Humanity lives in the world filled with various smells. We inhale them constantly, although we do not recognize most. But the brain distinguishes them on the subconscious level.

Sense

The German philosopher Immanuel Kant considers the sense of smelling to the subjective sensations that serve for pleasure, and not to understand external objects. He considers the smell as the taste, low feelings, however, recognizes that they help "wake up attention and cope with monotony and missing thinking." Tatyana Chernigovskaya, Russian scientist in the field of neuroscience and psycholinguistics agree with him.

True, she believes that odors and sounds are most aggressively affected by us, since we can perceive them in addition to their will. "Smells - the most subconscious or unconscious of all of our sensory modalities. We inherited from animals, however, almost losing the ability to analyze the smell. Smells are very strong on our state and memories. This is a direct entrance to the brain. " Of the five senses, only the smell is the most sensitive and rapid, transmitting information to the brain almost instantly.

There are several odor classifications, but the dictionary for their description is extremely poor. Therefore, we are forced to use the lexicon of other modalities. American poetess, writer and historian Diana Akkerman, author of the famous book "Natural Sense History" (a Natural History of the Senses), writes about it: "Smells we always feel. Every breath is a new fragrance palette ... The smell of a person is almost always unmistakable, but you will not work unfamiliar to another person. " More seriously engaged in a lexicist, denoting an olfactory region, linguists have become relatively recently.

Memory to smells

The memory of the smells was studied quite well and has several features. This is what Tatiana Chernigovsky says: "The smells are badly remembered first and much better - then; The familiarity / stranger of smells does not affect the quality and strength of their memorization; Olpactor processes proceed - unlike others - based on integration, not analysis. The odor categorization (and therefore, the name) is not only very difficult, but not stable, as it is inevitably incorporated into different contexts, personal experience, states and associations, often intimate, which are under social prohibition or generally non-verbalizable. "

The smell is one of the most powerful emotional triggers. (Trigger in psychology is an item or action that provides a certain reaction, a kind of "trigger", per person). For example, a person just feel the smell of his beloved so that he began to experience a pleasant excitement. Diana Akkerman tells in his book: "The smell is able to awaken the strongest memories, images and seemingly long forgotten feelings. When you give a man perfume, you give him a liquid memory. Kipling was absolutely right: "Perfumes make heart strings ring stronger than sounds and views". "

British scientists have long proved that each event occurring in life is accompanied by a certain aroma. It turns out that at any moment we can unexpectedly remember the event, once that happened to us, feeling a familiar smell. Memories carry positive energy capable of cope with any experiences and unrest.

Smell benefit for man

With competent aromatherapy, using certain smells, you can get rid of deeply hidden negative emotions and get relief. Scientists came to the conclusion that hormonal and neurological processes are interconnected with sense of smell. That is, you can adjust the behavior, emotions, mood and human health, using certain smells. That is why we strive to surround themselves with fragrance, and everyone is badly smelling to remove quickly. This explains the presence of a beloved perfume in each of us, which creates around a pleasant space and raises the mood.

In addition, the fact that the use of certain aromas allows to achieve intensifying mental activities, relieving depression. Especially these developments are practiced in Japan, where many large companies use various fragrant odors to increase productivity and the quality of work performed by their employees. For example, the aroma of roses is used to concentrate attention, and the essential oils of the sandalwood, orange and lavender will excellently remove stress. Eucalyptus and lemon have a favorably affect mental processes, reduce the number of errors performed and remove fatigue. But the smell of rosemary will make the learning process light and enjoyable because it helps to stimulate memory.

Back in those days, when humanity worshiped the elements, a variety of incense and aromatic substances were actively used. Millennies Crupinka accumulated knowledge of the effects of smells per person accumulated and passed from generation to generation. In these knowledge, all the secrets of the healing magic of essential oils are enclosed, which are obtained from plants. Therefore, take the rule to always surround yourself with your favorite flavors and control your mood, because it is absolutely easy.

The ability to recognize sprayed aromas is called the smell. The role of smells in a person's life is so high that enterprising manufacturers of numerous perfumes for the body, air fresheners for premises, creators of special faders for home furniture, home appliances and the like can not use this fact. The effect of smells per person, not devoid of sense of smell, like a magnet. Fragrances can manhae or repel, cause calm or irritation, make rejoicing or sad.

