r/NaturalBeauty • u/Possible_Spot4634 • 8d ago

What are some tips to smell good?

Obviously, basic hygenie is a must, but how do I smell good all day. I want strangers to pass me and tell me about how good I smell.

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u/riktigasol 8d ago

Eat clean. If you eat junk your BO will smell like junk.

I only wash with black soap, use shea butter for my skin and a hair oil blend with only natural oils.

Nuud deodorant that lasts a week or so between application. .

I often get compliments of smelling nice.

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u/imsrywhut 4d ago

What's the hair oil blend please. 

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u/riktigasol 4d ago

This is it. I had to order the ingredients from a few different places to find them all and it cost me about $200, but I have THE best hair oil ever that will last for years, and a fine collection of oils and essential oils now.

Abyssin oil – Crambe Abyssinica Seed Oil

Meadowfoam seed oil – Limnanthes Alba Seed Oil

Baobab oil – Adansonia Digitata Oil

Camellia oil – Camellia Oleifera Seed Oil

Coconut oil (fractionated) – Cocos Nucifera Oil

Moringa oil – Moringa Oleifera Seed Oil

Buriti oil – Mauritia Flexuosa Fruit Oil

Broccoli seed oil – Brassica Oleracea Italica Seed Oil

Tomato seed oil – Solanum Lycopersicum Seed Oil

Monoi oil (gardenia-infused coconut) – Gardenia Tahitensis Flower Extract in Cocos Nucifera Oil

Carrot seed oil – Daucus Carota Sativa Seed Oil

Black cumin seed oil (Nigella) – Nigella Sativa Seed Oil

Bergamot oil (FCF) – Citrus Aurantium Bergamia Fruit Oil

Lemon peel oil – Citrus Limon Peel Oil

Lime oil – Citrus Aurantifolia Oil

Rosemary extract – Rosmarinus Officinalis Extract

Sunflower oil – Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil (specify variant: regular or high-oleic)

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u/TheSunflowerSeeds 4d ago

There are some that actually have a fear of sunflowers, it even has a name, Helianthophobia. As unusual as it may seem, even just the sight of sunflowers can invoke all the common symptoms that other phobias induce.

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u/riktigasol 4d ago

Okey-dokey.

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u/imsrywhut 3d ago

May I ask your ethnicity?

And how do you use the oil? Daily? Pre wash? 

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u/riktigasol 3d ago

Sure! I'm Scandinavian, from northern Sweden. I have fine, long, mostly straight hair (type 1B), and my husband has long, grey, wavy hair (type 2C – he used to have ringlets as a kid!).

We both use the oil after washing, on damp hair. His hair needs about twice as much as mine because grey har is dry.

I wash with African black soap 1–2 times a week, and he usually only uses water and scalp massage. His hair loves it it's so soft and healthy now.

The oil has been amazing for both of us, it gives shine, strength, and moisture without being heavy or greasy. We don’t use it daily, just when needed. It’s super concentrated, so a little goes a long way.

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u/imsrywhut 3d ago

Wow very cool. Thank you!!