Why are these Scents so effective?

Smell can change our behaviour entirely as fragrance expert Roja Dove discloses: “Scent is our first response to encroaching stimuli, whether that’s sniffing sour milk before we drink it or smelling a fire before we see it, often making us have a reaction. It’s the same with soothing scents – they have a cocooning effect that relaxes us, makes us feel at home and create a sense of peace!”

“Scent can absolutely act as a form of therapy, connecting to your moods and feelings via the limbic system,” explains perfumer Azzi Glasser.

“That’s why children often sniff their teddies and blankets; certain smells bring us comfort.” Being enveloped in scent is a cognitive and fragrant hug of the most cushioning kind.

Some science

When scent enters the nose, it travels through the cranial nerves straight to the olfactory bulb, which helps the brain process smell. This bulb is part of the limbic system and can easily access the amygdalae, a group of nuclei which play a vital role in our emotional memories.

The olfactory bulbs (green) transmit smell information from the nose to the brain, necessary for a proper sense of smell.

The amygdalae (pink) (singular: amygdala) perform a primary role in the processing of memory, decision-making, and emotional reactions!

How to use our Scents

A way to use this with great effect is to recognise the emotion that you want to shift, and then sniff/smell the scent, visualising it entering in through the nose and flowing all through the body.

As it travels through the body, finding where the emotion is attached throughout the body (it can be in multiple places), it clears away the blocks, leaving a clear pathway for consciously choosing your new emotional vibrations.

Finding your Scent using the ‘sniff-test’

Simply go to your Solaz Scents collection and sniff the scents. The one that ‘speaks/feels or smells right’ to you in that moment (this is your physical olfactory intuition guiding you) is the scent which can assist you to balance your vibration.

If you are just getting started with us, each scent has a purpose and this is an easy way to help you choose what you need.  Just ask yourself “What do I need right now? If the answer is balance, simply use the balance scent in the melts, diffuser, candles or scent oils.