The impact of various smells per person

The smell binds man with the outside world. Smells come from the situation, clothes, bodies, and everything existing in nature has its own smell - stones, metals, wood. Pay attention to how rich the fragrances palette, which was described by the writers: Sweet, sad, worrying, dope, repulsive, spicy, native, clean, disturbing, obsessive, shut-off, inspired, sultry ...

Trained people can describe and call from a thousand to two thousand shades of smells. In Tibetan monasteries such people were brought up since childhood. They could not only determine the smell of age, gender, character of a person, diagnose the disease, but also to identify the relationship of individual people.

Knowledge of the effects of different smells on a person go far into the depths of the centuries. It is known that cave people in order to protect their clothes with the smoke of the fire, as the smell of Gary always gives rise to a feeling of panic, anxiety (burning forest!) And this scares wild animals. In archaeological excavations found aromatic substances that were cooked 5 thousand years ago. In ancient Egypt, they knew that each part of the body exudes his smell, and the means for their detimition were prepared separately. Knowledge of the smells were in Ancient India and the ancient Arabs.

The meaning of the smells of human life is also testified by historical information about African tribes, where men rubbed some herbs and substances and breathed them by preparing themselves to battle either to a love meeting. The secrets of fragrances were transferred to his daughter to her daughter, with the help of which a woman who was raised for the unloved, forced him to abandon himself. One fragrance replaced the other, and here the same woman led to a delighted man. It is known that the priests of love at the temples owned this art perfectly.

Effect of smells on the health and action of fragrances for mood

And how do smell affect the human body according to scientifically proven data? Modern scientific studies have shown that alone smells are able to increase the muscular power - ammonia, for example. Others can stimulate respiratory organs - this is typical for the fragrances of birch, linden, thyme, lemon, eucalyptus, souls. They can, on the contrary, ingnete them, acting like a poplar smell, lilacs, Valerians.

Great influence on the health of the smells of the hawthorn, toaste, lilac, poplar, camphor, as well as in the summer, pines and ate - they stimulate the cardiovascular system, increasing the frequency of the pulse and blood pressure. The effect on the body of smells of pine and firing in the winter, on the contrary, the calming - the pulse rate slows down, the blood pressure is reduced. Normalize the work of the cardiovascular system of smells of oak, birch, vanilla, Melissa, Valerians. The aromas of Fennel, Mayoran, Melissa helps with colic. Smells of black pepper, cardamom, jasmine stimulate potency. Citrus, rosemary and geranium improve vision, and worsen its unpleasant smells of rotting plants.

The smells of smells affect as a powerful stimulator, it depends not much from them, as from the general physical condition of a person. A bright example of the influence of the smell on the mood is the action of lavender, camphor, geranium: their flavors are beyond, inspire optimism, reduce depression. Everyone knows what a strong tide of the feelings can cause the smell of a native home, as the soul turns not only the view, but also the aroma of things belonging to the left dear person.

Knowing how the smell is acting a person, religious figures use flavors to accompany various rituals and rites. In the Orthodox Church - this is incense. In Buddhist temples, aromatic substances are used not only indoors, but, when leaving each small bag with green powder, it is necessary to set fire to it - and it is transferred to the atmosphere of the temple.

Many are confident that perfumery can kill unpleasant natural smells, which means to make us more attractive. This is not quite so. First of all, do not forget that the causes of unpleasant natural smells are different. This is not only a consequence of neglect of the rules of body care, untidiness, but often the indicator of the unfavorable nervous, digestive systems, kidneys. The smell of mouth signals, as a rule, the disease of the teeth or the failures in the digestion, the smell of the nose indicates the poor state of the hymorous cavities, the nasal mucosa. Not a single deodorant, nor some spirits will eliminate the reasons for the disease or non-compliance with the rules of hygiene, although sometimes a woman to "beat" unpleasant odors, does not regret perfumery and thereby makes a big mistake. So the human body is arranged that the influence of the smell with synthetic components is alarming: such an aroma signals a brain of "malfunctions" in the environment, and this causes an invalid irritation in relation to
The same "good" scented woman. Therefore, the Council of Women: If you are going to the forest, and especially the river, water, do not abuse spirits. Their smells on the background of natural will look pretty rude.

How odors act per person and the role of fragrances in communication

The influence of smells per person is so strong that they often become a reason for a pleasant or dislike for another person. It is a pity that many of us do not know and do not take into account the role of smells in communication. Meanwhile, the smell "communication" is as widespread among people, as in the animal world, starting with butterflies and male mammals. Smells secreted by one animals to influence the behavior of the other are called Pheromones. The so-called sex attractants are particularly powerful, the purpose of which is to attract the part of the opposite sex, and the repellents are substances that cause a feeling of anxiety, panic, discomfort.

