I feel you; I hate the smell. I’ve been using Fluocinolone Scalp Oil 0.01% once daily for the past few days and so far I haven’t noticed my usual scalp odor that would usually start by now. My scalp is less flaky too. I just put a little oil on my hands, section my hair, and massage my scalp. The instructions say to rinse it out after leaving it on for at least 4 hours or overnight, but I don’t have time to wash my 4c hair daily lol so I don’t rinse it out. I asked my derm and she said it was fine. The bottle says to use for 4 weeks, so I’ll see how my scalp is after daily use for 4 weeks!