Now scientists have identified a highly potent odour molecule that appears to be a trigger for the sense of disgust experienced by many of those with parosmia. The molecule, called 2-furanmethanethiol, found in coffee, was described by those with a normal sense of smell as being coffee- or popcorn-like, but those with parosmia typically described its scent as disgusting, repulsive or dirty.
— Read more in Scientists identify ‘trigger molecule’ for Covid-related changes to smell at The Guardian.
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British niche line Ormonde Jayne has launched Gold Elixir, a new limited edition fragrance. Late last year, the brand introduced Ombres Intensivo. Both scents were developed as Fortnum & Mason exclusives…
British niche line Ormonde Jayne has launched Babylonia, a new fragrance in the La Route de Soie collection (see Byzance, Damask, Levant, Tanger, Indus, Xandria and Xi’an)…
It’s Hump Day, Towel Day (for interstellar hitchhikers) and Geek Pride Day. Literary birthdays: Ralph Waldo Emerson, Raymond Carver, W. P. Kinsella, Jamaica Kincaid. What fragrance are you wearing?
So part 1 of my summer plan was biking, and part 2, in case it wasn’t clear, was listening to lots of Bob Dylan. Part 3 is getting up to my sister’s lake house, and then getting out on the lake on a paddle board and/or kayak. (I have posted pictures of kayaks and paddle boards here before, probably more than once.) The perfect scent for paddle boarding at the lake is Cutter Lemon Eucalyptus, but today I’m in the even nicer smelling Carthusia Mediterraneo.
Reminder: 5/27 is the start of Memorial Day weekend in the US…