Hawaii, islands of enchantment and natural beauty. It is also the location of the largest mountain on earth when measured from base to peak: Mauna Kea. And perhaps more interesting, Hawaii is also home to Kilauea, an active volcano, and a prime tourist destination. In between eruptions (the most recent in September of 2024} the volcano regularly dispenses a noxious blend of sulfur dioxide (match stick) and hydrogen dioxide (rotten eggs) from its \u201cdigestive tract.\u201d Step near and the nose hairs in your nostrils will curl.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This gaseous blend is a \u201ctell\u201d that the volcano is ready to blow. Turn back the pages of the calendar to 79 CE and eavesdrop on what\u2019s happening in Pompeii\u2019s forum. A small group of citizens gathered and schmoozed amiably, when the conversation was interrupted, \u201cOK, who cut one?\u201d Oh, yes dear Romans, time to pack your belongings!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It\u2019s not different today.\u00a0 Step into a crowded wood-panel lined elevator in Saks Fifth Avenue when Margery Thompson-Allen squeezes in. After the door shuts and the elevator begins its ascent the effects of her lunch, which included a Cosmo, a fried pork schnitzel and side of garbanzo beans & broccoli in a cheese sauce, finally kicks in.\u00a0 Aren\u2019t you lucky!\u00a0 \u00a0Sharing a packed elevator with a human Vesuvius! Perhaps it is a revelation that ladies, and even ladies who dwell on the Upper East Side, can produce world class farts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Maybe it was being trapped in an elevator inches from \u201cground zero\u201d that prompted a chemist from Pfizer to see if there was a remedy that could be created. It probably took a bit of time before the idea of taking on the fart<\/em>, as it was known in the early days, to gain traction. But it did within the R&D team at Preparation H (owned by Pfizer). The suppository section sought help from Europe\u2019s preeminent perfume house, Givaudan in Vernier, Switzerland to help devise a masking scent that could be employed in suppositories to overcome the hydrogen dioxide (rotten eggs) scent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n After several test trials with the Yankee Candle Company, \u201cScent Solutions\u201d is ready for a full product roll-out. The Floor Manager at Yankee Candle\u2019s flagship location in Deerfield, MA has noted the early success of the suppositories available in their most popular fragrances: Balsam & Cedar, Sage & Citrus and Bahama Breeze. Their in-store signage features an image of a pine forest and text, \u201cBreak Wind with Confidence. The Perfect Stocking Stuffer!\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n BREAKING NEWS: Preparation H is in negotiation with Nina Ricci to add \u201cL\u2019Air du Temps\u201d to the Scent Solutions fragrance line. Won\u2019t Mrs. Thompson-Allen be a happy camper!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Hawaii, islands of enchantment and natural beauty. It is also the location of the largest mountain on earth when measured from base to peak: Mauna Kea. And perhaps more interesting, Hawaii is also home to Kilauea, an active volcano, and … Continue reading