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Also known as Talcum Powder
A soft powdery cosmetic smell strongly associated with talc-like textures, cleanliness and care products.
Baby powder smells soft, powdery and clean, a gentle cosmetic smell with a slightly sweet, floral warmth. EDITORIAL
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QUESTIONS ABOUT BABY POWDER
Baby powder smells soft, powdery and clean, a gentle cosmetic smell with a slightly sweet, floral warmth. The texture in the nose feels dry and fine, like a light cloud. It lingers softly on skin and fabric without becoming sharp. Many people link it with infancy and care, and it is often confused with talc-like cosmetics or powdered soaps.
It is met through personal-care products, in nurseries and changing areas, and from powdered cosmetics and dry shampoos. Freshly dressed infants and dusted bedding often carry a soft trace of it.
Typical settings: personal-care product, nursery association, powdered cosmetic.
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Baby Powder is a cultural product smell identity, not a recommendation for product use.
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Research status: searched, nothing suitable found yet (4 recorded searches, latest on 2026-10-24). A 2012 analytical study quantifying perfumes in talcum powder was identified, but neither its abstract nor its text could be read to check what it measured. How the research agenda works ↗
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SmellBook SB-0085 — Baby Powdersmellbook:smell:baby-powderhttps://smellbook.com/smells/baby-powderSmellBook. (2026). Baby Powder (revision 3, 2026-10-06). SmellBook Public Atlas. smellbook:smell:baby-powder. https://smellbook.com/smells/baby-powder@misc{smellbook_baby_powder_r3,
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Baby Powder is a cultural product smell identity, not a recommendation for product use.
Editorial description expanded to answer what it smells like and where you meet it; independently reviewed.
Created 2026-09-22 · Updated 2026-10-06Dataset history In the SmellBook dataset since the first of three dataset releases of 2026-09-30.
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