When I think of childhood smells I think of A & D ointment, baby powder and animal crackers…I recently realized that when my son looks back on childhood aromas he will have a totally different olfactory recall…his world is filled with natural and organic products at every turn. 

His soap, shampoo and bubble bath are California Baby and smell of lavender and roman chamomile and his high chair cleaner, the stuff I mop the floors with and glass cleaner are all from BabyGanics and you guessed it they smell like lavender too. I don’t think of this is as a negative thing – just something curious to ponder. I once knew a man whose mother always smelled like lilacs and to him the smell always felt like home and motherhood and safety – will lavender remind my someday adult male of clean toilet bowls and a freshly mopped floor? Just something to consider.