The Fifth Sense in the News Archives

Life is dangerous in Iraq but who knew that wearing perfume could provoke security issues? Although the following article does not address the problem of the health hazards that certain perfumes and cosmetics containing trace amounts of explosives could potentially...

WASHINGTON - Consumers should stop using Zicam Cold Remedy nasal gel and related products because they can permanently damage the sense of smell, federal health regulators said. The over-the-counter products contain zinc, an ingredient scientists say may damage nerves...

Perfume and food overlap more often than not. In this case another bridge was thrown by British mixologist Tony Conigliaro between the No.5 and a refreshing beverage. It took him 2 years to develop the cocktail called No5 Champagne Cocktail...

There is a lovely article in the Philadelphia Enquirer about ancient roses found in the garden of Wyck House in Germantown. The house and its garden are filled with history having harbored 9 generations of the same family since the...

Noses and Ears Etc: Two Profile, One Nose & Turban by John BaldessariAs previously announced, a modern form of olfactory spectacle is being developed with the upcoming Scent Opera Green Aria. There have already been various types of smell-o-visions, numerous...

A Russian businessman wants to put some glamor back into the Yukos name which has become synonymous with financial scandal. What better idea but to establish it as a perfume trademark and use the anticipated perfume as a political vote...

Aspen Green Persian by Dale ChihulyPerfumer Christophe Laudamiel, who has left major fragrance company IFF to become an independent consultant and dedicate his time to the pursuit of fragrance as art is co-signing a sound-and-smell opus called a "scent opera"...

Interesting concept. You can now create your own olfactory bubble while away from home. A booking site for hotel rooms proposes a service that allows customers to travel with a bottled scent of their most familiar surroundings. It can involve...

Astronaut Michael Fincke on March 10, courtesy of Nasa via APA new olfactory frontier lies in capturing the scents of outer space. If fragrance has always thrived on the lure of mystery and half-unveiled truths, galactic scents will be one...

A releatively well-preserved perfume flacon of woman pharaoh Hatshepsut underwent initial analysis and could become the basis of the reconstitution of a liquid fragrance,"Hatshepsut's perfume is also presumably a demonstration of her power. "We think it probable that one constituent...

An interesting early advertising American label for an Eau de Cologne from Boston dating from the 1870s depicting a duel between Ja'ques and Farina, both makers of the wonderful Eau de CologneAs 2009 marks the 300th anniversary of the Eau...

A Grotesque Old Woman by Quentin Metsys According to Datamonitor, the seniors represent the next segment of the market to be conquered, especially where fragrances are concerned, as they reportedly develop a body odor that signals their age and...

A fragrance panel hosted by The Fragrance Foundation addressed the issue of evolving consumers' spending patterns on perfume products,"When it comes to fragrance, something doesn't smell quite right to shoppers these days. The scents are enticing, yes, but the thought...

A humorous-sounding scientific finding which comes across as the olfactory equivalent of "Women are from Venus and Men are from Mars" reveals that each sex emits different scents in the armpit region when it is subjected to bacteria action......

 George Dodd answers the fundamental question of how best to reproduce your genes on the occasion of upcoming Valentine's Day 2009. Yes, I know, not very romantic-sounding, but that's what it is all about really, at a certain level of...