The phantom smell I get from time to time smells like skunk. This is not new, it has happened for decades. I can go years without experiencing it but now it's back and happening daily. I have heard phantom smells can be tied to deoderant, which because of the summer heat I started using regularly, so I discontinued it a few weeks ago. I think I'm experiencing this phenomenon less frequently. Has anyone else tied it to deoderant? I use an aluminum free deoderant because of my aluminum allergy, yet years ago I didn't and I had these experiences.