smell articles Tag

The durian: 5 unusual facts about this exotic fruit

country is Thailand, but even there it is not unanimously approved! If some people love its particular taste, others are put off by its uninviting smell... For my part, when I tasted this fruit so emblematic of Southeast Asia, I was not disgusted by its smell, but I found its texture and taste ra ...

06
Dec
2022

Sweating: 5 unusual facts

their proliferation. Epilation is a good way to limit the development of bacteria and therefore bad odors. The menstrual cycle affects sweat The smell of sweat is more intense in women just before their period. This is because the so-called apocrine glands (sweat glands located in particula ...

18
Aug
2015

Kitchen garbage: 5 tips against odors

right size bags The size of your garbage bags also affects the odors that come out of them. If you use the wrong bags, your kitchen garbage can will smell even worse, whether the bag is too small or too big! So the second tip to avoid this problem is to choose bags that are the exact size of you ...

20
July
2022

Flies, moths, ants: natural solutions against insects

hing moths: • Cedarwood rings to sand regularly to reactivate their scent. • Lavender or thyme sachets to be renewed every 2 or 3 months. • Cloves, whose smell is also repulsive. • Newspaper: simply place a page under and over the clothes to keep moths away—a very economical trick! To get ...

19
June
2012

The Ceylon cinnamon tree: the tree that gives cinnamon

romatic, but this tree is cultivated for its fragrant bark, which yields cinnamon. Its flowers are greenish in colour and have a rather unpleasant smell. Its fruits are purple, club-shaped berries. The production of cinnamon Cinnamon is produced from the inner bark of the Ceylon cinnamon tree: ...

25
Mar
2015

All in the kitchen summer recipes: Cyril Lignac returns on M6.

lay and find the chef's recipes on the web. So even if you're not going on vacation in August, Cyril Lignac will bring sunshine to your plate! Recipes that smell like summer and the South It's live from the south of France that Cyril Lignac will share his summer recipes. Undoubtedly inspired by this ...

04
Aug
2023

Perfume and Personality: 5 Tips for Choosing Your Fragrance

s floral notes if you are a woman or fragrances from the fern family if you are a man. It should also be noted that perfumes from this family do not smell like ferns, but rather fresh herb notes such as sage, basil, or mint. These perfumes that give off a sense of freshness and cleanliness are also ...

16
Oct
2023

Walking Your Dog in the Forest: What Rules Should You Follow?

an ideal season for walking one's dog in the forest, it is also the time when mammals give birth and birds build their nests. With their keen sense of smell, dogs pose a threat to all species that nest on the ground. Even if your dog does not attack birds or other animals, its mere presence could ...

18
Apr
2024

Catnip: Everything You Need to Know About This Herb That Cats Love

matic plant that grows wild in rocky soils. This perennial plant, which reaches a height of 20 to 30 cm, is also nicknamed “cat mint” because of its smell. 2- What is the effect of catnip on cats? Unlike young shoots of grasses or barley that cats eat to cleanse themselves, catnip is not a type ...

31
July
2024

Filtered carafes

o the population, water must comply with values set by various decrees, including a lead content that must not be exceeded. However, the appearance, smell, or chlorinated taste of tap water leads to some consumer mistrust. Development of the bottled water market In 2003, bottled water consumption w ...

29
Jan
2007

Grasse: 3 good reasons to visit the city of perfumes

for high quality in this field. It was Molinard, a tanner from the town, who had the idea of creating scented leather gloves to remove the unpleasant smell of the material. The perfumer Molinard offered a pair to Catherine de Medici, and this product was a great success at the Court and throughout ...

15
Aug
2007

Unusual: 3 small animals that heal

te tissue regeneration. Finally, honey neutralizes the sulfurous products resulting from the decomposition of tissues and thus avoids the nauseating smell of certain advanced chronic wounds. The treatment is very simple as it is sufficient to apply a sterile honey dressing directly on the woun ...

14
Oct
2021

Thermalism: 5 things to know about post-Covid spa treatments

4- The cure offers a welcome respite Although thermal medicine is not the miracle solution for long Covid or persistent symptoms (such as loss of taste and smell, for example), the first patients who experienced post-Covid thermal cures found a welcome respite both physically and morally. As wit ...

27
Jan
2022

Covid: 5 things to know about the BA2 variant

this sub-variant. The symptoms it causes are comparable to those of the Omicron variant, most often respiratory symptoms and less loss of taste and smell than at the beginning of the outbreak. The main symptoms reported by patients are: - severe fatigue - muscle aches and pains ...

31
Mar
2022

Gym session at the beach: 5 easy exercises

e of all the sensations that come to you : - perceive all the sounds around you - enjoy the feel of the sun and/or wind on your skin - smell all the odors that reach your nostrils, without trying to identify them precisely. For about 5 minutes, enjoy feeling, without judging or int ...

29
July
2022

Salvia microphylla: 5 questions about small leaf sage

hrub with upright branches 80 cm to 1.20 m tall. As its name indicates, this plant has small oval dark green leaves that give off a characteristic smell of sage when crumpled. Its foliage is persistent. 2- When does it bloom? The main interest of the small-leaf sage lies in its colorful bloom ...

31
Aug
2022

Jamy's World: a tantalizing issue on the great adventure of taste

since it uses all our other senses.' You will indeed discover during the program that our gustatory system mobilizes not only our taste buds and our sense of smell but also our sight, hearing and memory! The reasons for our likes and dislikes Have you ever wondered why some people love Hawaiian ...

11
Oct
2022

Quitting smoking after 50: is it worth it?

bstructive pulmonary disease - be able to return to sports more easily - be sick less often in winter - regain your sense of taste and smell after a few weeks and thus regain the pleasure of eating and cooking good food - regain a beautiful skin - be proud of yourself, of ha ...

22
Nov
2022

Exotic flora: 3 emblematic flowers of Malaysia

ilos! Its flowering is very rare. To witness this phenomenon is therefore a privilege that is not without inconvenience, as the flower gives off a smell of decaying flesh... 3- The orchid: a souvenir to bring back The last of Malaysia's 3 iconic flowers is of course the orchid. Among the 15,0 ...

23
Nov
2022

Fridge and freezer: what to do in case of power failure?

ly. If there is any doubt, don't hesitate to throw out the food at risk. In the freezer, you can't tell if foods are unsafe by their appearance or smell. Remember that never refreeze food that has been thawed. If you find that products are completely thawed, you can cook them and eat them safe ...

21
Dec
2022