Recent studies have shown quite a few health benefits from both peppermint and citrus fragrances and oils. How can these benefits been seen in your everyday life? A 2011 study done at Wheeling Jesuit University showed that after...
Did you know that the air quality inside your home could be up to five times more polluted than the outdoor air quality? We typically think outdoor air is worse, due to car pollution and fumes...
Chocolate: rich, creamy, delicious, and…good for sales? According to a new study in the Journal of Environmental Psychology, the smell of the sweet wafting through book stores increases “purchase-related” behaviors in customers. The study took place in...
The forest: clean, fresh air, a quiet atmosphere, and beautiful scenery. There are many reasons to love the outdoors, but did you know that outdoorsy scents like evergreen and cypress could have health benefits? Scientists in...
Australian artist, designer and inventor, Lucy McRae has teamed up with scientists to work on her latest project entitled ‘Swallowable Parfum’. The pills are being designed to work so that when the body perspires the fragrance...
It’s March and that means spring is upon us with the first day of spring only days away. To the Japanese, spring is unanimous with pale pink petals graced by blue skies and the scent of...
There’s a certain smell in hospitals, which for many people immediately conjures up negative feelings and associations as soon as they arrive. Like many odors, this distinctive smell can bring back memories and influence a person’s...
If you are shopping around town this month you will have no doubt passed by a magazine rack, which contained this, the latest issue of National Geographic. The issue examines subjects as the learning brain, the...
Weizmann Institute, an international center of scientific research has recently conducted a study around learning while we sleep. The study concluded that if particular smells were present during sleep we are able to learn new information....
When you walk into any retail store literally everything around has been designed in a particular way to make you want to spend. The music playing in the background, lighting and layout of the store have...
