Creating a Scent Profile

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1 Creating a Profile This Enrichment4You E-guide provides a brief overview of scent and its characteristics. In this e-guide you will learn: Human Body (), *Basic information about scent and its personality. *Determine your personal scent profile *Learn how to use your personal scent profile to enhance your environment *Make a Fragrance Inspired Decorator Board *Learn How to Envision a Fragrant Room ENRICHMENT4YOU Published by Henrich Incorporated Copyright 2005 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying or otherwise, without first obtaining the written permission of the copyright owner.

2 ABOUT THIS ENRICHMENT GUIDE This enrichment guide is designed to introduce you to the sense of smell - scent. This Enrichment4You e-guide several interesting sections to explore: Human Body (), 1. Basic information about scent and its personality - Pages Determine your personal scent profile - Pages Learn how to use your personal scent profile to enhance your environment - Pages Make a Fragrance Inspired Decorator Board - Pages Learn How to Envision a Fragrant Room - Pages What is this, coming up from the desert, Like a column of smoke, Laden with myrrh, with frankincense And with the perfume of every exotic dust? You are the park that puts forth Pomegranates, With all choice fruits; Spikenard and saffron, calamus and Cinnamon, Myrrh and aloes with all the fine spices. You are garden fountain, a well of water, Flowing fresh from Lebanon. Arise, north wind! Come, south wind! Blow upon my garden, That its perfume may spread abroad. - The Song of Songs 3:6

3 DID YOU KNOW??? One of the reasons emotions and memories are triggered by scent is because the limbic system of the brain handles scent, emotions and memories. PROFILING A brief Overview Finding a scent is a personal discovery. affects our emotions, perceptions, memory and desires. Discovering what scents best suit your personality and interests can be a delightful experience. Numerous items can have fragrance added to them to enhance your environment including: Candles Sachets Potpourri Personal Care Home care Decorative Accessories Most scents have characteristics or profiles that describe their personality. On the next several pages are descriptions of various scents and their characteristics: Bergamot Characteristics: Sweet, fresh citrus with spicy, floral undertones. Clary Sage Characteristics: Nutty, warm, light, musky. Cypress Characteristics: Woody, warm, slightly spicy-pine needlelike scent. Eucalyptus Characteristics: Strong, woody scent. Human Body (), 1

4 WORDS TO CONSIDER The way to health is to have an aromatic bath and a scented massage every day. - Hippocrates Geranium Characteristics: A soft, uplifting and comforting scent with a rose aroma and mint undertones. Lemongrass Characteristics: A vibrant lemony aroma that is sweet and refreshing. Sweet Orange Characteristics: A cheerful and warming scent with sweet, light, and floral aroma that adds a fruity note to fragrance blends. Grapefruit Characteristics: A happy scent with a sweet, warm fresh and tangy uplifting aroma that makes one feel good. Juniper Berry Characteristics: A strong purifying fresh, fruity, woody, pine-needle like aroma. Lavender Characteristics: A traditional scent that is known for its soothingly sweet, fresh, herbal, floral aroma. Human Body (), 2 Lemon Characteristics: The scent of clean, lemon is an uplifting and light aroma that boosts the heart. Patchouli Characteristics: Exotic, romantic, rich, earthy, sweet, and herbal scent that is deep and lasting. Peppermint Characteristics: The flavor of refreshment, mint is known for its sharp, strong and cool scent. It refreshes and awakens the senses.

5 IN A DAY Consider making a list of all the different odors you encounter in a single day. How do they affect you at the time? What memories do they evoke? Rosemary Characteristics: A warm and strong scent with a fresh woody and herbal aroma. Sandalwood Characteristics: A warm exotic and woody aroma that is sensual and relaxing. Ylang Characteristics: Means flower of flowers. A heavy exotic, floral scent that is sensual to the core. As you can see, scents take on personalities. is like friendship, some scents will be your favorites and others you will be OK with, but won t necessarily want to use personally. On the next several pages is a Inventory that will assist you in identifying scents that you might enjoy the most. Not only will the Inventory give you an idea of what scents you are most likely to enjoy, it will also address the colors, textures, activities and much more. Human Body (), 3 & NATURE Just think of all the different odors you encounter on a nature walk. Whether its by the seashore, in a forest or high in the mountains, there are distinct scents that are encountered. The perfume industry has tried to capture not only the fragrance of these different places, but the emotions they create. Think about the names given to fragrances and then ask yourself - What image, emotion or character are they trying to capture?

6 INVENTORY by Jean Henrich c2005 Henrich Inc. INVENTORY DIRECTIONS On the next several pages are several columns with a variety of descriptive words that you may closely identify. Go through each category and mark the words that would describe things you like the most. Total up the number of responses under each category. Then look on page 9 to see which scent(s) might best address your preferences. There may have more than one scent that may appeal to you. In this case you can select fragrances from all of those categories. We have also provided suggestions for patterns, fabrics, the mood the scents create, accessories and even packaging ideas for certain scent preferences. This Inventory is just for fun and guidance. In fact, you may find that over time or under different situations your scent preferences will change. Have fun discovering your scents. On the next page are some very important safety considerations when using essential oils. Please read and be informed. Human Body (), 4