Intensity of Scent - Castle Forbes and Truefitt & Hill CREAMS

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Intensity of Scent - Castle Forbes and Truefitt & Hill CREAMS

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Due to respiratory issues, I need to use products that are unscented or scented very weakly. Which creams from Castle Forbes and Truefitt & Hill do you consider the least potently scented? Thanks in advance for your feedback.
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CF scents were pretty strong in the days when I had them (I had the lime and the cedarwood & sandalwood). T&H make an unscented 'Ultimate Comfort' cream, but it does have some lavender oil in it. Whether it is like their other creams or something different and modern I don't know. You might also look at Nancy Boy creams, which have muted scents - especially the cucumber if it is still made.
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You only mention two brands, but I would recommend that you get a sample (if there is such a thing) of Art Of Shaving Unscented shaving cream. The AOS creams are well known for their great performance.

The now-discontinued (I think) XPEC unscented. It was completely void of any fragrance and was well worth what it cost.
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The Truefitt & Hill Almond Shave Cream is discontinued too. I picked up a few tubs of it because I like the scent.
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Sad to hear that. T&H has one of the closest Almond scents to D.R. Harris that I’ve tried. For a period of time, Harris creams were rather poor, leaving T&H as the replacement. Thankfully that isn’t the case anymore.
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