"It smells so good in here!" Every day, I hear this from customers who walk into our Frederick store.
They open the glass door from the street. They step in, singly or in groups. And then, they stop where they are and exclaim, "It smells so good in here!"
What they are smelling, invariably, are our Terressentials body care products. Not perfumes. Not artificial, chemical concoctions from a lab. Nothing designed to fool the nose by scientists working for bloated corporations. All of our Terressentials products take their good scents from Mother Nature – from pure, certified organic essential oils and flower and herbal extracts. This is how the Earth smells. And that is why it smells so good in here.
The sense of smell, as we all know, has powerful connections to memory and emotion. In fact, in some organisms, the senses of smell and sound blend together in something very scientifically labeled 'smound'. The way it works is this: A part of the brain, the olfactory tubercle, responds to scents. This is understandable. But the same receptors can be activated by sounds. And others may respond not to one sense or other, but to both in combination. So if you were to smell a rose, for instance, while hearing a bell, your brain would register the experience differently than if a clanging gong were to go off at the same time. It may sound unbelievable, but it's real - this connection was discovered in 2010 by a scientist named Daniel Wesson. (1)
Scent is our body's means of chemical detection. Even single-cell organisms use this form of interacting with their environment. (2) In infants, the sense of smell is at its peak, and is an important part of the bonding process. On the fragrance-free baby products page of our website, you will find the clearest explanation of this process: "When mom’s and dad’s pheromones are inhaled over and over during those first few months, they trigger reinforcement of the neural pathways—nerve bundles, sheathed in a fatty lipid myelin shield—that transmit neurons to distant memory and motor function areas of the brain. The more stimulating neurons that travel the pathway more frequently, the stronger the neural pathway bundles become, and the stronger the bond between mom, dad, siblings and other family members.
"Our research leads us to believe that for, at minimum, an infant’s first six months, it is prudent to avoid all man-made chemicals and, perhaps, even minimize contact with stimulating botanicals and essential oils in order to encourage optimal bonding with baby’s family members and strong neurological growth."
The miraculous sense of smell is the oldest, and some say the most powerful, sense. It can bring both great pleasure and great disgust. So, when you open the door to a shop, and feel peace and delight at how good it smells, don't ignore this – trust your nose!
1. http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/making-scents-of-sounds-n/
2. http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2010/08/100818-science-health-bacteria-noses-smell-evolution/
They open the glass door from the street. They step in, singly or in groups. And then, they stop where they are and exclaim, "It smells so good in here!"
What they are smelling, invariably, are our Terressentials body care products. Not perfumes. Not artificial, chemical concoctions from a lab. Nothing designed to fool the nose by scientists working for bloated corporations. All of our Terressentials products take their good scents from Mother Nature – from pure, certified organic essential oils and flower and herbal extracts. This is how the Earth smells. And that is why it smells so good in here.
The sense of smell, as we all know, has powerful connections to memory and emotion. In fact, in some organisms, the senses of smell and sound blend together in something very scientifically labeled 'smound'. The way it works is this: A part of the brain, the olfactory tubercle, responds to scents. This is understandable. But the same receptors can be activated by sounds. And others may respond not to one sense or other, but to both in combination. So if you were to smell a rose, for instance, while hearing a bell, your brain would register the experience differently than if a clanging gong were to go off at the same time. It may sound unbelievable, but it's real - this connection was discovered in 2010 by a scientist named Daniel Wesson. (1)
Scent is our body's means of chemical detection. Even single-cell organisms use this form of interacting with their environment. (2) In infants, the sense of smell is at its peak, and is an important part of the bonding process. On the fragrance-free baby products page of our website, you will find the clearest explanation of this process: "When mom’s and dad’s pheromones are inhaled over and over during those first few months, they trigger reinforcement of the neural pathways—nerve bundles, sheathed in a fatty lipid myelin shield—that transmit neurons to distant memory and motor function areas of the brain. The more stimulating neurons that travel the pathway more frequently, the stronger the neural pathway bundles become, and the stronger the bond between mom, dad, siblings and other family members.
"Our research leads us to believe that for, at minimum, an infant’s first six months, it is prudent to avoid all man-made chemicals and, perhaps, even minimize contact with stimulating botanicals and essential oils in order to encourage optimal bonding with baby’s family members and strong neurological growth."
The miraculous sense of smell is the oldest, and some say the most powerful, sense. It can bring both great pleasure and great disgust. So, when you open the door to a shop, and feel peace and delight at how good it smells, don't ignore this – trust your nose!
1. http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/making-scents-of-sounds-n/
2. http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2010/08/100818-science-health-bacteria-noses-smell-evolution/
