Odors, Impressions, and Reactions
Scenting for appealing products
Scenting for appealing products
Science details how scents influence how we think and behave, our mood and our wellbeing. When the way objects and places will smell in use is considered during the design process, and related research is applied, goals outlined in design briefs are more likely to be achieved.
Benefits quantified
Researchers from the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, the University of Sussex, and University College London investigated how scents and sounds influence our perceptions of our bodies.
Research conducted by Cohen and her colleagues indicates that smells influence our memory performance; which can support strategic scentscaping of environments.
Lemercier-Talbot and team probed the feelings associated with various scents.
Lefebvre and Biswas studied links between environmental odors, perceived temperature, and food consumption.
Research by Sayette and team confirms the value of adding pleasant scents to spaces and objects.
Most of us are breathing most of the time. The characteristics of the air that we pull into our lungs have implications for our mental wellbeing as well as our physical condition. In this article, we’ll review how scents, ventilation, and temperature influence human lives.
Research conducted by Biswas and Szocslinks scents and eating in intriguing ways.