Selected
Editor’s picks
Why Your Aromatherapy Shower Deserves More Than a Steamer
Why Your Aromatherapy Shower Deserves More Than a Steamer The 90-Second Truth About Shower Steamers Most wellness enthusiasts searching for an aromatherapy shower end...
Read story
The Perfect Night-Time Shower Aromatherapy Ritual for Better Sleep
Turn your evening shower into a five-minute reset. With warm water, calming scent and SmartHalo breathing, this night-time ritual helps wash the day away and ease you into deeper rest
Read story
What is guided breathing and why is it the best kept shower secret?
Guided breathing might be one of the simplest ways to support your focus, calm and emotional clarity. When you practise it in the shower and combine it with aromatherapy, it becomes a ritual you look forward to every day.
Read story
Essential Oils vs Perfume: Benefits, Stress Relief & Digital Aromatherapy
Is your favorite perfume actually helping you relax, or just masking stress? We dive into the molecular differences between synthetic fragrances and pure essential oils, and how ScentXpresso turns these natural benefits into a measurable digital aromatherapy routine.
Read storyNews and Insights
All stories
Browse all articles and updates
Are essential oils safe for pets?
Are essential oils safe for pets? It depends on how they’re used. This guide breaks down the key factors that affect exposure, from concentration and duration to ventilation and consistency.
Read story
Essential Oils vs Synthetic Scents: What Actually Makes the Difference
Most people assume all scents work the same way. In reality, the difference between essential oils and synthetic fragrances is not just what they smell like, but how they behave, especially in environments like the shower.
Read story
Best Essential Oils for Stress Relief and Relaxation
Learn how to use essential oils for relaxation, including the best scents, when to use them, and how to build a simple, repeatable routine that fits into your day.
Read story
How to use Sweet Orange Essential Oil in the shower
Sweet orange essential oil is bright, light and instantly uplifting. Discover how this citrus favourite can reset your mood throughout the day and why it works especially well in the shower.
Read story
How to use Lavender essential oil in the shower
Learn how lavender essential oil works in the shower, including its scent profile, calming compounds, and role in evening relaxation routines.
Read story
How to Use Eucalyptus Essential Oil in the Shower
Discover how to use eucalyptus essential oil in the shower, why steam enhances its fresh scent, and how to create a simple daily reset.
Read story
The best essential oils to use in the shower
Discover how shower aromatherapy works, why steam enhances essential oils, and the best scents to transform your daily routine.
Read story
Can you use essential oils in the shower?
Learn how to use essential oils in the shower and why steam makes aromatherapy more powerful. Discover the most common methods and how to create a consistent ritual.
Read story
International Women’s Day: A Founder’s Reflection on Opportunity and Fairness
A personal reflection on opportunity, fairness, and the quiet mental load many women carry in modern life.
Read story
The 10-Minute Lavender Shower Routine That Helps You Sleep
Discover how a simple 10-minute lavender aromatherapy shower routine can calm the nervous system and become part of a powerful sleep routine for deeper, more restful rest.
Read story
The Engineering behind a better shower
When people hear the word engineering, they usually think about bridges, aeroplanes or rockets. Massive projects that reach space or the bottom of the...
Read story
How to Use Essential Oils in the Shower (Why They Don’t Last and What Works)
Essential oils in the shower often don’t last the way you expect. Here’s why most methods fall short, and how to make the experience consistent.
Read story
How to: build a consistent self care routine in 5 minutes a day with shower aromatherapy
It’s February. If you’re anything like me, the new year new me routine fell by the wayside about two weeks ago. Cold hard reality...
Read story
The Best Ways to Use Essential Oils in the Shower
People are looking for natural ways to unwind, reset and prepare for the day, and the shower is one of the few places where...
Read story
The Perfect Night-Time Shower Aromatherapy Ritual for Better Sleep
Turn your evening shower into a five-minute reset. With warm water, calming scent and SmartHalo breathing, this night-time ritual helps wash the day away and ease you into deeper rest
Read story
The 5-Minute Morning Shower Routine for Focus: Why Aromatherapy Before Work is Your Secret Weapon
Is your morning shower just a chore, or a high-performance ritual? Discover the science-backed 5-minute routine to eliminate pre-work stress and boost mental clarity. From the precision of a smart aromatherapy device to the calming power of SmartHalo™ guided breathing, learn how to cognitively prime your brain for a focused workday before you even step out of the bathroom.
