Scent Guide
Scent guide
Find your Valor scent
Every Valor scent is blended from pure essential oils, never synthetic fragrance. Find the one that’s you, then match it across your deodorant, wash, shave and beard care.
Original
The one that started it all
Our very first blend, created for a soap we made to raise funds for Sea Shepherd. Grounded, earthy and quietly bold: zesty lime and deep patchouli, warmed with sweet fennel, clove and a soft aniseed sweetness. Rugged yet refined, and loved by men and women alike.
Good to know: in Pit Stop Natural Deodorant and Beard Tamer, the lime and patchouli are paired with cedarwood and frankincense for a lighter, fresher take.
Fun notePatchouli was once traded along the Silk Road to protect precious silks, while clove was valued as highly as gold in medieval Europe.
Find it in: Pit Stop Natural Deodorant 60g · Pit Stop 30g Mini · Valor Soap · Castile Face, Body & Beard Wash · Beard Tamer · Shaving Soap Puck
Shop OriginalWategos
A Byron summer, all year round
Bright, fresh and coastal. Wategos captures the energy of a Byron ocean breeze: juicy grapefruit and crisp cedarwood, cooled with a flick of peppermint and smoothed with frankincense. Uplifting, cooling and effortlessly modern.
Fun noteGrapefruit was once known as the “forbidden fruit” when it was first discovered in the Caribbean in the 1700s.
Find it in: Pit Stop Natural Deodorant 60g · Beard Tamer · Castile Face, Body & Beard Wash
Shop WategosPeppermint & Hemp
Cool. Sharp. Built for hard work.
Icy-fresh and properly refreshing. In our Workers Soap, peppermint meets lavender, grapefruit and a hint of cinnamon, with hemp seed and pumice to scrub away the day. In the Castile Wash, peppermint is brightened with sweet orange and frankincense. Made for tradies, gardeners, gym junkies and weekend adventurers.
Fun notePeppermint is a natural cross between two other mints: watermint and spearmint.
Find it in: Workers Soap · Castile Face, Body & Beard Wash · Tradie Kit
Shop Peppermint & HempWoodsman & Firewood
Smoke, timber and a fire under the stars
Woodsman brings the forest to your shave: cedarwood, lemon ironbark and lemon myrtle over juniper berry and oakmoss, with bergamot, a smoky trace of cade and a touch of Madagascan vanilla.
Firewood is its warmer, spicier mate. Cedarwood and sandalwood meet ginger, bergamot, black pepper, clary sage and cardamom. Bold, with warmth at its core, like embers glowing after dusk.
Fun noteSandalwood has been used in meditation and ritual for centuries to bring calm and focus.
Find it in: Shaving Soap Puck (Woodsman) · Shaving Soap Puck + Steel Bowl (Woodsman) · Beard Tamer (Firewood) · Traditional Shaving Starter Set
Shop Woodsman & FirewoodByron Spice
A sultry Byron Bay evening
Exotic, invigorating and warm. Cinnamon, cardamom and ginger lead, with clove, aniseed and earthy patchouli underneath and a dusting of nutmeg. It’s the scent of Byron Bay on a warm, sultry evening.
Fun noteNutmeg was once so prized that in 1667 the Dutch gave up their claim to Manhattan to keep Run, a tiny nutmeg island in Indonesia.
Find it in: Byron Spice Soap
Shop Byron SpicePomegranate & Unscented
Gentle, subtle or scent-free
Pomegranate: our Face Balm pairs shea butter and pomegranate seed oil with the softest touch of frankincense, bergamot, lime, rose otto and sandalwood.
Unscented: Pit Stop Natural Deodorant with no essential oils at all. Perfect for sensitive noses, or for wearing with your own favourite scent.
Fun noteA single pomegranate can hold hundreds of seeds, each wrapped in its own juicy coat.
Find it in: Face Balm (Shea & Pomegranate) · Pit Stop Unscented 60g · Pit Stop Unscented 30g Mini
Shop Pomegranate & UnscentedScent glossary
Meet the essential oils
Every oil we use, what it smells like, and the Valor scents you’ll find it in.
Fresh & citrus
- BergamotRefreshing citrus with a soft floral edgeWoodsman, Firewood, Pomegranate
- GrapefruitJuicy, bright and energisingWategos, Peppermint & Hemp
- Lemon IronbarkCrisp, clean Aussie lemonWoodsman
- Lemon MyrtleBright, zesty native lemonWoodsman
- LimeZesty, sharp and upliftingOriginal, Pomegranate
- PeppermintCool, crisp and revitalisingWategos, Peppermint & Hemp
- Sweet OrangeSweet, sunny and cheerfulPeppermint & Hemp
Warm & spicy
- AniseedSweet and liquorice-likeOriginal, Byron Spice
- Black PepperWarm, dry and pepperyFirewood
- CardamomSpicy and refreshingFirewood, Byron Spice
- CinnamonSweet, cosy warmthOriginal Beard Tamer, Byron Spice, Workers Soap
- CloveRich and spicyOriginal, Byron Spice
- GingerSpicy warmth with a zingFirewood, Byron Spice
- NutmegWarm and nuttyByron Spice
- Sweet FennelSoft, sweet aniseed noteOriginal
Earthy & woody
- CadeSmoky, like a campfireWoodsman
- CedarwoodDry, woody and steadyingOriginal, Wategos, Woodsman, Firewood
- FrankincenseResinous, fresh and slightly citrusyOriginal, Wategos, Peppermint & Hemp, Pomegranate
- Juniper BerryCrisp, clean and pineyWoodsman
- OakmossMossy, forest-floor depthWoodsman
- PatchouliDeep, earthy and richOriginal, Byron Spice
- SandalwoodCreamy, soft and groundingFirewood, Pomegranate
- VanillaSweet, smoky warmthWoodsman
Floral & herbal
- Clary SageHerbal and balancingFirewood
- LavenderClassic, soft and relaxingPeppermint & Hemp
- NeroliDelicate orange blossomOriginal Beard Tamer
- Rose GeraniumFresh, rosy and greenOriginal Beard Tamer
- Rose OttoRich, true rosePomegranate
The base
Nourishing plant oils
Underneath every scent is a base of plant oils and butters, chosen to look after your skin.
- Argan – rich in vitamin E; softens
- Avocado – replenishing for dry skin
- Borage – helps skin feel supple
- Calendula – gentle on sensitive skin
- Castor – silky, cushioning slip
- Hemp seed – lightweight, omega-rich
- Jojoba – balancing, close to skin’s own oils
- Macadamia – luxurious and softening
- Olive – antioxidant-rich and softening
- Pomegranate seed – revitalising
- Shea butter – rich, creamy nourishment
- Vitamin E – antioxidant nourishment
Every Valor product is free from
Synthetic fragrances · Artificial colours · SLS & SLES · Parabens · Aluminium
Can’t decide? The Pit Stop Travel Trio lets you try Original, Wategos and Unscented.
