11/19/2025
The power of scent goes deeper than mood.
A 2024 study found that wearing a rose-scented essential oil patch for one month actually increased gray matter volume in areas linked to memory and emotional processing. 🌹🧠
It’s early research, but it supports what many of us feel:Your sensory environment matters. Calming scents, soothing sounds, mindful movement… they truly shape how we feel and function. 💓
Citation: Kokubun K, Nemoto K, Yamakawa Y. Continuous inhalation of essential oil increases gray matter volume. Brain Res Bull. 2024.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38331299/