Can Scents Unlock Subconscious Memories?

   It is good to remember that everyone has past experiences both good and bad that we may not be aware of. We need to be cognizant of the effect that our fragrance will have on other individuals before we wear them.

Fragrances can remind a person of a positive or negative person, experience, or time in their past. The wrong fragrance may evoke negative memories even if it is a good scent to wear, conversely the right fragrance may pay off in unexpected dividends if it evokes the right memories in the right person.

The right fragrance can remind us of a loved one, or a special time, place or event. Fragrances can bring back memories of loved siblings, parents, role models, friends, and lovers.

The fragrance of wood burning in a fireplace, fresh cut grass, and the pine smell of a Christmas tree were all associated with positive memories.

You can even use natural fragrances such as vanilla, or gingerbread to wear as perfumes. Perfumers are including edible ingredients in fragrances more and more these days in a fashion move which is actually catching on in popularity. These fragrances are called "gourmand" because they remind us of edible products.

I have even heard of combat veterans who would have horrifying memories based on fragrances that had ingredients that reminded them of something that they had smelled on the battlefield.

I was turned on to actually wearing coconut as a scented oil fragrance by a young Jamaican customer. He saw the fragrance in my retail store one day and begin to proclaim its virtues. I tried it and each time I use it I get compliments from many different women. Maybe because its unusual but whatever the reason may be, the important point is that they like it. Body Oils for Men  and Women