Well, I have to say that smell doesn't come up too often which is what the OP is asking about so he probably isn't going to find much help from the other lube threads. It can be a problem for many people who are sensitive to smells. My bike riding neighbor uses Dumonde Tech which has kind of a rancid Blue Cheese smell to it which almost got him in trouble with the landlord who thought he had a mold problem. Agree with Gunga Dan that most of the wax type lubes I've used over the years seem to have little or no residual smell.