Whatever your dating status is: married, dating, experimenting, …. your personal scent says a lot about you. You naturally give off your own signature body scent, and it is something to embrace, because it plays an important role in attracting a great match for you.
All that makeup, those beautiful clothes, snazzy haircuts and expensive perfumes are great, but they are just the wrapping, you are the package, so now is the time to forget about all that superficial stuff and support your own sexy scent. There is a lot of science to support the idea that scent genuinely makes a difference when it comes to your romantic ‘self’, who you are attracted to and who is attracted to you.
For example, there is a huge craze in pheromone parties in the UK at the moment, where hopeful singletons trot along to parties, pop clothing they have worn for 24 hours in a numbered bag (they then wear the associated number) and then the opposite sex sniff the different items and say which numbers they would like to meet, all based on scent alone.
You might be forgiven for thinking it’s just one big perfume war, but the rule is NO perfume or deodorant allowed, so it is purely your natural scent wafting in the face of potential lovers. You might grimace, or even gurn at the thought of doing this, and for sure, we are not recommending you take along a stinky old top to your next date. However, your natural scent and the pheromones you emit plays a massive part of your identity. How is that even helpful? I hear you say. After all, you have no control over your natural scent so how exactly are you supposed to utilize it? Well, we have all the answers for you right here:
The Science Bit
Science says that we are attracted to people who have a delicious cocktail of genetics that would work well with our own, so we can create strong babies and our genes will continue on forevermore. So our genes might say we are really good at being strong, but to make a superhuman, we need to mate with someone whose genes make them good at running so we find ourselves getting a bit pouty and wide eyed whenever we’re at a marathon and we just don’t know why (or how we found ourselves at a marathon for that matter…). Our pheromones are like the marketing for our genes, shouting out to potential gene ‘matches’, subtly letting them know all about us.
In nature, it isn’t just humans that are spraying out pheromones like the Bellagio fountain in Vegas, all kinds of things make pheromones. Some plants put them out when they are being attacked so plants nearby are able to chemically react to make themselves taste bad, and therefore put off the attacker eating them, thus ensuring the survival of the plants. Cats rub our legs with their scent glands to mark us as their property, dogs pee to mark their territory. Some insects even leave pheromones to help them find their way back home. So scent is used everywhere around us in many different ways – nature is one smelly place, and all the better for it.
Back to us, and reproducing, pheromones really do have a big hand in what happens, and getting us to get jiggy in order to continue on our genes. Men’s sweat actually has a chemical in it that makes women relax (surprising when their actions seem to do the exact opposite!), and the same chemicals have a positive effect on women’s fertility as well, so when they are ovulating and therefore at their most fertile, they are totally aroused by the pheromones of their partner.
When Are We At Our Most Pheromonally Sexy?
So, now we know pheromones are super sexy, and helpful in getting us to fancy those most compatible with us (physically at least), it’s important to know when we are at our most sexy in terms of our pheromones. Why is this important? Because it makes us feel more powerful, and enables us to enhance our romance in a relationship, or to go on dates knowing we’re putting out our best self.
So, when are we at our most potent in terms of our pheromones? Well, you might think the more sweat you have on you, the better. Luckily for your next date, this is not the case. It is actually your fresh sweat that is the most powerful when it comes to your pheromones. Old sweat is weak in pheromones and is also stinky – 100% non-desirable. So having a shower before a date or date night is a great idea.
For optimum romance and pheromone power:
- Shower before your date with a partner
- Take part in a physical activity together, so you put out fresh sweat and therefore tons of powerful pheromones
- Go in for the kiss – you need to be close to someone for the pheromones to be detected, and kissing is great anyway so, why not? This 100% proves why you can be unsure about a guy one minute, then he might kiss you and fireworks actually go off because it turns out you have chemistry, you just didn’t know it yet
- Use synthetic pheromones or naturally occurring pheromones from plants, which leads us nicely into the next part of this article…
Essential Oils & Pheromones
Essential oils have been used in aromatherapy throughout time, using plant oils for healing (physical and emotional). The practice itself is connected to Aphrodite, the Greek goddess of love, beauty, procreation and pleasure. She is connected to perfume, massage and sensuality in general. So it makes sense that aromatherapy easily connects us to scent and seduction and our sensual self. But how does aromatherapy connect to pheromones?
