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MakingScents

Can fragrance change lives?

A new cartoon video series called "Making Scents" produced by IFRA (the International Fragrance Association North America) simplifies how fragrances are made and tested for safety. The narrator gushes toward the end about the value of fragrances and suggests that they may even change lives. What do you think? Did your perfume or shampoo land you a marriage proposal or three? Here at The Daily Smell, we'd love to hear how fragrance has … [Read More...]

Noteable Articles

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Fragrance makes nightclubbers party harder

Music and lights are the typical mood modifiers found in nightclubs, but … [Read More...]

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Aromatic map of stinkiest block in NYC

What's that stink? is the question that writer Molly Young asks of two olfactory … [Read More...]

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Do scented candles cause harm?

Are scented candles harmful? A recent study suggests that cheaper candles made … [Read More...]

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Dogs sniff differences in identical twins

When parents and DNA tests can't tell twins apart, a highly trained German … [Read More...]

Science

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Smell-O-Vision coming to TV and gaming

Scented entertainment has been a dream for decades, and formally flopped in 1960 with the release in movie theaters of AromaRama and … [Read More...]

Policy

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Portland now first US city to voluntarily ban fragrance

The city council of Portland, OR,on February 24  passed a fragrance-free policy that discourages public workers from wearing scented … [Read More...]

Riffs

Twenty years of students' feet on a blue carpet smells like caramel made with goat milk

Twenty year old blue carpet

I walked into a university classroom about five minutes early for a public lecture. I found a seat in the back and plunked down into a … [Read More...]