Oil diffusers, scented candles: How smell has become so important
Musty. Dank. Sharply antiseptic. Covid-19 has left not just a trail of misery and illness, but lasting memories of its smells: of sanitisers and antibacterials, of mouldy shops left locked up for too long, of stuffy homes filled with too many people working, learning, surviving. So people everywhere have turned to fragrances to banish such memories – from warm, woody...