Comments on: No one craves scentlessness

By: Mike in Boston

Mike in Boston — Sun, 18 Apr 2021 20:21:36 +0000

“Riiiight. Febreeze stinks enough I gag when I get a good whiff of it.”

Isn’t the logical interpretation that the active ingredient in Febreze, HPBCD, has no odor, but that P&G added the perfumes which you smell?

By: TRX

TRX — Sun, 18 Apr 2021 14:23:32 +0000

I think a lot of them are so accomodated to the standard “marketing signals” they’re suckers for almost anything.

They’re not selling soap and cigarettes now; they’ve moved on to selling politics, ecology, and “diversity.”

By: Jim

Jim — Sun, 18 Apr 2021 00:23:16 +0000

And people think that marketing doesn’t work…

By: Bruce

Bruce — Sat, 17 Apr 2021 04:47:17 +0000

In Niven and Barnes' Dream Park, the MacGuffin is "neutral scent," an aerosoluble (screw, it's a word now) liquid that can change your subconscious mind. I bet this HBPCD would make a good carrier for any number of chemicals that change your subconscious mind.

By: TRX

TRX — Fri, 16 Apr 2021 23:33:50 +0000

“no odor at all”

Riiiight. Febreeze stinks enough I gag when I get a good whiff of it.

Next up: perfumes that smell like insecticide, strong enough to ruin a meal from four tables away.

Special guest star: “nobody can tell” artificial sweeteners in not-diet drinks, that taste like licking a 9-volt battery, because the stuff is cheaper than corn syrup, probably.