This Japanese Scenting Hack Will Trick Your Home Into Feeling Cooler — And There's One Crucial Fragrance That Makes it Work

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In the middle of this heatwave, we're all looking for small ways to make our homes feel cooler. And it turns out that there is a Japanese scenting trick that uses crisp notes to quietly help living spaces in the heat.

Think of it as decor to make a room feel cooler. "It usually sits within a centuries-old Japanese cultural tradition called ryo wo toru (涼をとる)," says Gini Lin, founder of Airy Fragrances. "This translates to 'the practice of seeking or capturing coolness' through sensory means. And the specific fragrance leading the way? Mint.