The scent of hair

[jera]

What kind of fragrance do you like for your hair? :)

Usually, I like fruity or floral fragrances like Orange blossoms, Lemon verbena, Rose, and Jasmine, or Gardenia, ( ne of my faves) . But since the weather has gotten warm and the bees are out in force around the borders of flowers at my house, I've switched to Frankincense. :p

This has yummy, exotic scent. My hair smells amazing, and the bees leave me alone and stick to the flowers. :D

In a man's hair, I just like a clean scent. Nothing too weird. But some Italian aftershave lotions smell irristable if a guy's long hair brushes against his face and picks it up.

[ladylibra]

I like the scent of shikakai, amla, brahmi and henna. Some people don't but I find them earthy and comforting. :D

Also like the scent of different teas, and honey and olive oil. They blend well with the ayurvedic things I use. And I've yet to be chased by bees, although sometimes other bugs might follow me. :rolleyes:

[fishwich]

Amber, myrrh, woods & spice mostly, frequently in combination. If it was really expensive a few thousand years ago, I dig it on my hair.

Come to think of it, I need to make up a fresh batch of Hair Smell.

[RavennaNight]

I love coconut smell in my hair. I also like vanilla. Another great scent is BPAL Szepassony, it smells really clean. I like coney conditioner smell too. Sorry :p VO5 Melon smoothie was a yummy scent when I was CO'ing with it.:cloud9:

[jera]

Amber, myrrh, woods & spice mostly, frequently in combination. If it was really expensive a few thousand years ago, I dig it on my hair.

Come to think of it, I need to make up a fresh batch of Hair Smell.

Totally, I love the woodsy frangrance of Myrrh too. ;)

[DragonLady]

Amber, myrrh, woods & spice mostly, frequently in combination. If it was really expensive a few thousand years ago, I dig it on my hair.

Mmmmm Those are my favorites, too. :) When money loosens up a bit I have a plan to go buy some EOs and mix up some custom scents.

[Kiraela]

I'm planning on mixing up a few of my own oils and stuff, too. I think I'm going to go for a blend of jasmine and rose (my favorite!) and maybe a bit of lavender.

[ReddishRocks]

I like warm, exotic scents for my hair. Being a redhead, I even like a little cinnamon or other spice. I like honey scent too. :) I want my hair to smell edible I guess, LOL!

[RocketDog]

I love minty, herby smells for my hair. The shampoo and conditioner I use are scented with a variety of mints. I use a few drops of lavender oil diluted in water as a mist when I'm styling my hair, but it's not strong enough to leave a lasting scent.

[ericthegreat]

I second the coconut scent, I get transported instantly to a tropical beach and I get into a summer state of mind drinking Pina Coladas when I CO with a coconut scented conditioner like Suave's Tropical Coconut.

[Heavenly Locks]

I like to smell like food. LOL Raspberry, melon, coconut, vanilla....

YUM!

[misstwist]

Mostly my hair smells like coconut (conditioner and oil).

But I like hippy scents. I have patchouli scented shea butter that I can't find right now, but really like.

[meph]

I like flowery scents, especially in the warmer months.
I also like food scents, like vanilla. I wish my hair could smell like freshly baked cookies.:inlove:

It's so nice to take your hair down and then get that release of a lovely scent.

[scotishlass]

Hello, Im sorry if this is a very 'newbie' question, but can i please ask how you add scent to your hair with EO, ? do you mix with water & spray?
Ive only used those horrible aerosol sprays you get in places like boots superdrug etc,

x

[LovingLife]

I actually really like he smell of cloves in my hair...
:D:D:D:D

[Maud]

i like lavender and chamomille

[LovingLife]

Hello, Im sorry if this is a very 'newbie' question, but can i please ask how you add scent to your hair with EO, ? do you mix with water & spray?
Ive only used those horrible aerosol sprays you get in places like boots superdrug etc,

x

I dilute mine with some water in a spray bottle!
I sometimes also put some clear unsmelling conditioner in it:cheese:

[LovingLife]

i like lavender and chamomille
I really love lavender...
but its quite expensive, the nice thing about essential oils is the last forever.

[LovingLife]

It's so nice to take your hair down and then get that release of a lovely scent.

Now my hair is longer I use it to calm myself!
Because the nice warm scent helps if i have a headache or something! :o

[LovingLife]

I'm planning on mixing up a few of my own oils and stuff, too. I think I'm going to go for a blend of jasmine and rose (my favorite!) and maybe a bit of lavender.

That sounds heavenly, be sure to let us know how it goes, :cheese:

[Almandine]

I've always favored citrus smells for hair and body, but my new shampoo is made with stout (beer) and the smell is INCREDIBLE. I get comments almost every time I go out and my fiance cannot stop smelling me. It's a new favorite.

