Olfactory Fact #109: Clean Scents Make You Nicer
November 4, 2009
A recent study at Brigham Young University’s Marriott School of Management demonstrated that exposure to a “clean” odor - in this case, citrus-scented Windex - caused participants to behave more fairly and charitably than those sniffing unscented air.
Olfactory Fact #108: Heavy Odors are Earthy
October 21, 2009
Some odor molecules are heavier than air and can only be detected at ground level.
Olfactory Fact #711: Las Vegas has Common Scents!
October 7, 2009
Leading Las Vegas business executives tapped the Scent Marketing Institute to develop the first-ever municipal signature fragrance - the Scent Of Las Vegas - which will be unveiled at next month’s ScentWorld Conference & Expo 2009.
Olfactory Fact #161: Litter Boxes and Shoe Boxes are Close Cousins
September 24, 2009
The almost-universally offensive stench of cat urine is caused by the same volatile sulfur compounds produced by the bacteria that colonize sweaty human feet.
Olfactory Fact #71: Just a Few Noses Have Never Smelled Roses
September 15, 2009
Congenital anosmia is listed as a “rare disease” by the Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), meaning that fewer than 200,000 people in the United States are born without a sense of smell.
Olfactory Fact #21: Your Taste is in Your Nose
August 4, 2009
When The Food Network’s popular Food Detectives blindfolded and nose-clipped a four-man panel of tasters, the subjects were unable to distinguish between the flavors of peach and mango, coconut and cherry jelly beans, or apple and raw potato.
Olfactory Fact #115: The Right Cologne Lures the Right Kind of Woman
July 15, 2009
Studies show that high-maintenance women are partial to the smell of leather (which conjures images of high fashion and money) while more down-to-earth types tend to prefer sweet citrus scents.
Olfactory Fact #65: Women Love Paternal In-Stinks
June 16, 2009
A man with an eye for a particular woman can hook her through the nose by sniffing out the cologne her father wears. Women are subconsciously drawn to men who smell like dear old Dad.
Olfactory Fact #82: Noses Work 100-X Harder than Eyes
May 29, 2009
The human nose has about 350 to 400 different kinds of functional receptors, compared with just 4 types of receptors in the eyes.
Olfactory Fact #142: Mama Sheep that Can’t Smell Can’t Tell
May 29, 2009
When a 2009 study at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine blocked the olfactory pathway of mama sheep, the confused ewes were unable to form selective bonds and indiscriminately adopted the lambs of other mothers as readily as their own.