Well, scent itself directly connects to, and affects our well being and sensual self. All beings, insects and plants all let off a scent subtly, called a pheromone which we discussed earlier. Plants naturally create essential oils which help with growth, reproducing, attracting insects that help with pollination, deter predators and help to protect them from any diseases. So essential oils from these plants naturally contain pheromones, and these oils can affect us in lots of positive ways and naturally enhance our own pheromones.
Scent itself is not utilized and indeed, enjoyed enough when it comes to sensuality, which is a real shame because it directly connects to our sexual self and has the ability to do all kinds of great things like make us more frisky, help us be more open to love, and helps us feel more sexually confident.
The Most Sensual Scents
To support your natural pheromones and introduce the most sexy, sensual and romantic scents into your life, it is important to choose scents that not only have great qualities, but scents that you love at the same time. If an essential oil actively turns you or your partner off, regardless of its qualities, don’t use it. It won’t help you and you won’t enjoy having it around. Try exploring the world of essential oils, connecting to different scents and recognizing how they make you feel.
Here are some sensual scent suggestions to inspire you:
Jasmine – Jasmine is probably the most romantic, sensual scent there is, and originates from the olive family. The scent is very sweet, sensual and warming. Jasmine is known to be stimulating and helps with anxiety. In spirituality, Jasmine is known to open the heart chakra.
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If you are planning a great date night at your place, you don’t necessarily need to wear the essential oil directly, you can infuse it into the environment with Oojra’s Essential Oil Thai Jasmine Bamboo Reed Diffuser. This way you get the best of both the essential oil effects and your own pheromones.
Rose – A sweet, floral scent known to open the heart, and to enable us to heal and let love in. Rose is also incredibly sensuous and inviting.
Neroli – An ideal zesty, citrus scent to use if you’re getting over heartbreak and want help with enlightenment, feeling uplifted and opening your heart back up to the joy that life and love can bring.
Ylang Ylang – Recommended for enhancing sexual and sensual mood and appreciation.
Patchouli – A musty, earthy scent, patchouli offers stimulation and helps attract love. Is used in a wide range of areas related to sexuality and sensuality helping balance sex drive and regenerate new, powerful feelings of sexual appreciation and enjoyment.
There are lots of ways you can use essential oils to enhance your love with others, and with yourself. Afterall, being able to openly and honestly love someone else starts with being able to openly and honestly love yourself, so it makes sense that you should enhance your own sensual and sexual self using essential oils, in addition to introducing them to your love life.
Recommended uses include:
- Diluting essential oils in an oil base and dotting them on each of your chakras (take care to check this is safe for the particular oil you choose, and do a patch test first!).
- Burning oils in the home
- Using a reed diffuser to safely and effectively fill your home with the smell of a sexy essential oil is a great idea, because it lasts for a long time, there’s no need for any naked flames to burn the oil, and they look pretty, so you can use them everywhere
- Using essential oils when ironing can be a great way to make your clothes smell beautiful, and to give yourself those pheromone benefits with minimal effort. Make sure you dilute the oils before doing it though, or you will stain your clothes (add one drop to a plant sprayer and mist).
Spend Time Creating Your Own Sensual Scent Couture
So, regardless of what you’re doing right now with your love life – being single and avoiding the mingle, dating, loving loosely, being married and getting that spark back – take a little time for yourself to create your own sensual scent couture. Maybe you like a bit of Jasmine during alone time, you like vanilla and orange to tickle the air in your bedroom while you get ready for a date, perhaps you like to dab a little Ylang Ylang on your skin to make you feel sexy out and about. Have some fun and think about how you can compliment your natural pheromones and feel as sexual and sensual as you deserve to. To find your own true Aphrodite scent.
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