’m sticking to it. ---
**Author:** ![vivalostwages](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d07c76/32.png) [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2003, 5:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-this-lotion-so-stinky/209970/30 "2003-10-29T05:56:19Z")
I thought this thread was gonna be all about Zim’s crack creme. That stuff really reeks. ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2003, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-this-lotion-so-stinky/209970/31 "2003-10-29T14:09:25Z")
While vanilla seems to abound, I’ve never seen a bathroom air freshener that comes in chocolate. I wonder why that is? Honestly, I don’t think I’d mind if my bathroom smelled like _Baby Ruth._ ---
**Author:** ![LifeOnWry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/96bed5/32.png) [@LifeOnWry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LifeOnWry)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2003, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-this-lotion-so-stinky/209970/32 "2003-10-29T14:17:13Z")
Unlike Opal, I LIKE stinky things, but again, I have a sensitive nose and am pretty particular about fragrances. Yankee Candle has some chocolate fragrances, but I dislike all of them. You might not, though. ---
**Author:** ![Chanteuse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9de053/32.png) [@Chanteuse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chanteuse)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2003, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-this-lotion-so-stinky/209970/33 "2003-10-29T14:31:20Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by vivalostwages \* > \*\*I thought this thread was gonna be all about Zim’s crack creme. That stuff really reeks. \*\* Well, sure it does–I mean **anything** manufactured for your _crack_… ---
**Author:** ![vanilla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/f19dbf/32.png) [@vanilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vanilla)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2003, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-this-lotion-so-stinky/209970/34 "2003-10-29T15:58:49Z")
I, like the Warm Vanilla Cookie (something like that) that thye have at Bath and Body Works. ---
**Author:** ![BiblioCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed8c4c/32.png) [@BiblioCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BiblioCat)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2003, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-this-lotion-so-stinky/209970/35 "2003-10-29T17:51:55Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by LifeOnWry \* > \*\*Unlike Opal, I LIKE stinky things, but again, I have a sensitive nose and am pretty particular about fragrances. Yankee Candle has some chocolate fragrances, but I dislike all of them. You might not, though. \*\* Well, there we agree. I love chocolate, but the Yankee Candle chocolate-scented stuff is just god-awful. I really don’t care for the food-scented stuff at all. IMHO, none of it is “right.” The floral and fruity stuff is pretty good, though. ---
**Author:** ![Green\_Bean](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/green_bean/32/1760_2.png) [@Green\_Bean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Green_Bean)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2003, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-this-lotion-so-stinky/209970/36 "2003-10-29T18:09:46Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by lieu \* > \*\*While vanilla seems to abound, I’ve never seen a bathroom air freshener that comes in chocolate. I wonder why that is? Honestly, I don’t think I’d mind if my bathroom smelled like _Baby Ruth._ \*\* That reminds me of a scene in _Caddyshack_… ---
**Author:** ![Indygrrl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/58f4c7/32.png) [@Indygrrl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Indygrrl)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2003, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-this-lotion-so-stinky/209970/37 "2003-10-29T18:16:36Z")
Victoria’s Secret used to have a very yummy smelling vanilla lotion. I think they discontinued it, though, or they changed the formula. I think it was called Vanilla Lace. ---
**Author:** ![OpalCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8edcca/32.png) [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2003, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-this-lotion-so-stinky/209970/38 "2003-10-29T19:26:32Z")
Vanilla and cinnamon are the only food scented non-food things that I like. ---
**Author:** ![vivalostwages](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d07c76/32.png) [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2003, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-this-lotion-so-stinky/209970/39 "2003-10-29T19:52:04Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Mayflower \* > \*\*Well, sure it does–I mean **anything** manufactured for your _crack_… \*\* Hey! Leave my crack out of this! Get your own crack! You don’t even know my crack! 😃 Seriously, Zim’s works okay on chapped hands. But it is truly vile in the olfactory sense. ---
**Author:** ![scout1222](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/34f0e0/32.png) [@scout1222](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scout1222)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2003, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-this-lotion-so-stinky/209970/40 "2003-10-29T20:01:05Z")
Well, shit. I just was in Target yesterday, and bought Suave’s body wash in this exact scent. I was so excited, too, because I love this kind of scent. Too bad I didn’t find this thread until now. ☹ [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-this-lotion-so-stinky/209970.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-this-lotion-so-stinky/209970.md?page=3)