HYOGO, Aug 05 (News On Japan) –
A fragrance that recreates the scent of a child’s head is drawing consideration for its capacity to evoke emotions of happiness.
Developed over seven years by a startup in Takarazuka, Hyogo Prefecture, the perfume was launched in June and is comprised of a mix of over 20 elements together with flowers and citrus fruits.
The product was created beneath the steering of Mamiko Ozaki, an honorary professor at Kobe University who has spent a long time researching pheromones in ants. She hypothesized that simply as bugs talk via scent, new child infants may also use odor to ship emotional alerts to their caregivers.
“Babies can’t speak, but when they’re born and emit that particular scent, maybe it’s their way of saying, ‘Please take care of me,’” Ozaki defined.
Focusing particularly on the scent of a child’s head, the staff collected odor samples from round 20 infants and recognized 37 distinct fragrant compounds. Among them, one key ingredient stood out: nonanal, a compound with a floral notice, generally present in nice human scents and notably considerable in infants.
The ensuing perfume, described by testers as “gentle,” “natural,” and “refreshing like citrus,” was designed to imitate the soothing impact of that new child scent. Some mother and father expressed nostalgic affection for the aroma, noting its calming and emotionally uplifting qualities.
In experiments carried out with the recreated scent, researchers discovered that it activated areas of the mind related to temper enhancement. The findings counsel that the baby-like scent might function a type of non-verbal communication, conveying messages similar to “I’m doing my best to grow, so please don’t get too stressed.”
The mission has sparked renewed curiosity in how scent can affect human feelings and deepen our understanding of the refined types of communication that start at beginning.
Source: YOMIURI