Nine smells you want in your home, and why...

Peppermint:
The scent of peppermint makes us feel more alert. It also reduces smokers’ cravings for cigarettes. Meanwhile, a research team lead by Bryan Raudenbush, an associate professor of psychology at Wheeling Jesuit University, has found that smelling peppermint can help us with tedious physical tasks, such as routine workouts, enhancing our performance and making us think we haven’t worked as hard as we actually have.

Rosemary:
Smelling rosemary also increases alertness, and it improves the performance of our long-term memory — just the scent we all need when we’re doing our taxes and trying to remember why we saved a receipt.

Sage:
The scent of sage also helps with memory and makes us feel more alert. Try cooking with it tonight and let its smell fill your home.

Lemon:
Studying? Sip on lemon tea. The scent of lemons improves mental performance.

Coffee:
The smell of coffee does indeed wake us up and helps us accomplish routine tasks. Coffee smells even enhance the performance of sleep-deprived rats — and they haven’t seen a single coffee ad on television.

Oranges:
The scent of oranges reduces feelings of anxiety. Teaching someone to drive? Put an orange air freshener in the car.

Jasmine:
The smell of jasmine also lessens feelings of anxiety. No wonder it was so blissful to sit on Grandma’s jasmine-wrapped front porch. (This is something I have in my room to relax when studying)

Lavender:
Science agrees with aromatherapy: The smell of lavender is indeed relaxing. Add it to your bedroom now.

With that in mind, studies have shown that what we smell as we sleep influences our dreams. Add positive scents to your bedroom, and your dreams will be suffused with positive emotions.

What are your favourite scents??

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