Gender and Unisex Fragrance: The movement towards tolerance. March 9, 2022Finally, to return to my original question, “So dear flower, are you a boy rose or a girl rose?” The rose tells us that like many flowering plants, roses have...
Letters from the Bureau of Scent and Recollection: Longevity March 2, 2022Natural perfumes also share this performance quality. Although some synthetic perfumes evolve to the “drydown” or base notes most lack the depth and nuance found in natural perfumes. And like...
The Harrowing reasons behind Enslaved Herbal Healer's Popularity February 22, 2022Just as allopathic (Western medicine) treatment is expensive today, it was expensive in the past. There are more harrowing reason reasons why enslaved people resisted formally trained doctors (Savitt, 2005).
The Hidden Depths of Vanilla October 21, 2021One of my friends often says, “Vanilla is the finest of the flavors.” There are very few people who dislike vanilla (vanilla planifolia). We find it in many products that...
The Little Dictator's Love Affair with Rosemary October 7, 2021I have an idea of why this picture of my daughter reminds me of Napoleon Bonaparte, but it cracks me up at the same time it reminds me of the...
That Familiar Scent: How We Map Scent in Our Unconscious and Can Use This to Reduce Stress September 17, 2021When my eight-year daughter opened our back door, we could both smell the sweet concord grapes. We both took in a deep breath enjoying the aroma. My daughter said, “When I...