Not So Common Scents

Oakland, United States

4.7

3 reviews

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By Appointment Only

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Telephone:
+1 510-337-4751
Website:
www.not-socommonscents.com
Address:
515 9th St, Oakland, CA, 94607
b/t Washington St & Clay St
Old Oakland
Nearby public transportation stops & stations:
0.2 mi13th Street
0.2 miOakland City Center - 12th Street
0.3 miCity Center
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Accepts Credit Cards
Yes
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Wheelchair Accessible
Yes
By Appointment Only
Yes

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Local time (Oakland) 9:15 AM Tuesday, June 24, 2025

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Description

Specialties

Our motto is, «Inspiring the Mind, Body & Soul thru Afrocentricity.» We carry products with an Afrikan centered foundation. This includes Body Care, Aromatherapy, Jewelry, Art, Books & Videos, as well as haircare products & clothes.

Help us help you, return to the past, in order to move forward.

History

Established in 1997.

Inspired by a volunteer stint in Afrika, i vowed to hold on to the «Afrikan lifestyle,» when i returned back to the U.S. I quit my job in the criminal justice system and ventured off to find my own path. Still adhering to the simple things in life bring us the most joy, the valuable lesson i learned in the village, i wanted to make a living supporting the philosophy i dedicated my life to. In the process, i wanted to inspire others to do the same based on the lessons i learned in the village. It was important for me not just to talk the talk, but walk the walk. With this, Not-​So Common Scents was established.

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3 reviews of Not So Common Scents

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Place rating: 5
San Leandro, CA
Been doing business with Not So Common Scent on and off for years. When ever you need the last essentail oil, freshly made incense. or a good book to read about US. Check out Not So Common Scents!
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Place rating: 5
Oakland, CA
Their Milk Bath is awesome. It is a powder that contains peppermint, lavender, and other uplifting goodies. It is a great soak and lasts a long time. They take $ 2 off if you bring the bottle back!
Place rating: 4
Washington, DC
This was a delightful little hidden treasure I discovered while wandering the streets of downtown Oakland. Located right across the street from Swan’s, Not So Common Scents has wonderful holistic health and beauty items for sale downstairs and a lounge-​like Afrocentric inspired bookstore upstairs. The highlight of the store is their sale of bath salts that you can scent to your liking. For only $ 6 you can get a 16 oz jar of plain bath salts and for no additional cost scent them with a large selection of scented oils. The oils range from Spiritual to Tupac. There is also a luscious milk bath sold in various sizes as well as black seed oil. This is a deal compared to the lady across the street who has her salts pre-​scented and sells them for $ 6.00 a scoop. The girl working behind the counter was very helpful and friendly. She told me that they’ve been open for about a month or so. I’m glad that I took the time to wander over there.