You are talking about Skin So Soft. I didn’t find the smell objectionable at all. Put a little in the bath water and soak awhile and it was a great moisterizer. I only learned of its mosquito repellent abilities many years later.
My mother-in-law sold it in a small Louisisna community and did quite well.
There was a woman at church who covered herself with Skin So Soft and then wanted to give you a hug. It got where I would hide from her when she started hugging everyone. I would have to change clothes to get the stink off of me!
I found the smell extremely offensive.