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lifestyle SUNDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2014

Smelling sweet: The Bulgarian deodorant that you eat

here are sprays, roll-ons and sticks. Now one Bulgarian fumes the body,” said Peychev. four,” said Dimitar Hadzhikinov, a professor at the Plovdiv No previous edible or chewable deodorant product candy-maker is offering a new kind of deodorant: in the Awarded a bronze medal at the Geneva Exhibition of University of Food Technology who helped Alpi develop the appears to have succeeded in getting much of a hold on the Tform of delicious sweets. Inventions in 2011, and a technical innovation award at the candy. market, he added. “It’s an old saying that true beauty comes from inside.... SIAL food exhibition in Paris this past October, the deodorant The effect is quicker with the soft and sugar-free candies, But this will not stop Peychev, who views functional foods Why not from a candy?” Ventsislav Peychev, owner of candy, selling for $5.98 (4.81 euros) a pack on .com, is which dissolve more easily in the mouth. And since all the not only as a business but a passion. Bulgaria’s small Alpi candy factory owner, told AFP. already on sale in the United States, Asia and several European ingredients are natural, there’s no need to feel bad about eat- The lively 55-year-old former engineer previously devel- He claims his Deo Perfume Candy can neutralise body counties. ing a few more than necessary, according to Hadzhikinov. oped an energy candy with caffeine and guarana, a cooling odour and replace it with a lingering sweet scent for up to six Although the concept is not new, Peychev’s product is the An AFP correspondent who stuffed herself with the bon- sweet with vitamins and calcium, and a slimming one with a hours, depending on a person’s size and how many sweets only one on the market now after a Japanese manufacturer bons said she did smell even more sweetly than usual after- soluble dietary fibre called inulin. they have gobbled up. stopped making its Otoko Kaoru chewing gum based on the wards, although not one exactly of roses. A whiff also His company Alpi, in the southern town of Asenovgrad, The sweets-which look typical bonbons and are avail- same idea. remained long after the taste of the candies had gone. now employs about 40 workers and churned out 500 tons of able in hard, chewy and even sugar-free versions-are based on Whether the candy-priced at about two leva (one euro, sweets last year, with a turnover of two million euros. research by Japanese scientists who found that a major com- Does it work? $1.30) for a packet of 20 on the Bulgarian market-will find a Financially at least, things are smelling sweet. — AFP ponent of rose oil, geraniol, was not broken down by the body Each piece of Peychev’s candy contains three milligrammes large audience remains to be seen. but excreted through the skin. of geraniol-rich rose or lavender essential oil, which apparent- George Preti, a chemist with the Monell Chemical Senses’ Bulgaria, the European Union’s poorest country, is a major ly men prefer. Center in , told AFP it was difficult to judge if such producer of rose oil. “This quantity is enough for the smell to last for six hours products worked as their makers “seldom, if ever, present any “Geraniol is an antipode of garlic.... It also comes out depending on the body mass of the consumer, an average of analytical or clinical data to support their claims of deodoran- through the pores but instead of leaving a bad smell, it per- 65 kilos. Heavier people should eat more candies-two, three, cy.”

