I am normally an Aqua Di Gio guy. I like the aroma and so do the type of ladies I like to typically attract.
However, a week ago, while lunting around with my pipe in your typical East Coast "Urban" area (to be politically correct), I came across what I thought was a backdoor retailer of fragrances.

Being nosy and inquisitive in nature, I approached the table of fragrant wares. The table was laid out nicely under an easy-up 10x10 tent behind a black expedition and parked at the local Baptist Church parking lot. I struck up conversation with this late 30's something entrepreneur to inquire about all the interestingly colored, shaped and sized bottles of liquids which were available for purchase. I came to find out that, there, before me, was a plethora of (what he called) "Essential Oils."

"Essentially to what?", was the question that was inspired by that boastful statement. And upon inquiring with this query I stumbled upon the definition of "L.P.R." It comes to stance that these bottles were no mere vessels of fragrant oils. However, if fact, the liquids were a Liquid Panty Removing agent that had been brewed by this conjurer--A pleasant olfactory device to which removed ladies undergarments!

This, as a Later 20's bachelor, was definitely an "Essential Oil." The Oils were said to consist of 20% fragrant oil and 80% of a type of moisturizing diluent to the oil (as too much LPR would only cause devastation, I could only suspect). This concoction to be applied via an atomizer to damp clean skin; such as after a shower. The promise was to yield an all day fragrance with skin healing properties.

It has been a week now. I have used this LPR every day since last Sunday.
The benefits are as follows:
1.)Soft fragrant skin.
2.)The amount applied does not yield a higher or lower olfactory power--whether it's 10 pumps or 20 from the atomizer. It is not overbearing as par fumes/colognes/essence de toilette happen to do.
3.)The fragrance is of the same power as when it's applied till when I take it off 10hrs later. (notably My chest and arm hair retains the fragrance so well that there is almost constantly a ladies nose buried in one or the other. And once at the same time.)
4.)It does not contain alcohol so it does not dry skin, or irritate freshly shaven neck or nether region.

The Deficits:
1.) If not washed off throughout, It will clog pores and lead to pimples and blackheads.


Now more on the serious side, I got a bit story telling-y there. In black communities; oils are often used as the choice fragrant agent as well as moisturizer to prevent hair breakage and "ashy skin." As self proclaimed "cultured white male" (and I use the term lightly) -- I was wondering if there were similar stories about "Skin Oils" or LPRs or fragrances bought from flea markets or the hood, or other such?