What's that smell? | June Newsletter

Where are the smelling salts? Also known as ammonia inhalants or spirit of hartshorn, smelling salts are chemical compounds used for arousing consciousness. The usual active ingredient is ammonium carbonate, a colorless-to-white crystalline solid. Modern smelling salts also may contain products to perfume the ammonia, such as lavender or eucalyptus oil. 

Historically, smelling salts were used on people feeling faint or who had fainted. They also are used by athletes, particularly boxers who have been dazed or knocked unconscious to restore consciousness and mental alertness. These have now been banned in most bouts. They also are used as stimulants in competitions, such as powerlifting, strong man, football and ice hockey.

Question: What smells like dirt? Answer: A classroom of elementary students after recess. No problem! Smart teachers keep a spray bottle of Odor Universe in a desk drawer and spritz a few sprays around the classroom. It doesn't take much, but it can make everybody's day sweeter!  

Word of the Month: Nosegay – a small flower bouquet, typically given as a gift. The term nosegay arose in fifteenth-century Middle English as a combination of nose and gay (the latter then meaning "ornament"). So a nosegay was an ornament that appeals to the nose or nostril.

The Top Ten Best Smells in the World: The voted top ten best smells are (10) rain, (9) popcorn, (8) campfires, (7) melting chocolate, (6) barbecue, (5) freshly-cut grass, (4) vanilla, (3) bacon frying in the morning, (2) fresh air and (1) a spritz of Odor Universe, just to freshen your space, the bathroom or a freshly-made bed in the morning – or a bed that's just been turned down in the evening.

Remember Smell-O-Vision? Ardent moviegoers may know that Smell-O-Vision was a system that released odor during a movie so the viewer could "smell" what was happening in the film. The technique was created by Hans Laube and made its only appearance in the 1960 film Scent of Mystery, produced by Mike Todd, Jr., son of film producer Mike Todd (Liz Taylor's hubby). The process injected 30 odors into a movie theater's seats when triggered by the film's soundtrack. Yep, the '60s were weird!

The use of scents with film dates back to 1906 -- before the introduction of sound -- when Samuel Roxy Rothafel of the Family Theatre in Forest City, Pennsylvania, placed a wad of cotton wool that had been soaked in rose oil in front of an electric fan during a newsreel about the Rose Bowl Game. 

In 1929, during the showing of The Broadway Melody, a New York City theater sprayed perfume from the ceiling. Arthur Mayer installed an in-theater smell system in Paramount's Rialto Theater on Broadway in 1933, which delivered odors during a film. However, it would take over an hour to clear the scents from the theater, and some smells would linger for days afterward. Further attempts with releasing scents timed to key points in a film happened at a Detroit, Michigan theater with The Sea Hawk and Boom Town.

In the Nursery: Even that precious bundle of joy has his/her days...those days when you walk into the nursery and are overcome with "that smell." No worries! Odor Universe can neutralize (and not just cover up) those monster odors -- a mix of spit-up, urine, feces and sour milk. Yes, your little one is precious...but he/she can be lovable up close when you use Odor Universe!

What To Do About Mildew: It happens even in the best families...bathroom towels, dance bags, gym shoes, swim suits and beach towels. Anything that gets wet and doesn't dry before they're put away. Add a cup of Odor Universe to your washer. Soak if you wish. Then, fresh out of the dryer, your smelly, mildewed articles will smell minty fresh and ready for active duty. 

Want to know more? Find out about the growing family of Odor Universe products, order online and change the lives of everyone living under your roof, visiting your B&B and your welcomed guests. Use Odor Universe any time your sense of smell sounds the alarm. It's the most effective organic odor neutralizer on the planet. It's also pet- and environmentally friendly. Enjoy a sweeter world!