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The month January we take as an opportunity to start fresh and reset our body and mind. Did you know that fragrances have a huge impact on our mood, stress, feelings and generally our wellbeing? It’s time to use the power of fragrance to start the year right: A relaxed body, an aware mind and a home that makes us feel good. We asked a psychologist how this can work and which scents are the best to create a personal home spa moment for you. After all this time being stuck at home it’s time to lift your mood and make a change.
5 FRAGRANCES FOR A RELAXED AND POSITIVE MIND
We recommend 5 fragrances that will definitely bring you into a relaxed and positive mindset. This way you can easily create your own home spa moment. Just light a candle and take a deep breath.
- Wind down is probably the Bridgewater scent that combines most of the classic relaxing and healthy notes that our souls need to calm down. Musk is know to be a “cuddle” scent. It’s said to make people get closer and cosy. Sandalwood is an old Buddhist and Hindu scent that can enhance mental alertness and decrease anxiety. We all know Peppermint for its freshness and of course we shouldn’t forget the queen of calmness, lavender, with its soothing and relaxing effect that was already discovered in ancient Egypt.
2. With cotton scents it’s funny. While we know the scent to be fresh, clean and crisp, the real cotton flower doesn’t really smell like much. Usually it’s the association of freshly washed laundry, clean bedsheets or crisp morning air that makes our mind feel at ease and relaxed. We all like to be clean and this also triggers all the good emotions in us. The Bridgewater scent “White Cotton” was specifically designed to create a clean cotton scent including notes of muguet flowers, must and soft wood.
3. Lavender is a classic spa scent. It’s known for it’s calming effect on the mind. It can help with anxiety, sleeping problems and even heal headaches. Just a few drops of our Lavender oil on a cloth that you put on your pillow can make the difference! Enjoy Lavender Lane and imagine a stroll through the deep purple lavender fields in sunny Provence.
4. A spa should be relaxing, but also energizing you. And that’s where the Bridgewater Orange Vanilla scent comes in! The mix of soft vanilla tones that blend with fresh and warm notes of orange are perfect for everyone who seeks for some harmony and energy after a rough day. Vanilla scents can prevent feelings of nervousness while the orange fragrance activates you and brings up feelings of happiness and love.
5. The Wild Summit line embraces the scents of energizing rosemary, crisp basil and spicy green galbanum. It reminds us of a long refreshing walk in the forests or the mountains. Rosemary is known to be the “coffee for your soul”. It is stimulating your concentration and makes you feel more awake. A wake up call for your mind!
THE IMPACT OF FRAGRANCES ON YOUR BODY
When we smell something, the first brain area that’s alarmed is the fast processing emotion centre, the amygdala. That’s why a certain smell can have an immediate impact on our mood. And that’s all because it’s connected to our memories. Of course memories can be different, that’s why everybody likes different scents. But some fragrances trigger the same feelings in most of the people.
Studies have shown that the smell of freshly baked apple pie is giving people an intense feeling of being or coming home and family time. Associations with what we smell is the key. It could be a soothing coffee scent that we associate with a relaxed Sunday morning, or the scent of moss and patchouli that reminds us of our morning walk with our dog. On the other hand scents can also cause negative emotions like smoke can trigger anxiety in some people. So why not actively control the scents we experience in our homes to make us feel great and relax us after a long day? Researchers found that a positive mood is connected to a better immune system and thus a better health. So light that candle, lift your mood and stay healthy! It all starts with a scent.