Diary of a Smell

Reconnecting with an unfamiliar scent.

Have you ever smelled something that took you by surprise? A scent that you never smelled before, but at first whiff smells so good you just want to bathe in it, forever? Well, that smell for me is plai essential oil (Zingiber cassumunar). The scent holds a place in my soul like no other I’ve ever experienced.

Here’s the funny thing though. I didn’t grow…