The Chemistry of Your Skin
When you go out shopping, you can smell different perfumes. You ended up buying the same perfume as your friend and promised to spray it next time you guys meet. A week later, you meet your friend at a cafe, but you notice something odd. You and your friend smell a bit different. You ask if she wore a different type of perfume.
Actually, your friend wore the same perfume as you. However, it does smell different for multiple reasons.
Skin Type
Your skin type influences the scent of the fragrance. For example, if your skin is dry, the scent wouldn’t come out strong. This happens because dry skin tends to absorb the fragrance more. On the other hand, if your skin is moisturized, the scent will be more obvious because it can hold onto the fragrance molecules better. It’s important to check if your skin is moisturized!
Skin pH
The pH of a person’s skin varies. Typically, the surface of our skin is on the acidic side, but other circumstances like having eczema or diabetes can affect the pH. In general, anything that touches your skin can affect the pH. Depending on the pH, the fragrance will last longer or shorter on your skin. Although the change in the scent wouldn’t be too obvious, it could alter the scent.
Personal Hygiene Products
As mentioned above, anything that touches your skin alters your pH, which includes personal hygiene products like lotion and soap. Not only do they alter your pH level but also leave a scent on your skin. When the scent from your hygiene product and fragrance react, it can create a new scent, which is the concept of layering.
Knowing that all these factors can alter your scent, don’t expect the scent you sprayed on the tester to be the same on you. Also, don’t doubt your friend anymore!
