Your
Favorite Scents In Bath Products
- by KissMeGoodnight.com
Is there anything more relaxing than a long
hot bath at the end of an exhausting day? There just might
be. What about a bath with lavender scented oils or
bubbles in a floral fragrance? The truth is that aromatherapy has become
as much a part of bath time as the rubber ducky. It is likely
that you were already aware of this obsession with the scented
bath, but have you wondered why? Why is it that bath and aromatherapy
have become a joint indulgence for so many? There are a few
answers to this quandary.
For
one, the human psyche is greatly affected by scent and
fragrance. Smells link us to memories and can invoke feelings
and moods in many cases. Scientific studies show that the smell
of peppermint and lemon are both stimulating and can promote
alertness. On the other hand, vanilla can create a mood of
relaxation as can many floral scents. What does this all have
to do with baths? A bath, for most, is not only a time for
physical cleansing of the body, but also a time for cleansing
of the mind and relaxation of both mind and body. Since we
already know that scents can invoke relaxation, it is a natural
move to include them in baths.
The second reason we indulge in this aromatherapy and bath
combo is that marketers caught on and took us there. The mall,
your television, the newspaper, and even the internet are loaded
with the image of the relaxing bath and scents. We can’t smell
them, but look at the ads with candles burning, oils drizzled
into the water, and the deep breath taken by actors and actresses
as they sink into a tub of fluffy bubbles. Whether we want
it to be or not, we are influenced by these images. Couple
that feeling of bath and scent equals relaxation with our stressful
professional and personal lives and you have people who feel
like aromatherapy is the answer to their stress.
It is not just the marketing, though. New
age and alternative types of health care are gaining an
increasingly large following
in the population. We drink beverages that contain ginseng
and go to acupuncturists, and so it stands to reason that we
would put an equal amount of emphasis on the power of aromatherapy.
The aura created by the scents can help give us that sense
of connection with the spirit or soul the way we feel alternative
medicine practitioners might. Is that the reason everyone does
it? Of course not, but those influences surely cannot be ignored.
The
point of it all is this: we combine our favorite scents
with bath time because we not only think it will help relax
us, but it actually very well might. So how do you choose the
scent that will work for your bath? There are some guidelines
that aroma therapists swear will work. Once you have your warm
bath, you can add chamomile to help with insomnia or tension,
clary sage as an anti-depressant, grapefruit for relief of
PMS and hormonal issues, or lavender for balancing of the mind,
body and spirit to name a few. Guides to the scents and their
affects on people are available on the internet or in your
local aromatherapy shop. In addition, therapists suggest that
you choose the temperature of your bath water just as carefully.
Warm baths are most comfortable, but supposedly the extremes
of hot and cold are actually more therapeutic.
A bath is something we cherish in our society. Living in a
time where 15 minute showers, ringing cell phones, and a breakfast
burrito on the run mark most mornings, the bath is a nighttime
reward. In order to complete the effect, though, we as a people
have begun to add our favorite aromas and fragrances to the
experience so that we can properly escape the stress we build
up in traffic, at work, and even when we play. No matter what
the reason is for our combing fragrance with bath products,
it is a trend that shows no signs of slowing down. Is it because
it works, because we think it works, or because Madison Avenue
tells us so with creative ads? It is unclear, but what is for
sure is this: we take out favorite scents to the bath with
us and love it.
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KissMeGoodnight.com
: 2006
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