Aromatic substances and scents are nature’s way of continuing the sensory signals of identification in the animal world and in humans give an indication of individuality and state of health. The human body naturally emanates odour that attracts or deters another from any close proximity. It varies in a range according to our state of mind and emotion and is most detectable under intense emotion or fear.

A method based upon natural selection and discrimination between people and their smells could possibly develop in the future as already the basis is used with doctors using dogs to detect particular disease conditions.

At present the science of healing certain physical conditions through the use of particular aromatics is receiving considerable attention in aromatherapy, as in the more subtle sphere of mind-changing influences in conjunction with psychotherapy.

We register smell when we inhale just as we sense flavours most when we exhale. Both senses depend upon our respiration but without inhalation there would be no perception of perfume at all for us.

The progress in the science known as Osmics, has been hampered by limitation in our range of vocabulary to describe different grades, intensities and qualities associated with scents of all kinds and we can thank the perfume industry for helping to expand our word tools. These may include such words as refined, base, warm, cool, sweet, torrid, piercing, elevating and many others that have been coined to describe difference in aromatic substances themselves. Then we have a further complication because of the individual reaction we have to the chemicals made in nature’s laboratory as well as in the perfumers’ laboratory. This is due to psychological factors and our sense memories.

However the science demonstrates that there are fundamental properties and chemical processes that provide reliable common results that allow us to use a range of aromatics for certain purposes.

If you seek to adventure into the new experimental areas of aromatherapy you must have patience and remain ever sensitive to the needs of your patient in determining the selection and choice of perfumes for recommendation and it is wise to work with a colleague who is trained in psychology or who understands the basic guidelines.

This natural science may be in its infancy as far as our modern understanding of it goes, but indication of its potential to serve us in healing and dealing with the complications and intricacies of the human mind is motivating scientific research.

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