The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) forbade men to use saffron. Isma'il version has: "(forbade) man to use saffron."
Sunan Abi Dawud Book 35, Hadith 21
← Previous Hadith We heard Abu Musa say: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: Allah does not accept the prayer of a man who has any khaluq (perfume composed of saffron) on his body.

Abu Dawud said: His grandfathers were Zaid and Ziyad.

Sunan Abi Dawud Book 35, Hadith 20 Next Hadith → The Prophet (ﷺ) said: The angels do not come near three: the dead body of the unbeliever, one who smears himself with khaluq, and the one who is sexually defiled except that he performs ablution.

Sunan Abi Dawud Book 35, Hadith 22