Friday, March 15, 2024

breathe deep

 
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Have you noticed the distinct 

smell of a forest?


Many of the terpenes and terpenoids 

emitted by conifers

give off a lovely scent and 

are 

good for our health.



But, aside from the scents of the forest:


A study done by Yale University had 200

people identify 80 aromas

and these are the twenty most recognizable smells.

Some smell good, some, not so much.



coffee

peanut butter

Vicks VapoRub

chocolate

wintergreen oil

baby powder

cigarette butts

mothballs

dry cat food

beer

ivory bar soap

juicy fruit gum

orange

cinnamon

lemon

tuna

banana

crayons

cheese

bleach


Source: Crayola



**'A Path of Least Resistance' 18x24" oil pastel; Kathleen Faulkner