How Birth Control Can Affect Your Sense of Smell and Attraction
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Your sense of smell is more powerful than you might think. It influences everything from the way you experience food to how you connect with others. Science has shown that hormonal birth control can subtly alter the way we perceive scents, including pheromones that play a role in attraction. For fragrance lovers, understanding this connection [...]
The Difference Between a Chemist and a Perfumer
When you pick up a fragrance, you’re holding the result of both science and imagination. But who makes that magic happen? Many assume a chemist and a perfumer are the same when, in truth, they play very different yet equally essential roles in the creation of a scent.
The Fragrance Industry's "Made-Up" Scents and How They Became Iconic
The world of fragrance is often filled with mysterious and alluring scents that transport us to distant memories, places, and emotions. But what if I told you that some of these iconic "notes" or scents don’t actually exist in nature? That’s right—certain notes in your favorite perfumes are entirely constructed by the fragrance industry, assigned [...]
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