not the real thing [SEP] being latina i had first hand experience with this product throughout my childhood my mother used it for laundry rinse water and many other uses this product has a faint resemblance of what my relatives used granted that several decades have transpired but the scent of this florida water is just that watered down making it weak why did i buy this while doing research for a novel that i am writing i decided to purchase the florida water that my protagonists family incorporates in their daily lives including medicinal and spiritual uses took a chance with this product hoped for the best cannot say it met my expectations but was nice to at least get a whiff into the past not sure if i will find a use for it or dump it