Now where can I hang my Glade Scent on the bike??

[wkid_one]

WHat a crock of shit, check this out

Fragrant cars safer

30 June 2004 By DAVE MOORE

Those plastic air fresheners can actually help you drive more safely, says research from Cardiff University.



It was found that some smells help sharpen your driving skills, while others lift your mood and help you focus and concentrate.





The study reveals that peppermint, citrus and lavender scents have the most pronounced effect on motorists. Lemon is a good choice to wake you up, while lavender calms you down. Vanilla reduced anxiety only in those who actually liked the smell, while floral odours in general were found to cut alertness. But using no fragrance enhacers at all also has a negative effect, as studies have shown that the vinyl and plastics in car interiors can induce drowsiness and headaches.

[Jackrat]

Well no it's not a croc of shit.
Lemon esence is a natural anesthetic and does help clear the mind as well.
It's called aroma therapy and as much as it sounds like a load of new age BS it really does work.Why do you think women like Lavender so much??
Blokes tend to not notice it so much because we are auraly inclined,but most women are sensualy inclined.That's why most blokes like porno and most women like flowers and smelly stuff.
Just in case you wondered,my Mrs makes scented soaps.
Buy your woman some lavender & Rosemary soap,you'll be pleasantly suprised with the reaction.
What they say about plastics is also true,the stuff is poison.

[KATWYN]

I learnt this last year-

Our emotions are directly connected to our smell senses
so I would beleive that.

Thats why when we smell certain smells it can "take you
back" immediately to a time you remember and you will feel
the emotion associated with it. Can be good ....and bad.

[KATWYN]

What they say about plastics is also true,the stuff is poison.

My job is production management in a plastics factory. I've had
OSH (at my request) come in and check it all out (ie) ventilation and
the types of plastics we use. It really depends on the temperatures
the plastics are melted at as to when they become especially toxic
and ventilations important. OSH had no problem with any of it, but
its interesting because I can't smell the plastic any more and yet I get
people coming in for the first time saying things like "wow that plastic
smell is strong"

I think the toxins in our food are probably more toxic - or maybe i'm
kidding myself

[Hitcher]

Aromatherapy??? A discussion of this is best relegated to the "Religious ravings" thread!

[Skyryder]

"I'm sorry Judge I did not see the bike. My air freshner has run out."

If true then should be mandatory for the cage WOF. Might just save some of us from the Grim Reaper.

Skyryder

[wari]

I learnt this last year-

Our emotions are directly connected to our smell senses
so I would beleive that.

Thats why when we smell certain smells it can "take you
back" immediately to a time you remember and you will feel
the emotion associated with it. Can be good ....and bad.

LYnnamint ...

[wkid_one]

My point was not whether it worked or not - but the fact some numbnuts had done a study on it.

Maybe from now on I will clean the inside of my visor with Lemon Scented Pledge!

[Yamahamaman]

"wow that plastic smell is strong"

A cigarette smoker cannot detect other cigarette smoker's. A non-cigarette smoker is easlily able to smell a cigarette user.

[Kickaha]

A cigarette smoker cannot detect other cigarette smoker's. A non-cigarette smoker is easlily able to smell a cigarette user.

Years ago we had our landlord visit when we where out along with his pipe smoking father,6 hours later when we got home we could still smell it,even though he did not smoke in our house.


I work in the tyre industry and quite often people comment on the smell of rubber in our warehouse,none of us who work there can smell it anymore.

Personally one of my favourite scents is the smell of race gas

[Jackrat]

Aromatherapy??? A discussion of this is best relegated to the "Religious ravings" thread!

Sorry.wouldn't fit.
Aroma therapy is proven.

[MikeL]

Aromatherapy??? A discussion of this is best relegated to the "Religious ravings" thread!

God forbid. I don't think I could cope with the stress of finding logical, rational arguments to refute the fanatics... I would have to look for some powerful stress relief. Such as aromatherapy...

:P

In fact I know next to nothing about aromatherapy. What I do know is that the sense of smell is powerfully and directly linked to parts of the psyche that the other senses can't reach...

So don't knock it!

[Hitcher]

Aroma therapy is proven.

A statement worthy of Zed.

[Hitcher]

In fact I know next to nothing about aromatherapy. What I do know is that the sense of smell is powerfully and directly linked to parts of the psyche that the other senses can't reach...

"Linked to the psyche"?? Mike, of all people I expected better.

Dropping rock on your foot should also be quite therapeutic. The pain certainly affects my psyche!

[Jackrat]

"Linked to the psyche"?? Mike, of all people I expected better.

Dropping rock on your foot should also be quite therapeutic. The pain certainly affects my psyche!

So if you don't understand something it's either not real or not true.
As I said Aroma therapy is a proven sience,recognised as such by the Medical proffesions.Considering they don't like anything outside of their own understanding and research I'd say it has to have something going for it.
Aroma therapy has NOTHING to do with religion or anything spiritual it's like a lot of other medical approaches that because they are not western in origin
have until resent times been ignored by our society.
Ignorance is a very poor foundation to base any argument on.
Rather than taking cheap shots at open minded people like Mike why don't you just check it out.
By the way after reading a lot of Mikes posts,he comes across as being fairly open minded, so I'm not surprised at all that he would remain so when he comes across something he admits to not knowing much about.
That's how we learn right!! and that's why I remain sceptical about religion,I like to reseach things an form an opinion on what can be proven.Aroma therapy is about chemical reactions and more than just a few of our modern drugs are based on it,religion is about faith.I can see one but have to take somebodys word for the other.
Like I say check it out, an opinion based on ignorance is a real bad look.