As I break out my 1990s scented letter writing paper and marvel at its still strong scent, I find myself wondering:

Does anyone out there know anything about the science behind scented stationery?

Even better, do we know if it affects the long term preservation of the paper?

Boost for reach!

Good news / bad news

Good news! Dogs can be trained to sniff out many diseases, as shown years ago but hey now it's in the news again! https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/dogs-in-uk-are-first-to-be-trained-to-sniff-out-bowel-cancer-after-nailing-parkinsons-and-covid/

Bad news! Now that it's been proven to be very cheap and highly effective, it will be ignored as a useful tech, as happened with the last diseases dogs were trained to detect.

(COVID-sniffing dogs at workplaces, schools and border crossings! They could be the fluffiest of swiss cheese layers!! )

h/t @carrieberry and @edintone

I bought this glycerin #soap the other day with castor oil in it. It's kind of a pears soap wannabe(if you know pears soap). Smells very like neem oil .
In one purchase I now smell like my maternal gran. #scent #Mundane

"Sniffing, searching, naming: These actions enable us to more thoughtfully engage with our environment. The more I sniffed at bark, the more confused I became. What did pine even smell like, anyway? It was only when I stepped back that the forest came into view. Iconic and piney, certainly, but also so much more." —Katy Kelleher for Nautilus Magazine

https://nautil.us/scent-makes-a-place-1175656/

If you've watched ads lately, you may have noticed that "scent" is the new go-to marketing buzzword. From perfumes to laundry products, everything has a scent now. Scents that have spent a long-time friend to the emergency room repeatedly, and at times have made her a shut-in. Surveys estimate that over 30% of the population has some degree of scent sensitivity. Think twice before dousing everything in your life with loads of stinky chemicals.
#scent #airPollution #poison #advertising

#BloomScrolling #Flowers #scent #scented

Open Source Perfume — Cyberspace and Technology Lab

Somewhere in my house, there is a dead mouse. Either of these two jokers could tell me exactly where it is, but no. Not their problem.

#Selfcare with plants. I'm awfully exhausted right now. But there's still a plant blooming in my garden that's a friend to me. You can talk to flowers and they chatter with their scent.
Like Sweet Lady Violet:
https://www.cronenburg.net/sweet-lady-violet/

Images can stimulate scent receptors: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/05/240502141229.htm.

Absolutely drenched in the smell of cock~

Dogs Able to Sniff Out PTSD, Other Trauma, in Human Breath
https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/dogs-able-sniff-out-ptsd-other-trauma-human-breath-2024a10006ff?src=rss&icd=login_success_email_match_norm #medicine #disease #dogs #breath #scent

'Scent therapy' helps unlock memories in people with depression, trial finds
https://www.livescience.com/health/psychology/scent-therapy-helps-unlock-memories-in-people-with-depression-trial-finds #psychology #psychiatry #therapy #depression #scent #memory #smell #EmotionRegulation

People called it "Old Man Spice", but when I was single it worked 80% of the time.
Some girls absolutely hated it, but many found that it reminded them of their fathers or grandfathers, and next thing I knew, we were making out in the back booth at Denny's.
I still wear it on rare occasions just to piss people off.
#AfterShave #cologne #scent