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[5x5]

1. That near-new cargo van I rented a few weeks ago.

2. A dryer sheet I found in the apartment laundry.

3. The elevator I rode 2 days ago (might have been the floormat).

[Merovingian]

1. That near-new cargo van I rented a few weeks ago.

2. A dryer sheet I found in the apartment laundry.

3. The elevator I rode 2 days ago (might have been the floormat).

I found a pomegranate Olay dish soap that smelled EXACTLY like MUSCLE figures to me.

I used to soak my figures in it for 24 hours when I was buying mass quantities of MUSCLE figures on Ebay. (Before the price got stupid)

It got rid of smoke smell and other nastiness in strangers homes... and made them smell like MUSCLE again.

Edit:

This stuff:

Dawn Pomegranate Dish Soap with Olay Hand Renewal

Edited by Merovingian, 30 October 2012 - 11:31 AM.

[pm3855]

I found a pomegranate Olay dish soap that smelled EXACTLY like MUSCLE figures to me.

I used to soak my figures in it for 24 hours when I was buying mass quantities of MUSCLE figures on Ebay. (Before the price got stupid)

It got rid of smoke smell and other nastiness in strangers homes... and made them smell like MUSCLE again.

Edit:

This stuff:
Dawn Pomegranate Dish Soap with Olay Hand Renewal

AWESOME! Buying it and trying tonight.
I have a recent lot that smells like smoke and cats
Thanks for the tip.

Edited by pm3855, 30 October 2012 - 01:37 PM.

[Soupie]

I found a pomegranate Olay dish soap that smelled EXACTLY like MUSCLE figures to me.

I used to soak my figures in it for 24 hours when I was buying mass quantities of MUSCLE figures on Ebay. (Before the price got stupid)

It got rid of smoke smell and other nastiness in strangers homes... and made them smell like MUSCLE again.

Edit:

This stuff:

Dawn Pomegranate Dish Soap with Olay Hand Renewal

I might bath in that stuff tonight...

[Foxman]

I found a pomegranate Olay dish soap that smelled EXACTLY like MUSCLE figures to me.

I used to soak my figures in it for 24 hours when I was buying mass quantities of MUSCLE figures on Ebay. (Before the price got stupid)

It got rid of smoke smell and other nastiness in strangers homes... and made them smell like MUSCLE again.

Edit:

This stuff:

Dawn Pomegranate Dish Soap with Olay Hand Renewal

LOL!!!

I thought I was freaking crazy... well...

anyways...

My wife bought a BUTT-TON of that stuff a while back and I have been cleaning every muscle that I get in it. I was pretty sure that I was making it up in my head because it's muscle pink. LOL. I kept thinking to myself, "Geez, this stuff smells JUST LIKE muscles! I swear it does... NAHHHHHH!".

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I think THIS STUFF smells just like MUSCLES too. It has a stronger scent though and when they are all dried off, it smells to me like they just came out of the pack! It's "Totally-Awsome / Oxygen Power / All purpose spot remover" You can get it at the dollar tree for only a buck a gallon!

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[Merovingian]

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I think THIS STUFF smells just like MUSCLES too. It has a stronger scent though and when they are all dried off, it smells to me like they just came out of the pack!

My secret is out!



I should prob stock up on some so Ill have some when they stop making it.

[Merovingian]

I have never, NEVER smelled anything

[NamaNiku]

I was at the grocery store today, and decided to give this stuff a whiff. Wow, there are some Muscle notes in there for sure.

I know it sounds strange, but it does. Slightly sweeter at first, but that subtle Muscle sent is in there for sure.

Bought two bottles

[Merovingian]

Yep, I know it makes NO SENSE at all. But Its got those MUSCLE notes in there, and once they are cleaned and dry those notes stay and make the MUSCLES smell brand new.

It was a truly random discovery, my wife likes the smell of Pomegranate

Now I feel bad for not mentioning this sooner, Ive been using this stuff for 2 years now

Edited by Merovingian, 01 November 2012 - 03:54 PM.

[TheOrgg]

Next time I'm at WalMart...

Is this the 'next big MUSCLE discovery?'

