Pure Soap Demeter Fragrance Library 2007 Cologne

Dear Bee is absolutely right: who even knows what pure soap smells like today? Everything is scented and perfumed, and yogurt-multivitamin comes from the soap dispenser. I am still a loyal fan of solid soap and prefer classic soapy fragrance directions without much fuss.

And here, Pure Soap by Demeter is undoubtedly the model athlete among soap scents, the benchmark of soapiness. There is nothing else in here but pure soap. Clean, pure, white, cool, fresh. Nothing distracts: no flowers, no musk, no aromas - no complexity, no softness, no tension.

Instead, full concentration on straightforward calmness. Yet it is self-assured: Pure Soap does not start quietly, in fact, it’s quite piercing. The soapy freshness tingles in the nose. While it does soften a bit over time, the pure soap character always remains intact; there’s no gentleness or powderiness here.

Pure Soap somewhat reminds me of Clean, another immediate clean scent. However, the Demeter soap goes a step further: it is not just clean, but pure.