whenever i use one of those homemade bars of soap with sandalwood, i get compliments. i think mostly because the subtlety of the mixed soap and oil, it can be hard to place for people used to the typical deodorants and soaps. i have heard that traditionally socialized dudes are attracted to wood oils (i.e. cedar) and traditionally socialized women are attracted to florals, like as a foundational memory trigger sort of thing, for whatever that's worth. i used to dabble with various essential oils sometimes to test that when i was trying to eff, but haven't in a long time. i think scents work best when it's at the edge of perception, like the person detecting it doesn't recognize its happening until their mind already went somewhere.