Impressions from permanent flavors unconsciously, but for a long time being imprinted in memory. That is why in adulthood aged woman dangerously changing perfume - it can overshadow relationships with her husband.

And how do smells affect a person depending on its sexuality? The perception of fragrances in men and women is different. Women perceive odors sharper, "consciously", but the power of smells over men is stronger.

Many still unknown in science about smells - odorology. However, it is clear that the power of smells is the stronger than we feel that we are aware of. The smell coming from a person, we perceive unconsciously. We like his smile, gait, intelligence, but we do not suspect that this attractiveness is largely due to biological, extractive effects. I emphasize the repellents and attractants do not have a tangible smell, they act at the subconscious level, which enhances their influence on human behavior.

It is impossible to overestimate the meaning of the sense of sense in the life of a person. The range of its capabilities is extremely wide. It extends from biological, protective function to a variety of emotional and psychological impressions, not indifferent to the general well-being of people. Smells affect the mood and health of people.

The world of smells surrounds us everywhere and continuously. Dozens of stimuli penetrate into the nasal cavity of the person every minute. However, only a few of them we distinguish consciously. Most of the reactions to the surrounding smells are subconscious.

Conscious reactions on the smell is when the brain, like a computer, recycling the numerous flow of information signals running from the outside, and, highlighting the most vital for a person, sends a return signal to which a person reacts. It is usually expressed in the reaction to the smell of food, especially when a man is hungry or he needs to determine the goodness of the product; In the reaction in situations, threatening life, such as gas smell, Gary from fire and others.

In addition, a person, being a creature spiritual seeking to pleasure and joy, needs pleasant sensations and emotions, and smells play here far from a latter role. Everyone knows that olfactory incentives can have both positive and negative impact. Therefore, a person deliberately tries to surround himself with pleasant smells and avoids bad. From my own experience, everyone knows that the fragrance of spirits worries, excites. Blooming Garden, Spring Meadow Create a raised, lyrical mood. The walk through the forest is packed, removes the excitement and tension. But besides pleasant smells, there are also directly opposite, causing the state of depression, depression and irritation, is the smell of uncleanness, decomposition, rot, sweat, fumes and others. Unpleasant odors not only worsen the mood. It can cause disgust for food, change the body temperature, up to the appearance of vomiting and nausea.

Certain flavors can even affect the success of trade. Studies in this area have shown that with the help of smells you can regulate purchasing demand. In particular, it was found that if in the premises of the store artificially synthesize the smell of freshly baked bread, then buyers will be more advocated with their money. Interest! But that the choice of smell is largely determined by the national peculiarities of the buyer. So, for example, the Japanese prefer the smell of jasmine, the Americans - Grapefruit, and the inhabitants of the Misty Albion are happy to make purchases that breathing the aroma, which resembles the smell of the feminine.

Mental activity and efficiency also largely depends on the surrounding odors. Still in the last century, the famous English poet J. Bairon noted that he always feels an inspiration, if he fumers himself with the smell of truffles. Avicenna wrote about pink oil as an increase in the possibility of mind and increasing the speed of thinking. Physiologist D. I. Shtenstein in 1939 scientifically substantiated and proved in the experiment that some olfactory stimuli affect many functions and especially for performance.

Business was also interested in the influence of odors, discovering that workers on the background of fragrant odors increase the productivity of labor. There are examples of some companies in Japan, which successfully apply this method. They admit certain flavors into the air conditioning system in buildings so that everyone in its place can feel this or that smell. One building corporation uses even a computer system to distribute odors in all its buildings. Such flavors increases the working capacity of working, commonly occupied by routine work.

The Japanese company "Sumitsa" for this purpose organized special recreation rooms if people felt the need for energy feeding. Directors of large enterprises were advised to spray "aromatic activators" before convening employees to important meetings. The company "Sumitsa" has developed more than 20 variants of phyto-composites of flowers and plants - to improve the quality of programmers and typist. The number of errors in programmers decreased when inhaling the smell of jasmine - by 3%, lavender - by 20%, lemon 54%.

Any bright events of our lives are always accompanied by flavors - and memory is helpful pulls out a piece of memories to the dear heart when we feel a certain smell. Flying on a swing with a heart-free heart in the garden, full blooming lilac, grandmother's patties, about which we guessed, not really waking up. Surrious tea with mint and souls, accompanied by a hot apple cake with cinnamon at Mom on a summer veranda, when the stars seem to touch with his hand - and ahead is still a huge and happy life, and you can not hurry anywhere and do not worry about anything.

