EclipseRedRing
I smell like a Christmas pudding
I have a question about vintage shaving soaps, like some of my collection shown below - why have the scents apparently faded?
I know I know - it is because the scents fade over time and they are decades old. So, why do the soaps I use in the shower, shown below, smell much stronger despite being similar in age?
The same observation for two Yardley varieties, Shulton Old Spice, and Fabergé Brut, and I have seen the same with Goya and others. In every case the shave soap scent is weaker than the equivalent regular bar soap, even for NOS sealed shave soaps. Is it by design, i.e. the shave soaps were manufactured with weaker scents than the bar soaps, or have the shave soap scents faded more due to differences in ingredients?
I know I know - it is because the scents fade over time and they are decades old. So, why do the soaps I use in the shower, shown below, smell much stronger despite being similar in age?
The same observation for two Yardley varieties, Shulton Old Spice, and Fabergé Brut, and I have seen the same with Goya and others. In every case the shave soap scent is weaker than the equivalent regular bar soap, even for NOS sealed shave soaps. Is it by design, i.e. the shave soaps were manufactured with weaker scents than the bar soaps, or have the shave soap scents faded more due to differences in ingredients?