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But a growing body of research indicates that smell strongly affects how we think and act, that it can make people buy more, favour certain locations, and even respond more ethically and charitably.

"They are small behaviours – it's not international peace – but they can have a significant effect on interpersonal relations," says Avery Gilbert, a research psychologist specializing in smell

Researchers found that people acted more fairly and generously when they were exposed unconsciously to that fragrance.

m highest concentration of oils to least, the differnt forms of perfume are: Perfume, also called extract or extrait perfume, can include 15-40% essential oils. This is the purest form of scented product and is the most expensive as a result. Eau de parfum contains about 7-15% essential oils. This is the most popular and common form of perfume. It provides a long-lasting fragrance and generally doesn't cost as much as extract perfume. Eau de toilette has around 1-6% essential oils. This makes for a light scent that doesn't linger as long as the more intense versions. It was originally intended to be a refreshing body splash to help people wake up in the morning. Eau de cologne is sometimes used interchangeably with the term eau de toilette. However, the concoction began as the name of a light, fresh fragrance mixed with citrus oils and was made popular by Napoleon. Some perfumers today have a version of this called eau fraiche.

The intoxicating smells of lavender, eucalyptus, jasmine, and rosemary may be just what you need to overcome a stressful day and ease your mind. Essential oils can be inhaled or applied to the skin through lotions, bath salts, or massage oil. They work by stimulating smell receptors in the nose and sending messages to the limbic system, eliciting an emotion. Aromatherapy can have a relaxing effect, relieve pain, and improve one’s quality of life.

God was the first aroma therapist creating the aromatic molecules of plants to not only reverse illness, but to preserve our health and prevent future sickness from manifesting

The molecular structures of essential oils are small enough to penetrate human skin, enter through the lung alveolar cells, pass through the blood brain barrier, pass through cell walls, even act as chemical messengers to communicate with cellular intelligence at the level of DNA.

The medicinal properties found in these molecules contain enough healing properties to cover every cell in our bodies. One drop of essential oil contains 40 to the 19th power. That’s 40 with nineteen zeroes in one drop of oil.

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