Mother’s Day is a celebration honoring the mother of the family, as well as motherhood, maternal bonds, and the influence of mothers in society. It is a celebration of all the hard-working mothers, their sacrifice and their unconditional love. However all of their hard work being appreciated on this special day, we think it is […]
The mother-baby bond and memories that develop through the human sense of smell are amazing. And a baby’s sense of smell is highly sensitive from day one, because babies use it to help them understand their world. However, public is bombarded with chemically fragranced products every day. So can using a fragrance near your child […]
Fragrances are such a prominent part of our lives and pleasant smells can have many beneficial health effects. The holistic field of aromatherapy is dedicated to using pleasant scents to enhance health. But what about the negative side effects of certain scents, even the pleasant ones? Can they be unhealthy? Headache (Photo: Pexels) There are […]
Your sense of smell – much like your sense of taste – is part of your chemosensory system, or the chemical senses. People can smell many, probably thousands of different odors. But how? Smell reception (Photo: Unsplash) “Molecules do not have to go all the way to the lungs in order to be smelled, it’s […]
Smelling a delightful aroma can be a very pleasurable experience, but the perception of smell consists not only of the sensation of the odors themselves but of the experiences and emotions associated with these sensations. Scent and emotions (Photo: Unsplash) “Certain smells create a deja-vu of past events or experiences, which draw up various emotions. […]
Fragrance and perfume are an important part of our everyday lives, yet we do not know a lot about their origin, background and frankly, simple day-to-day, usage-related facts. So, we’d like to take you on a brief perfume history tour and translate some of the commonly unknown phrases we often hear when shopping for our […]
