the alternative a gelatin encased capsule or gelcap can be prepared that is made from a slowly dissolving gelatin with the aromatic materials contained within and or as part of the gelatin wall of the capsule a large variety of u201c softgels u201d are available for this use exemplary ones include those available from cardinal health of somerset n j under the brand u201c scherersols u201d the period of release can be up to 20 30 minutes or more subsequent to the making of the invention claimed herein the inventor communicated this invention to a company which subsequently but less than one year prior to the filing date of this application without permission marketed the invention as u201c vapor shot u201d while not prior art to this invention vapor shot reflects one application of the technology disclosed and claimed herein representative formulations are provided herewith effervescent non effervescent material tablet tablet fumaric acid 38 0 sodium bicarbonate 19 0 sodium carbonate 19 0 peg 180 2 0 1 0 sorbitol 14 0 dextrates 88 0 soy polysaccharides 2 0 sodium benzoate 2 0 maltodextrin 4 0 3 5 silica 0 5 fragrance 3 5 3 5 color as desired as desired total 100 0 100 0 as noted above the single dosage formulation of the claimed invention is designed to be added to hot water as the penetrating aromatic material is released the container of hot water cup bowl or the like is held in close proximity to the nose and the penetrating aromatic material being released inhaled by the user clearly the product need not be ingestible given the nature of the product and the associations of some of the aromatic oils with flavors familiar to a wide.