Mother decided to make her own. She began buying single, unmixed oils—eucalyptus and helichrysum, sandalwood and ravensara—and the house, which for years had smelled of earthy bark and bitter leaves, suddenly smelled of lavender and chamomile.

母亲决定自己制作。她开始买来单一纯精油——桉树、蜡菊、檀香、罗文沙——多年来家里一直弥漫着树皮的土味和树叶的苦味，突然换成了薰衣草和甘菊的芬芳。