Background COVID‐19 pandemic influences a lot of aspects of human life. Particularly, hygienic habits are affected. Objectives Changes in washing and cosmetic standards during the pandemic toward the past are in the focus of our interest. Material and Methods The questionnaire study was conducted anonymously in 140 women. The examination concerned pre‐ and during‐pandemic routine hygiene activities such as hands washing, hair washing, bathing, the use of disinfectants, and use of specific type of cosmetics. Results and Discussion Compared were data before and during pandemic. Responders declared increased handwashing and taking shower after coming back home and after using local city transportation. We found also that increased use of disinfectants during COVID‐19 pandemic. In contrary to that, number of people washing their hair decreased slightly. Work documents that profile of used cosmetics was changed; increasing hand cream use and decreasing in makeup cosmetics. Nearly, half of the respondents declare that they will maintain new habits also after the pandemic has ended.

Perfumes have an integral relationship with cosmetic dermatology as they are cosmetics applied to the skin. In addition, the task of perfume is to increase the attractiveness of a person. Body odor of women has been shown to be especially attractive in the fertile days in non-user of contraception. 1,2 However, use of contraception destroy cyclic attractiveness of body odors. 1 On the other hand, it is known that body odor plays an important role in the perception of physical attractiveness and as a regulator of desire, especially around ovulation time. [2][3][4][5] The use of perfumes has been rooted in the culture of various continents for millennia. 6,7 It seems that people are often dissatisfied with their own smell and try to mask it by using perfume.Presumably, the role of perfume is to introduce a new fragrance to increase the attractiveness of the wearer.