Scents Smarts
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neutralize the odors of the
basic ingredients in the
product.
17. Perfume should match
the color of your outfit. True or
false?
Answer: True. The darker the
color, the stronger the scent
will seem. Even odorless
liquids are perceived as
fragrant when worn with deep
green. Color affects the way
your nose sniffs out sharpness,
sweetness and sensuality.
White cools off a scent's sexy
smell, deep green does the
opposite, says The Fragrance
Foundation.
18. Exposing yourself to as
many different odors during
the day as possible can im-
prove your health. True or
false?
Answer: True, says Dr.
Solomon H. Snyder, a pro-
fessor and director of the
department of neuroscience at
The Johns Hopkins University
School of Medicine. "The parts
of the brain that are the olfac-
tory regions are also parts that
regulate our emotions... Your
sense of smell is the primary
thing that provides sexual
arousal and cues to danger...
These functions are related to
joy or fear." Snyder recom-
mends opening windows, cook-
ing with herbs, surrounding
yourself with fragrant flowers
as well as trying out new
scents to deepen your emo-
tional pleasure every day.
19. A pleasant perfume can
help you relax, concentrate
and learn more. True or false?
Answer: True. According to
Environmental Fragrance
Technologies, in studies of
healthy volunteers under
stress, the smell of spiced
apple brought systolic blood
pressure down an average of 3
to 5 points and in some in-
stances lowered diastolic blood
pressure as well. Studies at
the Medical Psychology De-
partment of Duke University
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