the smell is overwhelming [SEP] i like the smell of lemon so i really expected to like this hand soap a lot unfortunately it is not a citrusy fresh lemon scent like i would want for a soap or another product that i would put on my body instead it reminds me more of a wood furniture polish smell it is a pretty strong scent too you can definitely smell it as you are washing your hands unfortunately that smell lingers i could still smell it on my hands about an hour after washing them it also seemed to dry out my hands a lot more than other hand soaps that i have been using lately i found that using a scented lotion on my hands after using this soap did help with both the wood furniture polish smell and with my dry handsthis soap does lather up well i am not a fan of the texture though for me it felt like i had a slimy film on my hands while i am sure that other people will like this soap i was not a fan