Smells of freshly acted herbs and hot asphalt after the rain is the first completely adult summer, the aroma of vintage linen sheets with a lavender in the charming boutique hotel in a romantic fraud for two: any emotional experience painted by the smell. How to use them from a practical point of view, to quickly achieve their goals and influence others in the right direction?

Mechanism of perception and odor assessment

Any smells we perceive in the upper nasal cavity department: literally for a few seconds, olfactory receptors analyze the aroma and determine its emotional component. The brain instantly holds a classification in all respects: whether this smell is familiar to what experience it is attached whether it is attractive or repulsive.

Thus, the perception of a particular simple or complex aroma depends not only on the quality of the source, but also from the memory and internal emotions of the person himself. This quality can be used in everyday life to improve and diversify it. We present the main groups of smells that psychologists are recognized as the most effective for immersion in the state of harmony and pacification.

Apples and cinnamon

These two fragrances love to use oriental realtors - it is considered, for example, that the aroma of freshly powered apple cake with cinnamon can help sell an apartment or a house. These smells will be the deep pleasant memories of childhood, causing a feeling of warmth, peace and security. In addition, the smell of apples reduces the level of anxiety and can even help get rid of headaches.

Coffee

There is nothing strange that the aroma of good freshly caught coffee is cheery and increases the mood, improves performance and intelligence, gives self-confidence. It is noted that the smell of coffee in some way gives a placebo effect: even those who prefer tea, after inhalation of this fragrance, mark the lifestyle and demonstrate the ability to faster and better manage with any tasks.

Lavender

This "cool" aroma struggles greatly with stress, helps to get rid of insomnia, heals the soul and body and cleans the energy of the house. It is very helpful to store a bag with dried branches of inflorescences under a pillow for a full sleep and in a closet with clothes and linen. In addition to a thin and deep fragrance, you will also get a magnificent means of protection against insects.

Coconut

This fragrance causes bright memories of summer and sun - even if it was held in a stuffy and dusty office in fact. The smell of coconut is successfully fighting with irritability, helps to extinguish conflicts at the moment of birth, removes the tension - the effect of such power has except the aromas of citrus and vanilla. The perfume with the coconut base is definitely imposed on the skin before the meetings, during which you need to impress a calm and peaceful person.

Eucalyptus and mint.

These are fresh and invigorating odors. They are able to relieve a fortune with a cold, help cool in a stuff and feel better, making breathing more in-depth and moistened. This is at the physical level completely actually supplies blood oxygen more actively, which cleans thoughts and consciousness.

rose flower

The aroma of a luxurious queen of flowers helps to successfully prepare for the exam or an important interview - the level of awareness of confidence in itself and its own attractiveness is very increasing, if periodically breathe the smell of flowering roses. Caution substantially concentrates, thoughts are clearly formulated - as a result, the correct decisions are visited more often and faster.

Coniferous aromas

In the memory of most people, they are associated with Christmas and New Year holidays and a happy carefree time - especially if you combine them with citrus or berry smells. In aromatherapy they are recommended as balancing, harmonizing and constructing. They eliminate the nervous tension, relax and purify their breath.

Sweet fragrances Spices

Mix of spices always causes a fairy tale in memory - Eastern, bright, colorful. Such aromas are able to excite or strengthen appetite, cause the desire to spend money on really expensive and luxurious things. For this reason, the sellers of luxury goods often put aroma candles in retail rooms with thin and complex aromas - and the sellers of elite real estate love to use this technique.

Sea flavors

These are smells of freedom, wind, movement and health. Cool odors with iodide component are really able to ease attention and cause the desire to move or, on the contrary, to sereful to fall asleep. In combination with dark dense curtains, such flavors are very good in the bedroom - especially if the room should be used before bedtime. In the gym, on the contrary, you need to put an energetic loud music - then the training accompanied by sea flavors will take effectively, and the muscles will warm up better.

Fragrances are able to drastically change the mood, soothe the nervous system, increase the libido, improve the work of the brain and eliminate depression. Learn about the action of 15 magic flavors on your well-being.

Fragrances play a special role in human life. Some are able to turn away from ourselves, others, on the contrary, they are so deeply mastered by our consciousness, which remain in memory almost until the end of life.