[Lize]

I'm not sure, but I like when it smells "clean" (i.e. shampoo). Also coconut, but not only of coconut.. but a touch of it. Right now I use the blue Herbal Essences. I love the smell so much that I don't look at the long list of sulfates... :rolleyes:

[LovingLife]

Imy new shampoo is made with stout (beer) and the smell is INCREDIBLE. I get comments almost every time I go out and my fiance cannot stop smelling me. It's a new favorite.

Really???
Can you make it yourself? :confused:

[swanns]

I guess I just like the scent of clean hair. Although I do kind of wish the scent of my ginger shampoo would linger on my hair a bit longer :) I like the kind of earthly smells like olives, honey and such.

[swanns]

I've always favored citrus smells for hair and body, but my new shampoo is made with stout (beer) and the smell is INCREDIBLE. I get comments almost every time I go out and my fiance cannot stop smelling me. It's a new favorite.

Is this by any chance Cynthia Sylvia Stout from Lush?

[carloota]

I like warm, exotic scents for my hair. . . . I even like a little cinnamon or other spice. I like honey scent too. :) I want my hair to smell edible I guess, LOL!

I agree. I have a small batch of olive oil that has ground cinnamon in it. Sometimes I'll use that to oil my hair, instead of just plain EVOO.

[Cherry_Sprinkle]

I love lavender and vanilla.. I often mix those in my oils :)

[desertgirl]

Thanks for asking this question! I was wondering the same thing!

[Melisande]

My favorite mix is orange and lavender essential oils, for my skin and hair. I like honey, vanilla and cinnamon too. One of my most beloved scents is cassis but it's difficult to find. If BPAL have a cassis oil - I'm lost....

Lemon and lavender is a nice mix, too.

Sometimes I rub American Cream perfume cream (Lush) behind my ears and on the back of neck. Gives a very lovely, sweet fragrance.

[Bunnyhare]

Mmmmm Those are my favorites, too. :) When money loosens up a bit I have a plan to go buy some EOs and mix up some custom scents.
I really like the scent of myrrh and ylangylang...

[Speckla]

I really don't like to have any scent on my hair. I don't wear perfume and try to find hair products that don't have much scent to them. I mostly smell like babypowder because of my deodorant.

[kwaniesiam]

Minty, herbal smells. I love the smell of my CV bars and Giovanni TTTT conditioner.

[bakertwins2004]

I recently bought some fragrance oils to make my own scents for my hair and body. I am excited to test em out.

I like such a wide variety that I prefer to go with my mood and get lots of oils and scent according to the mood and day.

[Rohele]

Right now, I'm really enjoying the scent of cloves in my hair. I like warm spicy scents.



Hello, Im sorry if this is a very 'newbie' question, but can i please ask how you add scent to your hair with EO, ? do you mix with water & spray?
Ive only used those horrible aerosol sprays you get in places like boots superdrug etc,

x

I mix EOs with jojoba oil and use it to oil my ends.

[Aries_jb]

I love the scent of coconut in my hair also! My absolute favorites are floral scents like rose, lavender, honeysuckle, etc. It makes me feel so pretty and feminine. I also like aloe scents on my hair. To me aloe=fresh and clean.

On my fiance, well, he shaves his head bald, but he has this shampoo with tea tree in it and I love the way it smells on him...so minty and herby.

[nowxisxforever]

I actually really like he smell of cloves in my hair...
:D:D:D:D

Me too! Whenever I henna I mix in a bunch of clove powder so that my hair smells like cloves for WEEKS! :cloud9:

[jera]

I've always favored citrus smells for hair and body, but my new shampoo is made with stout (beer) and the smell is INCREDIBLE. I get comments almost every time I go out and my fiance cannot stop smelling me. It's a new favorite.

Ha ! I'll bet he does keep his nose in your hair if it smells like beer. :D Your hair is totally awesome, BTW. :eyebrows:

[Natalia]

I like florals (my new love is ylang ylang) citruses (not lemon or lime though, lemongrass is fine though), and a few spicy scents like ginger. I also like ones like rosemarry that lend towrd camphorus/medicinal. For some reason thats comforting like vicks for a cold :). I prefer to blend like last night i did lavender and ylang ylang becase i was stressed, PMSing, and needed sleep. Worked like a charm and i got to try a new combo!

ETA: Also for some reason i LOVE the smell of sawdust or alfalfa. General barn scents :p i used to love the drive home from where i volunteered so the car could fill with those scents :). I dont know how much other people around me liked it but i did :D

[VanillaTresses]

I like hair to smell slightly spicy, like Aubrey Organics Island Naturals conditioner.

