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Express News Service In the age of great technological awakening, having a good night’s sleep, ironically, has become woefully difficult. Among the many solutions, aromatherapy has shown great promise to improve the…

Candles have become an everyday luxury in recent years, with many Malaysians making it a staple piece in their households. Candle-making brands have also sprouted around Malaysia, some offering more than just scents.  For example, each…

Breaking a longstanding impasse in our understanding of olfaction, scientists at UC San Francisco (UCSF) have created the first molecular-level, 3D picture of how an odor molecule activates a human odorant receptor, a crucial step in…

Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN Business Article content ORLANDO — The Fed will not admit it yet, but it may already have won the battle against inflation. That is the signal coming loud and clear from inflation-linked bonds, which…

Every fragrance enthusiast has been there — spending hundreds of dollars on bottles of perfumes just to have them sitting on your vanity shrouded in dust. 22-year-old Christian Kwok is one of them. Having just returned from an overseas…

Hobbies are unique things — everyone has something that they enjoy doing duiring their off time, and more often than not, it’s different for everyone. The more adventurous of us might head outside for hikes or rock climbing, while the…

Mental healthcare has been a buzzword in recent years. Tapping on this trend, Jason Lee wanted to create products that support mental health, such as scents and aromas that soothe the mind. This was what led the 30-year-old to start up…

Each fortnight, Stephanie Darling gets inside the head of an industry expert or media personality. Ahead, Stephanie chats to Narciso Rodriguez, an American designer of Cuban heritage who is known as the “master of purity”. This is reflected…

In a new call for action paper published in Nature Human Behaviour, researchers from the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History in Jena, Germany, discuss the importance of scent in human history and address how and why…

Byredo’s Ben Gorham discusses his new fragrance, the links between memory and perfumes, and how he’s stayed away from the Indian cliché Byredo’s Ben Gorham discusses his new fragrance, the links between memory and perfumes, and how he’s…