Spritz
on Your Favorite Scent: The Benefits
- by KissMeGoodnight.com
Perfumes are a billion dollar industry. Each
year, thousands of companies compete to decide which scents
to market this year. The scent has to reflect modern tastes
in smells in order for the company to make a profit on the
huge investment they put into a new scent. Last year, more
than one hundred and fifty new scents were launched in the
United States. Most new perfumes are not only sold a fragrance
sprays; they are also sold with as hand lotions, soaps, bath
gels, and bath spritz as companion products. Women typically
have seven to nine scents in their perfume wardrobes. Some
make a point of using a perfume each day while others use it
only on special occasions. Over the past several years, many
perfumes have increased in popularity because of the benefits
they can offer.
The
sense of smell is a very complex sense. Everything you
smell emits molecules. Your sense of smell begins when those
molecules enter your nose. At the top of the nasal passage
is the olfactory epithelium. This is a large area of olfactory
receptor neurons. Each neuron has hair like projections. The
projections are called cilia. As an odor molecule comes up
the nasal passage. The cilia trap it. This forces the olfactory
receptor neuron that the cilia are attached to send a message
to your brain and cause you to perceive a smell. Scientific
studies show that the smells you perceive can have a significant
impact on the way you feel. Life without fragrance can lead
to poor mental health including anxiety and depression. Life
with fragrance has a huge variety of benefits.
One
benefit of perfumes is the relaxation they offer you. The aldehydes some fragrances contain create a soothing effect
for your mind. Scents that include this benefit usually have
ingredients like lemony smells. Some of these essential oils
might be lemon grass, lemon balm, citronella, and eucalyptus.
Other ingredients can cause a sense of relaxation to come over
you. Esters also have this sedative like effect. The essential
oils in this category are Roman chamomile, lavender, clary
sage, petitgrain, and bergamot.
Another
benefit of perfume is to stimulate your mind. This
can help you focus on the task at hand and pay attention to
the things that are important to your life at the moment. This
can help you raise test scores. It can also help you raise
your level of endurance. A higher level of endurance has been
associated with a number of different things. For example,
if you are attempting to lose weight, a higher level of endurance
can help you work out longer, which means you, can burn calories
quicker. A higher level of endurance has also been known to
help raise the efficiency level of the body's immune system,
thereby helping you stay healthier longer. A number of different
perfume components can help with this mind stimulation. The
alcohols many fragrances contain can have this affect on your
mind. Scents that offer stimulation include rose, petitgrain,
rosewood, peppermint, myrtle, tea tree, sandalwood, patchouli,
and ginger.
Phenols
can also offer a stimulation of the mind. It is important,
though, to watch your use of perfumes containing phenols, because
extended use can cause liver toxicity. Scents that include
phenols include clove, cinnamon, thyme, oregano, savory, cumin.
Terpenes scents have also been known to be very stimulating.
Some terpenes include lemon, orange, bergamot, black pepper,
pine oils, nut meg and angelica. Sesquiterpenes are also considered
to stimulate your mind when used as an ingredient in your favorite
fragrance. Scents included in this category are blue chamomiles,
immortelle, tansy, yarrow and tagetes. One final category of
ingredients in stimulating perfumes is the esthers. While they
are a stimulant, they are also considered to harmonize with
the nervous system. Scents that are usually grouped with this
category are cinnamon, clove, anise, basil, tarragon, parsley,
and sassafras.
An
additional benefit of perfume is to give you a sense of
confidence and inner beauty. If you are comfortable with the
scent you are wearing, you are more likely to be comfortable
with the image you are projecting to the outer world. As a
result, your self esteem level goes up and so does your sense
of confidence.
Perfumes have a number of different great benefits for a number
of different reasons. These benefits are probably the reason
perfumes are so popular in today's society.
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KissMeGoodnight.com
: 2006
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