LA police investigating Cosby abuse claim os Angeles police opened an investigation on Friday into a woman’s claims that Bill Cosby Lmolested her when she was 15 years old, a department spokeswoman said. The investigation was opened after Huth, who is suing Cosby for sexual battery, met with Los Angeles police detectives for 90 minutes. Los Angeles Police Officer Jane Kim said the department opened its investigation after the meet- ing. Huth’s civil suit claims Cosby forced her to per- form a sex act on him in a bedroom of the Playboy Mansion around 1974 when she was underage. Attorney Gloria Allred said Huth met with two special victim unit detectives Friday, three days after her lawsuit was filed. “We are going to provide any and all evidence that she has,” Allred said. Huth did not take questions during a news conference. Police did not give any additional details about the investigation. Police Chief Charlie on Thursday urged potential victims of sex abuse by Cosby to speak with detectives, regardless of whether their claims were outside the statute of limi- tations. Allred refused to comment on Huth’s lawsuit, which was filed by a different firm. Cosby’s attorney, Martin , accused Huth and another lawyer of extortion and said she attempted to sell her story to a tabloid a decade earlier. Singer’s filing states the other attorney, Marc Strecker, first demanded $100,000 for Huth to remain silent, then raised the demand to $250,000 as more women came forward accusing Cosby of sexual mis- In this Aug. 24, 2014 file photo, Beyonce poses in the press room at the MTV Video Music Awards at The Forum in Inglewood, Calif. British newcomer and conduct. Beyonce - the most nominated female in Grammy history — are the current leaders at the with five each. — AP Cosby has been accused by more than 15 women in recent weeks of sexual misconduct, ranging from incidents of groping to incidents of drugging and raping. He has never been charged with a crime, and Beyonce, Pharrell, Sam his attorneys have denied many of the allegations. Work crews on Friday were forced to clean up Cosby’s star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame after someone wrote “Rapist” on it three times. The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce, which Smith manages the stars embedded in several sidewalks in lead in Grammy nods Hollywood, wrote in a statement that the stars were intended to celebrate the positive contributions of its he year’s brightest newcomer, Sam Smith; the most nated for best surround sound album for “Beyonce” and album, earned three nominations in the music for visual inductees. nominated female in Grammy history, Beyonce; music film for her “On the Run” tour with Jay Z. Beyonce media category, including best compilation soundtrack, Tand mega-producer Pharrell led the Grammy has won 17 Grammys and earned 53 nominations. score soundtrack and song for “.” Award nominations announced Friday, with six nomina- ’s “Songs of Innocence,” originally released for free The late Joan Rivers earned a nomination for best tions apiece. to iTunes users, is up for best rock album against Beck. spoken word album for “Diary of a Mad Diva.” Swift, Smith’s “,” Beyonce’s surprise self- Other nominees include & the Heartbreakers, Sheeran, , , , titled release and Pharrell’s “G I R L” will compete for the Ryan Adams and the Black Keys. and Roseanne Cash were among the acts nominated for coveted album of the year, along with Beck’s “Morning and ’s duets album, “Cheek to three awards. Phase” and ’s “X,” the most streamed album on Cheek,” is nominated for best traditional pop vocal The Grammy Awards will air live Feb. 8 from the Spotify this year. album, where it will compete with ’s in Los Angeles. — AP announced its nominees for duets album as well as efforts from , the 57th annual show throughout the day on Friday. Johnny Mathis and . Pharrell earned a whopping three nominations for the The soundtrack for “Frozen,” the year’s top-selling top prize thanks to his production work on Beyonce and Sheeran’s albums, which means the hit-maker only has a chance to walk away with four awards when the Grammys are presented on Feb. 8. Smith is up for key honors such as best new artist and Grammy song and record of the year for his hit “Stay With Me.” nominees Beyonce, surprisingly, was not up for song or record of the year. Her nominations include best urban contempo- ewcomer Sam Smith joined more estab- Sam Smith rary album as well as R&B song and R&B performance for lished stars Beyonce