"He had enough perfume left to enslave the whole world if he so chose. He could walk to Versailles and have the king kiss his feet." Perfume: The story of a murderer (Photo: Wikipedia) Patrick Süskind’s 1986 novel Perfume: The Story of a Murderer, originally published in German, recounts the tale of Jean-Baptiste Grenouille, a […]
In perfume industry »a bottle is worth a thousand sniffs.« Perfume bottle (Photo: Unsplash) "The bottle attracts the consumers' eye and sells the image – it is the door to the fragrance inside." It's true that once you peel away the layers of mystery and artistry, perfume bottles serve a pretty basic function. Yes, they're […]
Mother's Day is a celebration honoring the mother of the family, as well as motherhood, maternal bonds, and the influence of mothers in society. It is a celebration of all the hard-working mothers, their sacrifice and their unconditional love. However all of their hard work being appreciated on this special day, we think it is […]
The mother-baby bond and memories that develop through the human sense of smell are amazing. And a baby's sense of smell is highly sensitive from day one, because babies use it to help them understand their world. However, public is bombarded with chemically fragranced products every day. So can using a fragrance near your child […]
Fragrances are such a prominent part of our lives and pleasant smells can have many beneficial health effects. The holistic field of aromatherapy is dedicated to using pleasant scents to enhance health. But what about the negative side effects of certain scents, even the pleasant ones? Can they be unhealthy? Headache (Photo: Pexels) There are […]
Your sense of smell - much like your sense of taste - is part of your chemosensory system, or the chemical senses. People can smell many, probably thousands of different odors. But how? Smell reception (Photo: Unsplash) "Molecules do not have to go all the way to the lungs in order to be smelled, it's […]