Read story
Why Your Aromatherapy Shower Deserves More Than a Steamer
Why Your Aromatherapy Shower Deserves More Than a Steamer The 90-Second Truth About Shower Steamers Most wellness enthusiasts searching for an aromatherapy shower end...
Read story
What is guided breathing and why is it the best kept shower secret?
Guided breathing might be one of the simplest ways to support your focus, calm and emotional clarity. When you practise it in the shower and combine it with aromatherapy, it becomes a ritual you look forward to every day.
Read story
I Thought I Was Relaxed. My HRV Disagreed.
Years of high performance trained my nervous system to stay alert. I used HRV data to prove it—and used that data to build the ultimate shower routine for focus. Here is what I learned.
Read story
Why I prefer you to a billionaire
Why choose a billionaire over a customer? At ScentXpresso, our journey from Kickstarter to mass production is driven by real people seeking a moment of sanctuary. Discover why we prioritized your morning routine over an investor's pitch deck.
Read story
How can we help the body slow down without adding more cognitive load?
From the beginning, we committed to being one of the first wellness devices to help connect mental health with measurable physiological signals, rather than keeping wellbeing purely abstract or subjective.
Read story
Blue Monday - The bigfoot of wellness?
Is "Blue Monday" a scientific fact or just a clever marketing myth? We dive into the urban legends of wellness and explain how a repeatable morning shower routine for focus can help you reset every day of the year.
Read story
Our journey: from Prototype to Shower diffuser.
Go behind the scenes of ScentXpresso. See how we engineered the FreshFusion™ tech and SmartHalo™ light to create the ultimate aromatherapy shower for stress relief and morning focus.
Read story
ScentXpresso Scent Challenge LIVE
Next week we are going on the road with our ScentXpresso scent challenge! Our goal is to bring a moment of scent based serenity to the hustle and bustle of Londons Christmas shoppers. A warming burst of sweet orange to combat the chill.
Read story
Sleep Quality vs. Quantity: Why You’re Still Tired After 8 Hours
Is your body still carrying stress while you sleep? Wen Nivala, PhD, shares her personal recovery data using HRV and ANS signals to prove why sleep quality matters more than quantity—and how evening routines impact your nervous system's ability to truly restore.
Read story
We All Leave an Impression: My Mission with ScentXpresso
What kind of impression will you leave on the world? ScentXpresso founder Daniel Hartshorn shares his personal mission to make daily mindfulness and sensory joy accessible through smart shower aromatherapy.
Read story
3D Printing Sucks? Not for Sustainable Product Design
Is 3D printing the future of sustainable design? ScentXpresso founder Daniel Hartshorn explores how Bambu Lab printers helped prototype the world's first smart shower diffuser with minimal waste and bio-based materials like PLA
Read story
The 90-second Reset: My Way
Did you know the chemical surge of an emotion only lasts 90 seconds? Discover how Wen Nivala, PhD, uses this '90-second rule' alongside ScentXpresso's SmartHalo™ technology to stop emotional spirals and regain control through guided breathing.
Read story
Practicing What You Preach: Building a Wellness Brand Without Losing Yourself
Can you truly build a wellness brand if you don’t practice what you preach? Founder Daniel Hartshorn reflects on the fear of starting a company and the vital importance of taking a 'small pause' to recharge soul and family, even when work feels all-consuming.
Read story
Essential Oils vs Perfume: Benefits, Stress Relief & Digital Aromatherapy
Is your favorite perfume actually helping you relax, or just masking stress? We dive into the molecular differences between synthetic fragrances and pure essential oils, and how ScentXpresso turns these natural benefits into a measurable digital aromatherapy routine.
Read story
What is "digital aromatherapy"?
What is digital aromatherapy? Discover how ScentXpresso is bringing traditional essential oils into the digital era with data-backed sessions and app connectivity.
Read story
What is the mental state of world and how it impacts you?
The latest Mental State of the World report reveals a shocking generational divide. Discover why the world is in "fight or flight" mode and how we’re using digital aromatherapy to build a repeatable shower routine for stress relief that fits into your daily life.
Read story