and in “Drunk in Love” featuring Jay Z. Nleading nominations for the Grammy Best Pop Solo Performance For song and record of the year, Smith’s “Stay With Awards, with each tapped in six categories. , “All of Me” Me” will battle ’s “,” Meghan The winners will be announced at a gala cere- , “Chandelier” Trainor’s “” and Sia’s “Chandelier.” mony in Los Angeles on February 8. Here are the Sam Smith, “Stay With Me” ’s “Fancy” is nominated for record of the nominees in some of the major categories, as Taylor Swift, “Shake It Off” year, while ’s “” is up for song of announced on Friday. Pharrell Williams, “Happy” the year, a songwriter’s award. Azalea, the Australian newcomer, earned four nomi- Best Rock Album Judy Huth, left, appears at a press conference with nations, including best rap album for “The Ryan Adams, “Ryan Adams” attorney Gloria Allred outside the Los Angeles New Classic,” best pop duo/group performance for Album of the Year Beck, “” Police Department’s Wilshire Division station Friday. “Fancy” with Charli XCX and best new artist, pitting her Beck, “Morning Phase” The Black Keys, “Turn ” Allred announced that they have met with Los and Smith against pop-rock trio HAIM, English Beyonce, “Beyonce” Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, “Hypnotic Eye” Angeles police detectives to open a formal investi- Bastille and country singer . Ed Sheeran, “X” U2, “Songs of Innocence” gation into claims Bill Cosby molested Huth when Beck, , , , Jay Z, composer Sam Smith, “In the Lonely Hour” she was 15 years old in a bedroom of the Playboy Gordon Goodwin and mastering engineer Tom Coyne Pharrell Williams, “Girl” Best Rap Album Mansion. — AP also earned four nominations each. and Iggy Azalea, “” , both nominated in all four country Record of the Year (For Singles) Childish Gambino, “Because the Internet” “When people are unhappy with one of our hon- categories, will compete for best country album, along Iggy Azalea, featuring Charli XCX: “Fancy” , “Nobody’s Smiling” orees, we would hope that they would project their with Clark, Dierks Bentley and . Sia, “Chandelier” Eminem, “The Marshall Mathers LP 2” anger in more positive ways then to vandalize a Sia, who also earned four nominations, had a break- Sam Smith, “Stay With Me” , “Oxymoron” California state landmark,” the chamber wrote in a through this year with “Chandelier” after writing songs Taylor Swift, “Shake It Off” , “Blacc Hollywood” statement. for other singers, from to Beyonce to . , “All About That Bass” Cosby received his star in 1977. It’s placed near Smith’s five nominations include best pop solo per- Best Dance/Electronic Album the busy intersection of Hollywood Boulevard and formance and pop vocal album for his debut, “In the Song of the Year (For Songwriters) Aphex Twin, “Syro” North Highland Avenue. Lonely Hour,” one of the year’s top-selling albums. The Kevin Kadish and Meghan Trainor, “All About That Deadmau5, “while (1<2)” Also on Friday, a woman who claims Cosby big-voiced singer will battle Ed Sheeran, , Bass” Little Dragon, “Nabuma Rubberband” drugged and sexually assaulted her in 1979 told her , Katy Perry and Coldplay in the latter cat- Sia and Jesse Shatkin, “Chandelier” Royksopp & , “Do It Again” story in interviews with CNN and The Associated egory. Max Martin, Shellback and Taylor Swift, “Shake It Mat Zo, “Damage Control” Press and said she wanted to help stop the comedian Pharrell’s “Happy” and John Legend’s “All of Me,” tunes Off” from abusing others. that peaked at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 this year, , William Phillips and Sam Smith, Best Alternative Music Album P.J. Masten said in an interview with CNN that she were technically released before Grammy eligibility, so “Stay With Me” Alt-J, “This Is All Yours” woke up naked and bruised in a bed with Cosby in the singers submitted live renditions of the songs so Hozier, “Take Me to Church” , “Reflektor” Chicago after he gave her an alcoholic drink and that they could be considered for awards. The songs didn’t , “Melophobia” she believes she was raped. — AP earn nominations in the top awards, but will St. Vincent, “St. Vincent” compete with “Stay With Me,” “Shake It Off” and “All Best New Artist Jack White, “Lazaretto”. — AFP About That Bass” for best pop solo performance. Iggy Azalea Pharrell, who won four Grammys earlier this year, is Bastille also nominated for best music video for “Happy” and Brandy Clark best album for “G I R L,” where he Haim will battle Beyonce’s album. The pop queen is also nomi-