Hai Karate is no longer produced, but because it was perhaps one of the most famous bargain fragrances to come out of the 60s and 70s, I had to put it on the list. I’ve never smelled the stuff, but from what I’ve heard from Baby Boomers, its exotic blend of lavender, basil, geranium, bergamot, rose, and patchouli didn’t actually smell so great. So why did it sell so well?

Fantastic post shave properties: the menthol cools everything down, the witch hazel heals and the lanolin conditions the skin. I actually took to using aftershaves more when switching, not because I need them, but because I like that finishing touch they provide.Behle, Anna; Pawlowski, Alice (2021-10-28). "Recipe for standard BG-11 media v1". doi: 10.17504/protocols.io.bzjup4nw. S2CID 240207461 . Retrieved 2022-02-07. {{ cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= ( help) Make sure you put your aftershave and other potentially harmful products away again after using them. Don’t leave them out on a counter where they’re within your child’s reach. When the bottle is empty and you’re ready to discard it, be sure to rinse it thoroughly and throw it away safely.

What it smells like: Stetson’s scent kinda catches you off guard. With all their rugged cowboy marketing, I expected Stetson to have a woodsy, leathery, or even musk scent. But to my surprise it was more of a light, flowery fragrance with notes of lavender, jasmine, and citrus. It’s not bad, just different from the typical male fragrances on the list. What do you use after a shave? Do you use anything at all? Much to the surprise of some traditional wet-shavers armed with brush and bowl, the answer to that question for many young people is “no”. Shaving itself has evolved from the days of when it was a luxury for the upper classes, when only barbers having attended specific schools and licensed to remove hair were capable of safely shaving the face for a fee beyond the realms of the most peasant-like. I have never used aftershave before, but found this completely by accident. I was looking for something that smelled like Brylcreem, because as it turns out there is no such thing as a Brylcreem aftershave, but I knew I wanted something I can use everyday that has a 'fresh' slightly musky, slightly soapy scent and not too strong. These are typically hydroalcoholic solutions that may contain an antiseptic agent, which helps prevent infections due to small bills, although the effect of alcohol is usually sufficient. The alcohol content varies between40and60% Vol. and may also contain a healing agent to help repair microlesions caused by shaving. One of the substances classically used is allantoin whose epitheliogenic (healing) virtues are well known.

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It's difficult to describe, but chances are if you're looking for that fresh aftershavy smell that your dad used to wear, this is probably it, or at the very least hits some of those notes. Before they got into the body wash business, Old Spice made cologne and aftershave. Chances are your grandpa probably wore the stuff. If I were a bettin’ man, I’d even wager that the manly, charming scent of Old Spice played some kind of role in your eventual birth. Old Spice has been sold in its iconic buoy-shaped bottle since 1938.