perfume
Chemists have developed a beer-derived perfume; can it work even better than pheromones?
Make room on your perfume shelf for a new product!
Chemists in Seattle (natch) have developed a green byproduct of the beer brewing process, a personal scent created from the sludge that is created during beer making. The line, called Eos, is a carbon-neutral perfume product with versions for both women and men. The Scent of Attraction
This is not the first time developers have gone off the traditional scent menu. Last year Burger, King debuted a perfume called FLAME, said to be the intersection "where fire meets desire." Their pitch? "The Whopper sandwich is America's favorite burger. Flame … Read More
When fantasies offend, smoking pot and testicular cancer and librarian perfume.
Love Bytes: three must-click sex, dating and relationship links.
What do you do when you tell him you want to talk honestly about your fantasies but when he spills guts you're upset or offended? [DearSugar]
Smoking marijuana increases the chances of testicular cancer. Bummer for him... twice as much pot for you! [Asylum]
This Valentine's Day woo him with the scent of old books. [Buzzfeed]
Sex-specific scents and the attractive power of smell.
If you've ever smelled your man and thought, "Baby, I'd love to eat you on a cracker," science can explain.
In a recent study, Swiss researchers took sweat samples from men and women's armpits, mixed them with the enzymes from bacteria normally found there and discovered that men smell like cheese and women smell like grapefruits or onions. That's right: grapefruit or onion. So, if your man's ever been tempted to sprinkle sugar on you in the morning or sauté you in olive oil for taco night, there you have it.
Breakup tips to help you get over a split without eating, drinking, shopping or sleeping around.
Ice cream, alcohol, meaningless hookups: the go-to antidotes for a bad breakup are often about distraction rather than relief. What's more, they tend to injure more than assuage, as if the breakup itself didn't cause enough pain.
Here, we've identified 10 healthy ways to deal with getting dumped that don't include booze, food or flings:
1. Buy the Dumped! Fun and Games Activity Book, which offers such whimsical games as "I Cried to Smell Few (I Tried to Tell You)." Help broken-hearted "Sam" decipher what his friends have been telling him about his now … Read More
Certain scents can turn men on—and we’ve got the science to prove it.
What trait do these fragrances share? According to researchers at Chicago’s Smell & Taste Treatment and Research Foundation, they all put men in the mood. In a recent study, men aged 18 to 64 sniffed 30 different scents while scientists measured fluctuations in blood flow to their nethers. While all the aromas (including peppermint, chocolate, pink grapefruit, and florals) enhanced arousal, orange, vanilla, musk, and lavender got the biggest rise out of the guys. Researchers believe these smells increase the production of alpha brain waves, associated with a more relaxed state. According to study author Alan Hirsch, MD, reduced anxiety … Read More