Handshaking and Smelling (03-12-15)
We seem to shake hands so that we can smell our acquaintances.
We seem to shake hands so that we can smell our acquaintances.
Insightful new research on how scenting influences selling
Research recently completed at the Monell Chemical Senses Center indicates just how important scents are, and why perfume can be such a good investment.
Chemicals in citrus odors have been linked to inhibited growth of cancer cells.
Sellaro and her colleagues probed links between scents and trust.
Smells are invisible (generally) but shouldn't be ignored
Scents are powerful
Scent-scaping spaces where people will be drinking alcohol and making sure that these areas are well ventilated (to remove undesirable smells) should be top of mind with designers.
Researchers have learned more about why particular smells so quickly and consistently produce emotional reactions in the people smelling them.
Researchers at Concordia University investigated one way that scents in a retail space can influence customer comfort.