Scents and Aroma

Scents and Aroma
Scents and aroma have a powerful affect when it comes to the sensual. The brain has a scent memory bank. The aroma of a past love is stored away in that memory bank that will stay with us long after the romance is gone. If we run accross a pleasant and or sensuous scent it stays with you and evolks the memories and passion associated with it. In this context one could say scent is an aphrodisiac?


Most people will answer yes, in that aroma or scent can evoke desires and passion. For example, neurological director of the Smell and Taste Treatment and Research Foundation in Chicago Illinois Dr Alan R. Hirsch, initiated a study that examined how specific smells stimulated sexual arousal and desire.

He found that several scents were effective in degrees, some more than others. Below are some of the findings from this study.

The aroma of pizza increased blood flow to the penis by 5 percent.
Buttered popcorn by increased it to 9 percent.

Lavender and pumpkin pie were close to the top of the list by 40 percent.
In women, lavender and pumpkin pie also had a enjoyable effect.
Now write this one down fellas. The smell of licorice combined with the scent of cucumber created the greatest surge of blood flow to the vagina.

Obviously scent and aroma can trigger sexual arousal as these studies would suggest.

There is a new libido enhancer for women I came across in my daily surfing researching the effects of scent and smell (pheromones) on the human libido.

Linda Dahlstrom (health editor at MSNBC.com ) , in her post on Does It Work site features her article Patch aims to make you feel sexy - Does It Work? - msnbc.com.

The product is a "scent Patch" to be worn daily on the wrist to “enhance feelings of sexuality through our sense of smell.” The product name is Scentuelle.

According to the manufacturer, Scentuelle is an aroma patch that uses your sense of smell to trigger sexual response. It works naturally without any side effects to increase your sex drive and help you rekindle a sensual, intimate connection with your partner.

This falls into the subject of pheromones and what they do to embellish your sexual desires. Read about it in my next post.