incarcerated women learn essential skills, gain confidence and give them a path to employment. On her first visit with the company in 2019, she set up a fragrance training, which included smelling aldehyde, the top note for the popular perfume Channel No. 5. “I don’t like [aldehyde], but some people love it. And we were all smelling it and the woman sitting next to me, who absolutely was giving me the side eye and did not want to be there, and I asked, ‘What does this remind you of?’ and she said, ‘Jail’ because it smells like metal and the laundry room,” says Wilson, who has been mentoring her ever since. But there also were scents that brought back positive memories, such as the smell of a grandmother’s garden. From there, Labyrinth Made Goods created the fragrance for its first candle, “Serenity,” launched in 2020. “It was one of the most transformative meetings I’d ever been in in my life,” she says. “What I am most proud of all the work I’ve ever done is that I’m finally able to use my experience in the fragrance industry to give back.” “We would never have been able to do what we’re doing without her,” says Liz German, CEO of the YMCA of McLean County. “She’s been key to getting our business started and moving forward. It has been such a great experience. She’s amazing.” g
Sniffing the future As she marks the 10th year of her business, Wilson is looking forward to what’s ahead and pursuing things that bring her joy. One is expanding her knowledge and work in essential oils as well as working toward becoming an herbalist, learning about how plants can be used for health. “Naturals are really what I love,” says Wilson, who has a certificate in international aromatherapy in the French style, which focuses on the prevention of and treating
diseases. She’s excited to be creating essential oil blends for a Marin-based company’s new line of products. The global essential oil market was worth $10.69 billion in 2022 and is projected to hit $21.54 billion by 2031, according to Straits Research. Another thing that brings her joy is teaching others about fragrances, and that includes working with Labyrinth Made Goods, a social justice soy candle company founded by the YMCA of McLean County in Bloomington, Illinois, that helps formerly
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