the odor is agony updated [SEP] update as of all the previous info still applies now that i am days out from using this product i want to add that my feet are still peeling i have been using this type not this particular product for a couple of years and the entire process is always completed at least by day thus besides the horrible odor this product is not particularly efficient at exfoliating so basically there is nothing about it that i can recommendno matter how good these are at exfoliating i cannot recommend them due to the offensive clingy cloying longlasting odor i have used products like this before and there is always some odor during usebut these well days later after soaking my feet in baking soda water and then vinegar water the incredibly floral chemical odor still wafts around my head yes all the way from my feet it is sickening offensive and embarrassing when i am around other people also the socks i put on after using this product have been washed in hot water and laundry detergent and they are just going to have to be thrown away because the odor does not come out i threw away second set of these bootees because i cannot subject myself to the odor again no matter how badly i want my feet to be soft without rough skin do not buy if you are sensitive to odors and or simply do not like strong odors wafting around you for days on end