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The fragrance is encapsulated using nanotechnology, where microscopic bubbles containing the fragrance are blended in with the lead. When you write, the fresh fragrance pops out of those tiny nanocapsules, filling the room with sweetness and enlightenment for all within noseshot. The company says the fragrances are shelf-stable for three years unopened, two years in the plastic case you see above, and three months out in the open.

But aromatherapy? That's a great idea: Make up a word, "aromatherapy," and then build an entire industry around it. It just sounds so effective and soothing. But whether these pencil leads actually have any therapeutic value or not, it might be pleasurable to have a pleasant scent wafting about as you write your missives. Maybe someone will make an aromatherapeutic keyboard to sweeten up our skeptical and curmudgeonly Gizmodic diatribes. [Pink Tentacle]

We especially like the well-produced video on Aromahand's website, urging those poor stressed-out individuals to just use the hand when the going gets tough. It's hard to tell if this is a joke or not, especially when the company's slogan is "I love my hand." One thing that's no joke: The company's selling a single terry-cloth glove stuffed with leaves for $25. – Charlie White

Product Page [Aroma Hand]

Taking its place in the growing lineup of USB anti-stink devices, AromaUSB is the same size as a USB flash drive, but it's got good-smelling juju wafting out from within. It's bound to be as effective as that cabbie's Christmas-tree-shaped stencher hanging from the rearview mirror. Let's face it, AromaUSB's gotta be better than smelling the shithouse door on a tuna boat. – Charlie White

Product Page [AromaUSB, via Everything USB]

Ahh, aromatherapy, which isn't going to heal the sick or raise the dead but might be welcome in a stinky environment, and in this case each scent is associated with a color. For example, the orange-colored handle smells like cinnamon, lilac color is jasmine, red smells like rose, black has an opium scent (what's next? reefer scent?), and then there's white, wafting a vanilla essence around the room.

The business end of these handles is made of TPE (thermoplastic elastomer), a rubberized plastic that can reduce electrostatic shock on those dry winter days and has a weird, pliable consistency that might come in handy on the door of a padded cell. But what if you go to all the trouble of installing one of these handles, and then get tired of that stench it's kicking up all day and night? – Charlie White

Product Page [free:go design]

Placebo or not, people seem to flock to anything with "aromatherapy" in the name. Take this aromatherapy travel pillow, which supposedly makes "uncomfortable long trips a thing of the past." This could have been useful to me since I'm about to fly halfway across the country for reasons unknown, but I guess we'll never know. Such is life.

The ergonomically designed pillow cushions your head and neck, helping to absorb the bumps and jolts associated with travel. That's not all: as you rest your tired head on the softness, a "soothing fragrance" of lavender (or any other scented oil) is released, calming your nerves and relaxing your senses. It's sort of like a muscle relaxer, but without the messy medical complications.

The pillow can be deflated so as to make it fit inside a small, pocket-sized bag, which is also included. It's available now for about $18. – Nicholas Deleon

Product Page [Paramountzone via Me, My Coke & I]

Product Page [Dream Cheeky, via über gizmo]

As humidifiers go, this one is simply stellar. Shiny, round and found in five different colors, this device by Plus Minus Zero will add a little class to your room—as well as a nice scent with its built-in "AromaTherapy" function. Along this beautifully-designed product, you'll get eight hours of computer-controlled, extremely hot, fine mist steam. Perfect for those dry, overheated apartments about which I, unfortunately, know so much.

Humidifier by Plus Minus Zero [compactimpact]