Is it really surprising that the humongous work by which the French writer Marcel Proust is most remembered, 'Remembrance of Things Past', (now called In Search of Lost Time) begins with a memory triggered by an olfactory stimulus? What begins with the nose goes on to seven volumes, and led to Proust being called the 'greatest novelist of the 20th century' by Graham Greene.
To most of us, the frangrance associated with a particular memory brings much of the original sensation come flooding back, whether it's grandmother's pecan pie we are re-experiencing, or the cologne worn by our first crush in high school. There are other, more universal scents that can be enjoyed by nearly everybody, like the smell of parched earth after a shower, or buttered popcorn. Its because the scent of things is so important in our experience of reality that we lose our enjoyment of food when we have a bad cold that temporarily takes away our sense of smell. Food doesn't taste the same when it doesn't smell the same.
Aromatherapy relies on just this powerful connection between our brain and the olfactory nerve hidden in our noses. Using 40 essential oils derived from vegetables, fruits, flowers and other organic sources, this method of healing helps to balance feelings, restore a sense of well-being, and strengthen the body's immune system. 
How aromatherapy works to nurture and revive the spirit, and bring us to a state of emotional well-being has been the subject of study, but more than research or analysis, it can be best understood by direct experience.
After all, even if you have never tried aromatherapy before, you will probably vouch for the wonderful feeling of a warm bath in which you soaked for close to an hour in wonderful smelling bath salts. In fact, a lot of aromatherapy is through tactile applications of healing 'essential oils' in the medium of 'carrier oils' directly on the skin. While the pure aromas of essential oils are also inhaled through nebulizers, or diffused in a room over a flame, or smelt through handkerchiefs, the touch of oil on skin has its own potency.
Find out more about how to make aromatherapy work for you and what oils to buy for your own route to relaxation and relief from stress.
In fact, after discovering the benefits of aromatherapy, you may just develop a little more respect for all the scents that surround you - and the moods they seem to bring on.
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Extremely great article on the enormous power of scent on the memory. So few people take into account our ability to remember past experiences through our sense of smell. The lost moments of our lives suddenly rebourn by a particular fragrance.