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I have a problem with Monkey Farts in my soap.... no body wants to try it! They all screw there face up and shudder, although the ones who do actually get to sniff it fall in love with it, this is a problem because i mainly sell online at the moment.

So, is it wrong to change the name of a fragrance for my marketing of soap? I will still keep Monkey Farts as a name also, because there are some people that find it funny, but i was thinking of changing it to 'Caribbean Lust" for the adult soaps. (coz it reminds me of a cordial drink called Caribbean Crush)

Any one else have this problem, and do you think its ok to change the name?

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I would change it to something that would draw people in, but not with the word "farts" in it. You name suggestion sounds good.

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Irena
Closed minds are like faulty parachutes; they refuse to open.

I think when people hear the name monkey farts they probably think it smells like bananas or something (at least that's what i first thought). or, something much, much grosser. Caribbean lust sounds good. Or Tropical Delight or Tropical Punch, maybe, for the kids.

Tropical Punch sounds good! (and tasty!) I have had a request from my BF to leave it as Monkey Farts, and he has friends who are telling me the same - men! they hear the word 'fart' and they get all excited!

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"Founding member of Facebook's "Australia & New Zealand Melt & Pour Soapers"

I have to admit, when I clicked on this thread, I was a bit disappointed...I expected you to have a pet monkey, or something...

Lol I have a soap fragranced with Monkey Farts and had a few requests for it. Mostly people who find it funny and something to give as a gift for a laugh. It's a really nice fragrance and not what people expect. I sell online but it's doing ok for me still :] I guess it's all down to demand. Maybe once the people who find it funny move on to something else I'll have to change the name but for now I'm happy with it.

The other names you've suggested sound really good though - The word tropical would be good in the name because that's exactly how I would describe the fragrance.

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Sarah x

I think it's perfectly fine to change names. I changed monkey farts and lots of others. People love it, but frankly, I didn't think it would sell very well. Living where I do (the Middle East) and in a dry country, I also don't leave any names that have alcohol in them the same. Champagne and Strawberries is Berries and Bubbles and it's one of my best sellers. I've changed Bay Rum, and the straight up alcohol names (merlot, chardonnay, etc) as well. Another one I've changed is Butt Naked in Bed. I just don't get why it's called that (I certainly don't smell good after being in bed all day LOL!), and with it's new name it is my top seller. I don't think I could sell any of it to the locals in this pretty conservative country with any reference at all to nakedness....silly in my opinion, but it is what it is and you respect the culture of the place you live, you know, and with that particular one, I don't think I'd even pick it up with that name if I was a consumer - the only reason I tried it is b/c it had such rave reviews.

I don't do many 'types', but I change those too, and usually add some other fragrance to them to change them up just a bit unless I have a specific request for something, like Love Spell, which I call Spell of Love and didn't alter the scent of.

Long-winded answer I know, but I say change away!