Odor perception of aromatherapy essential oils with different chemical types: Influence of gender and two cultural characteristics.

ABSTRACT: Olfactory perception, and especially affective responses of odors, is highly flexible, but some mechanisms involved in this flexibility remain to be elucidated. This study investigated the odor perceptions of several essential oils used in aromatherapy with emotion regulation functions among college students. The influences of people's characteristics including gender, hometown region, and fragrance usage habit on odor perception were further discussed. Odor perception of nine essential oils, which can be divided into the ester-alcohol type (e.g., lavender oil) and terpene type (e.g., lemon oil) were evaluated under three odor concentrations. The results indicated that chemical type, but not concentration, significantly influenced the odor perception and there was no interaction between th

SUBMITTER: Chen J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9686375 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature