{"id":5050,"date":"2017-07-30T14:34:52","date_gmt":"2017-07-30T12:34:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/preprod.howtospa.com\/en\/?p=5050"},"modified":"2019-06-06T19:32:10","modified_gmt":"2019-06-06T17:32:10","slug":"the-scents-of-relaxation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/howtospa.com\/en\/the-scents-of-relaxation\/","title":{"rendered":"THE SCENTS OF RELAXATION"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">Dear How To Spa readers,<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">You might have noticed that in all our relaxation guides, among the products we recommend for a great relaxing moment, we often suggest scented candles, mists, home perfumes and other scented cosmetics. All these items were picked with care to offer you the best of any result you\u2019re after; relaxing, energising, detox. The reason behind it is that your sense of smell has a major role to play in your relaxation, just like your other 4 senses. Awakening the five senses is the key to a true spa treatment or therapy. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">There is a scientific explanation behind it; neuroscientists have demonstrated a close link between our sense of smell and our emotions. Patty Canac, a perfume expert, has been working on the subject for several years now, in partnership with medical and health experts. Together they designed a healing therapy for patients with speech and memory disorders, based on olfactotherapy (A therapy using the sense of smell). <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">Some flowers and citrus fruits such as lavender, bergamot, mandarin, ylang-ylang, vanilla, Jasmin and lotus are commonly used for their soothing effect.<br \/>\nSome stronger or spicier scents, often referred to as more \u2018masculine\u2019, can have an invigorating effect, such as ginger, cinnamon, oud wood or scots pine.<br \/>\nSome other scents have a true detox effect on your body and mind. Lemon, Sage, verbena, pepper mint and juniper are commonly used.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><b>Here\u2019s a list of our top favourite products, a good start for you to try:<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">The \u2018eau de Bengalore\u2019 from Cinq Mondes <\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">If you want to experience deep relaxation before you go to sleep, this Bangalore Ritual mist from Cinq Mondes is what you need. We\u2019ve rarely experienced such a pleasant effect on the mind. As a result, all the tensions accumulated in your temples, eyes and neck disappear thanks to this comforting and soothing smells of vanilla and cardamom. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">Available here:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cinqmondes.com\/eau-de-bengalore.html?___store=en&amp;___from_store=fr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> https:\/\/www.cinqmondes.com\/eau-de-bengalore.html?___store=en&amp;___from_store=fr <\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><em>The \u2018gel\u00e9e de douche exfoliante Pitanga\u2019 from Natura Brasil<\/em> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">This gentle exfoliating shower gel is the ideal companion for an energising daily shower. Using the self-massage movements you can find in our tutorials, you will truly enjoy the refreshing smell of Pitanga, a tropical plant of Brazil.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">Available here: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.naturabrasil.fr\/en\/product\/prd-38302\/ekos-exfoliating-pitanga-shower-gel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.naturabrasil.fr\/en\/product\/prd-38302\/ekos-exfoliating-pitanga-shower-gel<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><em>The Inner Strength Roller Ball from Aromatherapy Associates<\/em> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">This is a great product to help you relax and get rid of negative thoughts. Specially formulated with a base of sage and frankincense, it will soothe your mind and boost your positive attitude!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">Available here: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aromatherapyassociates.com\/usa\/inner-strength-roller-ball.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.aromatherapyassociates.com\/usa\/inner-strength-roller-ball.html <\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">Now sit back and let these rejuvenating scents work their magic ! <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dear How To Spa readers, You might have noticed that in all our relaxation guides, among the products we recommend&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":5038,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_ppp_document_settings_meta":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[68,73,71],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-5050","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-cosmetics-fragrances","8":"category-tips-deals","9":"category-well-living"},"menu_order":0,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/howtospa.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5050","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/howtospa.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/howtospa.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/howtospa.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/howtospa.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5050"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/howtospa.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5050\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":25497,"href":"https:\/\/howtospa.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5050\/revisions\/25497"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/howtospa.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5038"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/howtospa.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5050"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/howtospa.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5050"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/howtospa.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5050"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}