Humans heavily rely on sight, yet our senses of sound and scent, deeply rooted in our evolutionary history, are equally significant, often subconsciously. Engaging with scents through different senses, allows us to appreciate their effects on well-being beyond just smell. Read through to discover how you can explore this furtre.

Stories are memories and smell evokes our most emotional memories. I had the pleasure of talking with Frauke and sharing my scent memories with her. One story that stood out was inspired by my grandmother Aida in our family farm in BeniSuief south of Egypt. It was such a great memory to relive and brought out a lot of emotions when I was recalling it.

The human body is a collection of cells that communicate with each other and send out signals continuously. These signals get transported to the various organs of the body to perform functions and respond to stimuli that are being perceived and received. When disruption of these signals happens the outcome of that process is altered. This is where essential oils and aromatherapy can play a part.

That reaction to scent triggers neurophysiological processes that can affect mood, cognition, physiological arousal and behaviors. That is why a smell can have an immediate influence on your mood and your emotional state and even physical state. The olfactory receptors turn the chemical signal of a scent into a neural signal that reaches the brain.