Why do we stop noticing the fragrance in our home?
You enter your home and immediately notice a familiar fragrance. After a few minutes, it becomes less noticeable. After a longer period, you may barely pay attention to it at all. Does this mean the fragrance has disappeared? Not necessarily. Sometimes it is not the scent itself that changes, but the way our brain responds to it.
Fragrance is an extraordinary part of everyday life. It can evoke memories, create an atmosphere and make a particular place instantly recognisable. At the s ...
How does a reed diffuser actually work? From liquid to fragrance in the room
A bottle filled with scented liquid and a few simple reeds. A reed diffuser looks remarkably uncomplicated, yet it can create a continuous fragrance background for a long time – without a flame, heating or electricity. How is that possible?
A reed diffuser works through a combination of physical processes. The liquid needs to travel from the bottle through the reeds, reach their exposed surface and gradually evaporate. Along with it, volatile components of the fragrance composition ar ...