New York - July 13, 2000

Smells Like Teen Spirit

Scent Your Swimming Pool

First it was that dumb rumor about the red ring that busted you if you peed in the pool.
(Can anyone confirm that this was actually true?)

Now, thanks to some brilliant scent engineering, you can now scent not only your pretty self, your house, your sheets, your stationery and toilet tissue…

You can, for the low, low price of $18, ($34 online) scent your swimming pool…
In tasty flavors like Bubblegum, Coconut, Strawberry, Pine, and Citronella.

According to Aquascent, the wonder product’s manufacturer, a slew of tests done in public swimming pools in France concluded that the fragrances “disguise the smell of chlorine and chemicals … will not irritate skin or eyes … and are not dangerous if swallowed.” Brill concept, no?

How the product landed on the shelves at Henri Bendel is one that goes way over our head.

Our summer recommendation: Take it to the boat pond in Central Park.