7 Calming Scents To Instill A Soothing Vibe In Your Home

The Power Of Calm In Your Home

For almost everyone in the world, the enormous impact of fragrance on our daily lives is underrated.

According to Theresa Molnar, executive director of the Sense of Smell Institute, which is the research and educational branch of the Fragrance Foundation: “Scents can have positive effects on mood, stress reduction, sleep enhancement, self-confidence, and physical and cognitive performance.”

Australian psychologist, John Prescott, currently a visiting scholar at Oxford University, says: “Any pleasant smell can act as a distraction and lift mood, but recent studies suggest that sweet smells may work best. Sweet tastes reduce pain by activating opioid systems in the brain, and sweet fragrance activates the same systems.”

Severe stress often leads to a release of self control and a severance from the here and now, which is always the most stable and desirable perspective when addressing any problem.

A conscious plan of being in the moment can be accomplished by deep breathing, which can improve mood   and lower stress levels when outside forces suddenly take hold.

How Fragrance Helps To Set A Calm Mood

Inhaling a favored fragrance can also affect negativity and mood.

Rachel S. Herz , an assistant professor of psychiatry and human behavior at Brown University, states: “Fragrances do affect people’s mood, behavior and even work performance in a variety of ways, but it isn’t because scents work on us like a drug; instead, we work on them through our experiences and triggered memories. In order for a fragrance to elicit any sort of response in you, you have to first learn to associate it with some event. Certain fragrance notes greatly affect our minds and bodies.”

In the words of Jules Miller, founder of the organic supplement brand, The Nue Company, which recently launched Functional Fragrance, a de-stressing perfume that utilizes woody and smoky notes to help calm the nervous system:

“Smells can also trigger a physiological response. When doing our research with the University of Geneva, I learned that our cognitive function and olfactory systems are closely linked. So, along with perfumer Frank Voelkl…, we set ourselves to the task of creating an anti-stress supplement in the form of a unisex fragrance that smells great but also helps a lot of people with anxiety.”

7 Of Our Most Soothing and Calming Scents

Tom Ford Tobacco Vanille Inspired Scent - This fragrance opens with whiskey-nuanced tobacco leaf and clove, evolves into a heart of vanilla, cacao, dried fruits, and tobacco blossom, and finishes with tonka bean and earthy wood notes.

My Way 1 Hotel Inspired Scent - This warm hotel scent, inspired by The 1 Hotel South Beach, blends orange blossom, neroli, tuberose, and sandalwood with Indian jasmine, Madagascar vanilla, white musk, and Virginia cedar.

The Hyatt Zen Inspired Blend - This fragrance begins with a burst of cool, minty, and honeyed eucalyptus. The initial notes then transition into a heart of soothing lavender mixed with the sweet and slightly bitter aroma of anise. The scent concludes with a warm base of rich, elegant vanilla alongside creamy tonka bean, accented with hints of cinnamon.

Santal Lavender Sage -  A harmonious blend of soothing lavender, earthy sage, and the rich, woody notes of Santal.

Westin Hotel's White Tea Scent -  Orange and Italian bergamot stream through the top notes of this soothing, white tea dominant hotel scent. The heart features white tea, geranium, and rose petals, followed by Palo Santo and cedarwood.

Inspired by Four Seasons Whistler (Cedar Seduction) -  The woodiest of all woodsy scents, this fragrance, which smells like you're sitting in front of a smokey, crackling fire, consists of red cedar, Virginia cedarwood, light blonde woods, bold, smoky charred woods, sandalwood, and cedarwood. If you're a woody fragrance lover, this is your go-to scent!

Inspired by the Hilton Hotel scent (Graceland) -  Green white tea, ginger, thyme, and clean lemon open this deliciously intriguing Hilton Hotel-inspired scent, followed by jasmine, fig, red rose, herbal facets, cedarwood, and passionate musk.