I know what smell you mean! Its really, in my opinion, a very pungent coconut smell that in my bottle is very strong. Not bad smelling just really strong. Its still very good so no worries there! I do think that because it is a naturally-derived product, no scent will be exactly alike because of this which doesn't go so much the same for heavily chemical-based products so no fears- I think its just fine and if you have any worries- just patch test it and see if you're okay.... thats the surest way to be sure!