As Veers said, I've smelt NOTHING like MUSCLEs. Ever.

[Strontium Dog]

I wonder if this or something like it is a likely culprit for the smell of M.U.S.C.L.E.?

http://en.wikipedia....ethyl_phthalate

Phthalates are the most common PVC plasticisers, they also contribute to the odour of paint and "new car smell".

Has nobody ever had a M.U.S.C.L.E. figure chemically analysed? Surely a job for the University of M.U.S.C.L.E....

[Foxman]

Next time I'm at WalMart...

Is this the 'next big MUSCLE discovery?'

As Veers said, I've smelt NOTHING like MUSCLEs. Ever.

RE: Now we need a guinea pig to try the Oxy Clean stuff. It's like concentrated MUSCLE GOODNESS. I'm tellin' 'ya!

Madge... I SOAKED IN IT!

-Foxman

[NamaNiku]

I wonder if this or something like it is a likely culprit for the smell of M.U.S.C.L.E.?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diethyl_phthalate

Phthalates are the most common PVC plasticisers, they also contribute to the odour of paint and "new car smell".

Has nobody ever had a M.U.S.C.L.E. figure chemically analysed? Surely a job for the University of M.U.S.C.L.E....

I think you are seriously onto something...

Get on it Veers!

[ironmask]

You guys, and sniffing toys, I swear...

[NamaNiku]

The investigation has been long planned, but cost prohibitive.

Perhaps UofM has its first Kickstarter campaign? (Oh my god, I just had an idea for one of the gift levels too. )

PM Sent

[Jamesullivan]

Two things remind me of the
Ivory soap bars and nestle powder.
Best way to get a like smell of the figures, is to buy a new toy made of rubber!

Edited by Jamesullivan, 05 November 2012 - 04:51 AM.

[waaaaghlord]

You guys, and sniffing toys, I swear...

I believe the 'buzz' term at the moment is 'toy huffing'. Trufax.

[Foxman]

I believe the 'buzz' term at the moment is 'toy huffing'. Trufax.

I have an entire collection of C.U.T.I.E.S. that I keep in a ziplock bag with a can of tuna.

SNIFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF!

Aghh ya, that's the stuff right there!

Oh it went right to my head that time! YES! I totally feel like David Lee Roth in 1984 now!

[Ericnilla]

You need to get Wolf to make some new scent powders that smell like MUSCLE.

[ironmask]

Dude... I wonder if he can make a shit odored powder...

[SmokinGun]

I have an entire collection of C.U.T.I.E.S. that I keep in a ziplock bag with a can of tuna.

SNIFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF!

Sounds like you gots some dirty CUTIES just got off from the street corner.

[bachamn]

I found this thread after cleaning up a recent lot of mildly-smoky smelling MUSCLES using apple-scented dish soap, hot water, and an electric toothbrush. After rinsing I put them in more boiling water with a little bleach and let them soak overnight. Worked great and cleaned virtually all the grime off the figures, and no more smoke!

 

According to that thread the original smell of the figures will return after cleaning thoroughly, and I have to say they do have a quite pleasant smell now, but I don't know if it's the actual original figure smell or just the apple/bleach combo because I don't recall what they originally smelled like. Anyone want to take a stab at describing how it smells? (I'm sure it'd be tricky) I didn't expect to see pomegranate dish soap as the closest known comparison but now I kind of want to check it out. Since I'm necroposting, does anyone know if they still make the stuff?

 

I definitely appreciate the good-plastic smell though, so SD's link to diethyl phthalate is interesting. The key fob for my car has a fantastic plastic smell that has somehow held on for three years now.I can't even describe the scent, and  I thought I was crazy until I asked my girlfriend if she thought it smelled good. Now she periodically asks me if she can smell my keys

 

Definitely something going on here...

Edited by bachamn, 07 March 2014 - 07:14 AM.

[BaltanII]

Yeah, Dawn still makes that pomegranate soap. One of my sisters bought a ton in her halfhearted attempt to being one of those coupon shoppers, and it didn't occur to me until you bumped this thread that it was the very same stuff these guys were raving about for having the MUSCLE smell!

 

I am totally not going to start huffing hand soap...