Perfumes and the Women Who Love Them
If it is Valentine's Day, then many men resort to flowers or
candy to show the women in their lives just how much they really
care. For the bigger holidays such as birthdays or Christmas,
men typically reach a bit deeper into their pockets for the
larger ticket items such as jewelry or perfume. But the reason
why so much perfume is sold in any given year has far more to do
with hormones and the feelings created by certain scents than by
the gift-giving rationale of men.
Perfumes, colognes, and scented oils have been part of human
civilization since the time of the ancient Egyptians and beyond.
Jars and vases filled with exotic fragrances have also been
found in ancient Chinese burial sites. In fact, the use of
perfumes has no exact starting date as its exact history is
unknown. All that is truly known is that women and men have been
using cologne and perfume to enhance their own scent for
thousands of years will continue to do so for the foreseeable
future.
In any given year, 66% of men and 75% of women find themselves
buying cologne or perfume during the course of a year.
Researchers believe that part of the reason why women love
receiving perfume (and also when men love giving perfume as a
gift) is due to pheromones. Pheromones are hormones thought to
stimulate sexual appetite or interest and they are triggered by
scent.
So do women love perfume because it makes them want to have sex?
No, actually the scent has a more dramatic effect upon men.
While the effect is less pronounced in women, certain colognes
worn by men have been known to produce a similar desire in
women. Although a link between the scent of perfume and
increased sexual desire has been found, researchers do not
believe that it explains the desire to wear perfume on a daily
basis.
In fact, most scientists believe that human pheromones and their
impact upon our behavior has decreased over the years as we have
become more advanced and civilized. While most scientists
conclude that scent once played a rather large part in human
mating habits, they believe that it has relatively little to do
with sexual attraction in this day and age.
So then...why do women love perfume so much and why is it such a
popular gift during the holidays? It actually seems to be due to
the simple feeling created by wearing any fragrance that one
finds appealing. In fact, the feeling created by a woman wearing
perfume is similar to that made by a candle used for
aromatherapy. It is soothing, subtle, and slightly romantic but
not really sexual in nature.
Of course, it does not really matter why precisely a woman loves
wearing perfume. All that is truly important is that she does
love to smell great and the attention she receives when wearing
her favorite perfume. In time, the perfume and the scent of her
own body will combine into a singular aroma that will literally
become her own scent.
As the sense of smell can recall the most vivid of memories, it
is this unique scent of a woman combined with her perfume that
people tend to remember most when thinking of that person. Men
will often buy the same perfume for a woman even years after she
has ceased using it because it is the scent they have come to
identify with that woman.
And yet, women do move on to new perfumes and always seem to be
on the search for a new scent to adorn their bodies. Of course,
it is not surprising for some higher end perfumes to cost $100's
of dollars per bottle which is why a large number of women and
men find themselves shopping for their favorite brands online.
The Internet can also be a great place to find deals on new
perfumes and fragrances as most websites generally offer a much
greater selection than traditional stores.
The love of perfume by both men and women may be completely
instinctual and somehow related to sexuality. However, the fact
is that perfume just plain smells great and therefore puts us in
a good mood. Who doesn't like something that smells good--be it
a pot roast or a garden lily? Of course, pot roast has a
tendency to make us hungry...so what does the smell of fine
perfume make us? There has to be a really good reason why
perfume is so popular, now doesn't there??
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