But there are also such, feeling that the mood rises, the nervous system calms down, the libido increases, the work of the brain is improved, the depression is eliminated and the state of light euphoria is eliminated.

This is not magic and not the magic action of drugs, these are the gifts of nature that you need to be able to use correctly. The aromas is shrouded all the space, but to, it is important to surround yourself with special things.

Fragrances and their influence on the mood

1. Vanilla

Few people will leave indifferent freshly baked bun with vanilla. Her amazing flavor can not only cause an uncomfortable feeling of hunger, but also make a person a bit kinder. After all, it is notching vanilla forced to plunge into the world of fantasy and feel the blissful tide of warmth and energy. Satisfied with her aroma, you realize that life is not so difficult, but full of bright moments and colorful moments.

2. Freshlygone grass

Where else can you feel bliss and become a little closer to nature, as not on a spacious field with freshly acted grass. The picturesque paintings of nature along with her lively smell involuntarily raise the mood and relax, relieve fatigue and help restore strength.

3. Needa

Undoubtedly, the needles cause all nostalgia for the new year, but its incredible fragrance is capable not only to create a festive mood, but also to charge positive energy. With it, fatigue is removed and stress resistance increases. As studies conducted by Japanese scientists have shown, even active walks in the coniferous forest help, as not strange, relax and gaining strength.

4. Pumpkin

Many know that there is a whole set of apocodiziac products. No one will surprise a list of oils capable of stimulating sexual excitement and sexual activity. But few people know that the aroma of the ordinary pumpkin in combination with the smell of lavender for 40% of men is, oddly strange, exciting means.

5. Cinnamon

Like a pumpkin, cinnamon stimulates sexual excitement, but not with its aroma, but an amazing taste. This culinary spice not only gives a special taste of baking, but also affects the psychological properties of man with their smell. Her aroma improves eyesight, memory, attention and motility.

6. Jasmine

The strong smell of jasmine is able to cause dizziness and headaches, but its light fragrance helps to get rid of the oppressed mood and depressive manifestations. Having distinguished bad thoughts and decorating the world with bright colors, gentle jasmine notes, besides the scattered people be more attentive.

7. Citrusovy

No wonder doctors recommend to use "energy" drinks made from the juice of fresh lemon or lime. After all, citrus is well cheated and tone, give energy, improve not only the mood, but also well-being. And the wine from all is not only their pleasant taste, but also a bright fragrance.

8. Mint.

Mint, known for its dwelling properties, is perfectly cared for human health. Its fresh fragrance attaches not only freshness of breathing, but also reveal the respiratory tract. Accordingly, with the admission of more oxygen, the work of the brain improves, its activity is stimulated.

9. Lavender

Frequently, Lavender was famous for its soothing properties. The incredible fragrance of this miracle plant soothes and relaxes, gives a state of some euphoria, which, in turn, affects the quality of sleep. Sleep improves, becomes strong. It is especially useful to pass aromatherapy to people suffering from insomnia and nightmares.

10. Apples

Who would have thought that such apples native to our heart could help cope with headache? According to scientists, the aroma of apples has an indoor effect and removes the bouts of the headache. In addition, this fragrance perfectly helps to remove anxiety and concern in the complex with the advice of psychologists who were disassembled in the article ".

11. Chocolate

Do not know how to protect yourself from cold and influenza? Do you think that for prevention, there are many drugs? Perhaps, but do not forget to make chocolate and chocolate on this list. Studies have shown that the fragrance of chocolate is capable not only to raise the mood, but also.

12. Tea tree

The smell of "common sense and weighted solutions" can be called the aroma of the tea tree. With it, the processes of perception and mental abilities are activated. Attacks of panic and hysteries associated with fatigue arising because of long mental work, it is also under the power to overcome this smell.

13. Coffee

The first assistant in the fight with a dream helps not only to keep himself in shape and be complete energy, but also copes with stress, which arises as a result of overwork and lack of sleep. And that the most interesting, the smell of coffee is too much better than the drink itself.

14. Kedr.

Not only incense has long been considered the aroma of the sacred ceremonies, the smell of cedar, although not used widely in sacred rites, but is great for meditation. His unusual "abilities", help eliminate confusion and remove nervousness, care about the concentration of attention and pacification.

15. Bergamot

, give confidence and wake up the imagination for the torque of the Aroma of Bergamot. Its sweet notes stimulate the coquetry and drive depression. In addition, feeling the fragrance of this plant, a person increases the level of creativity, new ideas arise.