What to do when you find a scrubber?

I rarely come across fragrances that I find so objectionable that I feel the need to scrub them off before they've run their own course. However, it always seems that the ones I'd like to scrub off are the ones that have eternally-lingering molecules that stubbornly bond to my skin and take days to dissipate. 

So I'm wondering what tips and tricks the community has to remove the stubborn smells when they just won't seem to go away? I've found the following helpful in many (though sadly not all) circumstances. I've listed them in the order I do them. 

1. Rubbing alcohol. Following the thought that if alcohol was the carrier to get the fragrance molecules onto my skin then it should also act as a carrier to pull them off my skin.

2. Unscented lotion. Following the thought that like removes like and the oils of the lotion will pull fragrance oils from my skin.

3. Soap and water. Truthfully, I think all this does is wash the lotion off my skin and let me know if I need to repeat the two above steps.

4. If I've done the above three steps a few times and the smell persists, I find that smearing the area with a neutral oil, like jojoba, at least reduces the projection of whatever is still stuck to my skin. And it probably can't hurt from a moisturizing perspective after the alcohol, soap, and water.

I should also add that I'm not a chemist so I have no idea if any of my thought processes above are scientifically sound. 🥸

Hey @Seltzerpapi , I know exactly what you mean - it's always the scrubbers that seem to last forever!

This is the method I'd heard recommended in fragrance groups. Quite a few people swore by it, and it's been helpful for me personally as well:

1) Generously apply underarm deodorant over the top of the skin where you applied the fragrance
2) Let this sit for a bit (I sometimes do up to 10-15 minutes)
3) Scrub off with Dawn-brand dish soap
4) Repeat cycle if scent is not fully removed (but these steps often help the first round!)

A layering technique: if soap and water don’t help, I just overspray a strong fragrance I like... or apply essential oil directly to the affected area. Strong oils like mint or patchouli work best.

Oh so recognizable !!!! Thanks for the thread because I always thought it was just me who thought the worst scents would come off the hardest (maybe it is a psychological effect, I don't know, but it's awful). Sometimes when I wash off a scent, I think it's gone, but then - after drying and after a few minutes it will pop up again 😝... I feel as though whiping it away with unscented lotion works best. It's been said that vinigar and/or coffee neutralizes scents in ones house or room, but I didn't have the nerve yet to try that on my skin 🙃.