[Camee]

I'm a fan of coconut and florals, particularly roses. My mother has an extensive perfumed rose garden. I've just started using a mix of rose water and camellia oil for when I need a tiny bit more frizz control

[Krystyle]

I had a small vial of honeysuckle perfume oil that I used to wear in my hair. My husband loved it and I loved it. People always gave me compliments on it. I ran out and couldn't find the stuff anymore. Boo hoo. Carol's Daughter has Black Vanilla shampoo that I love the smell of and would love my hair to just always smell like but my hair doesn't love it and it leaves my hair a bit dry and tangly. Sigh.

[hennaphile]

So many! I've been enjoying Aubrey's primrose smell :cloudnine: but I love rose, frangipani, flowers... anything good :D

[Themyst]

I've always favored citrus smells for hair and body, but my new shampoo is made with stout (beer) and the smell is INCREDIBLE. I get comments almost every time I go out and my fiance cannot stop smelling me. It's a new favorite.

Hey there! What is this shampoo? Do you buy it? Do you make it? :confused::)

[Bene]

i love anything citrus scented; lemongrass, orange blossom, etc...

[C_Bookworm]

Hey there! What is this shampoo? Do you buy it? Do you make it? :confused::)

I second that question

[AnnaMarie]

I love vanilla, coconut, apple, cinnamon and honey :pI love to smell edible.

[sycamoreboutiqu]

Sandalwood, or Sandalwood-Rose. The combination of wood and floral just works great. One of my accidental, yet favorite mixes is Sandalwood & Lily of the Valley. I call it Wood Nymph in my shop.

PS - Krystle - I have Honeysuckle perfume in my shop, message me if you want info - I can't figure out how to message people on this board (not possible perhaps ?) >>I had a small vial of honeysuckle perfume oil <<

[jera]

I had a small vial of honeysuckle perfume oil that I used to wear in my hair. My husband loved it and I loved it. People always gave me compliments on it. I ran out and couldn't find the stuff anymore. Boo hoo. Carol's Daughter has Black Vanilla shampoo that I love the smell of and would love my hair to just always smell like but my hair doesn't love it and it leaves my hair a bit dry and tangly. Sigh.

I love the fragrance of honeysuckle too. Especially in the summer. :)

[Blue Willow]

I've this special violet scented shampoo that I use occasionally, its the closest thing to perfection, I've ever known :)

[free_hug]

When my scalp gets slightly greasy, it starts smelling something like walnuts. Really. After smelling some of the boys (and some friends, girls mostly) from closer, i realized i'm not the only one. Also, this natural smell of hair has a solid fan base. I also had to realize i'm in it :)

[free_hug]

And for a "normal" comment: well, my conditioner smells like honey, and so does my hair for a day after a CO wash. I like that too - there's no other non-typically-hair scent i love on hair as much as honey! But still, natural smell just takes all the trophies.

[LovingLife]

I really don't like to have any scent on my hair. I don't wear perfume and try to find hair products that don't have much scent to them. I mostly smell like babypowder because of my deodorant.

Thats a really comforting smell you know! :cheese:

[LovingLife]

And for a "normal" comment: well, my conditioner smells like honey, and so does my hair for a day after a CO wash. .

I LOVE HONEY!!! :D:D:D:D:D:D

Sorry, had to get that out there,
I feel as if it doesn't stick though.

[Firefly]

Oh I am loving this thread-- so many great ideas! I am a woodsy/spicy gal, so I like sandalwood, cedar, rosemary, frankincense and lavender, to name a few.

[rovylern]

If I bother with scent, I almost always go foody or fruity. I have a pretty decent BPAL collection and a drop of that rubbed between my hands and smoothed down the length (not that there's much of it yet, ha!) is usually good for the day. My daughter liked to wear Sweet Orange EO on her length for a while, but we've fallen out of the habit since her latest schoolteacher was allergic to so many scents.

[lambhair]

Coconut is a huge favorite, but I live in a household of coconut haters :( so I try to go light on it...Vanilla is nice too but my favorite is cinnamon-clove-nutmeg kind of spice scent. Extra good if its on freshly henna-ed hair! Once I tried LUSH's "H'Suan Wen Hua" hair treatment and loved the smell of it soooo much, but at the time I was sad that it seemed to pull some of the henna out of my hair-now that I want to lighten my henna a bit I might go back to trying it again-either way the smell was wonderful...like a vanilla pumpkin spice latte!

[zen_oven]

Whatever it is, I like it to be a light scent. I don't like strong scents anywhere on my body, let alone in my hair. I mostly just like to smell clean, but my tastes in conditioner seem to run toward the floral or lightly fruity. I like coconut and other "nutty" scents sometimes, and I enjoy cinnamon. Lavender and chamomile can be really nice too, as long as the lavender isn't overpowering.

I like men's hair to smell like. . . them. It may sound weird, but I feel like every man I've been involved with had his own unique smell that I enjoyed, so I never like it much when men wear any kind of strong cologne.

[Nyghtingale]

Anything but henna, I do hate that smell. I can't even eat broccoli anymore, lol. But I wouldn't trade the color for anything.