sense of well-being (perceived moods)?
This is a two-part article on the above topic complied and carried out by The Aromatherapy Research Group. The Aromatherapy Research Group is a private group of dedicated individuals who seek facilities and significant funding independently.
This article runs from Issue No. 29 to Issue No. 30. It describes the methodology of the research which gives the reader an understanding of how the experiment was preformed. It is clearly and concisely written with some interesting results. The results are shown in graph format , these graphs are also interpreted to give the reader a better understanding of the results.
Some of the results were unexpected, with the reported effects of Lavender being the most controversial. Lavender is the most commonly used oil, especially for its relaxation properties. In this study Lavender did not make people feel as physically relaxes as when they sniffed it compared with the other oils.
This is a remarkable study and a well written article, I can only hope that the group continues to do research and publish their results.
This article appears in Issue No. 29, August 1998 and Issue No. 30, November/December 1998.
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