Smell is interesting. Kind of chemically but I can't put my finger on it. I get the iodine, but not bandaids. It does not taste like it smells. It isn't bad. Leather or shoe polish. Something kind of sweet in there... like how dried apricots feel. Very powerful taste. Lots Goin on. Salty like oyster juice. It lingers with you... For a long time... Still there...