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Am I right to say that cologne is used primarily by men? If so, this should be mentioned in the article. 199.46.198.234 21:10, 1 September 2005 (UTC)

You are right to say the original Eau de Cologne nowadays is used by nobody, only as a souvenir. And I grew up in Cologne. 80.141.68.196 11:26, 11 January 2006 (UTC)

The Original Farina Eau de Cologne from 1709 is used both by men an women. Even if you grew up in Cologne, you probably don t know the scent of the genuine Fragrance and the customers. Johann Maria Farina XVIII.

Historically, Eau de Cologne by Farina was used by men and women. Nowadays it's probably primarily used by women. It is not a fragrance specifically composed for men. G. from Cologne —Preceding unsigned comment added by 80.135.102.107 (talk) 19:37, 27 August 2008 (UTC)

You are partially right to say so, if I understand you precisely, because "cologne" as a general term for a men's fragrance, seems to be used primarily by the Americans, and that is much dissimilar from many a European's notion of it. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 87.121.155.250 (talk) 20:54, 6 September 2011 (UTC)

Only in Wikipedia have I heard this statement about the term cologne being used primarily for men's products. This is most certainly not an American term. Perhaps it's an instruction to American department store personnel in order to high-ticket an aftershave? Ill-conceived marketing terminology and common usage in America are not the same thing. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.55.118.50 (talk) 22:58, 29 December 2013 (UTC)

The term "Cologne" is most certainly used in most English speaking countries(I'm Australian myself) to denote "Male Perfume" in general social usage. It is also used to make a strong distinction between a Male Perfume and the alternative male product of Aftershave. However, it never actually appears on the boxed product though, as "For Men" is usually used on the product label itself. Hence it's not used in modern times as "Marketing Terminology", as if it was, that word would most likely appear on the product box/label. Instead it is most definitely widely, and exclusively, used socially and colloquially. Younger people may not know this as much as older men that actually use the stuff and buy it all the time. Go to any chemist or department store and ask "I'm looking for a good cologne", and they'll immediately direct you to the Men's fragrances area. You should try it yourself one day, walk into the store and ask to see "the cologne section". Mind you, this indeed could have started as a "Marketing distinction", naturally due to "Perfume" being a feminine word in English, and ultimately inappropriate to use socially to describe a product aimed at men. Colliric (talk) 03:14, 6 February 2014 (UTC)

The article needs to mention that in the USA, the word "Cologne" is used to denote "male perfume". — Preceding unsigned comment added by Gizziiusa (talk • contribs) 08:58, 2 May 2013 (UTC)

This is not just in the USA, the word "Cologne" is generally used in English to denote "Male Perfume" in all English speaking countries. I'm Australian and we call it Cologne also. Colliric (talk) 02:58, 6 February 2014 (UTC)

The article is missing a serious number of citations from reliable sources. Do any editors have access to a reliable source stating e.g. that colognes do not have more than 5% essential oils in the admixtures.Mcelite (talk) 04:13, 24 April 2014 (UTC)