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# Zombie-Proof Colognes
This Death Scent Cologne Will Help Hide You When The Zombie Apocolypse Hits

By Eric Westcott | Published 2014-03-31 | Unique
Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/death-scent
References: [holykaw.alltop](http://holykaw.alltop.com/creating-a-death-cologne-to-survive-the-zombie-apocalypse-video?tu2=1) & [youtube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SUEjmyisz7c)

When the zombie apocalypse comes, you will want to have a bottle of [death scent cologne](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/spice-alchemist) in you survival kit. With zombies being attracted to the smell of human flesh, this cologne will have you smelling of death and decay. A spritz of this cologne will have the zombies walking right passed you as if you are another regular zombie.

This cologne is created from the [disgusting odors](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bath-body-works-summerween) of putrescine and cadaverine; both are fitting names for foul-smelling odors. With both odors produced by E. coli, the scents will be easily collected for production of the cologne.

Zombie apocalypse fanatics will jump over each other to get a whole of cases of this cologne, with the one with the most cases hoping to be one of the soul survivors of the zombies.

## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter)

- Score: 3.4/10
- Popularity: 27% | Activity: 66% | Freshness: 8%
- Audience gender: 70% men, 30% women
- Primary generations: Millennial
- Top markets: North America

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## Key Themes

### What Makes This Trend Stand Out

- **Zombie Apocalypse Preparedness:** There is a growing trend of people preparing for a zombie apocalypse, creating opportunities for businesses to provide survival kits and tools.
- **Unique Fragrances:** Consumers are seeking out unconventional and unique fragrances like death scent cologne, presenting an opportunity for the fragrance industry to create innovative and bold scents.
- **Zombie-themed Products:** The popularity of zombies in popular culture is driving the demand for zombie-themed products, allowing businesses to develop and market products catering to this niche market.

### Sectors Adopting This

- **Survival Kits:** The rise in interest in zombie apocalypse preparedness creates a disruptive innovation opportunity for survival kit manufacturers to create comprehensive and specialized kits.
- **Fragrance:** The demand for unique and unconventional fragrances, such as death scent cologne, presents a disruptive innovation opportunity for fragrance companies to explore bold and alternative scent compositions.
- **Merchandising:** The popularity of zombie-themed products opens up disruptive innovation opportunities for businesses in the merchandising industry to create and market a wide range of zombie-related products.

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