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香りの科学

香りの科学

Do Coffee Beans Reset Your Nose Between Perfumes?

A 2011 experiment examines the habit of smelling coffee beans between perfumes. Identifying a new fragrance and recovering from olfactory fatigue need to be considered separately.
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Does Knowing the Brand First Change How We Rate a Perfume?

A 2020 study changed when shoppers learned a perfume’s brand name. It explores how evaluations of smelling a fragrance relate to brand familiarity and engagement with the task.
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Can Your Sister Choose a Perfume That Suits You?

Can someone close to you also choose a perfume that suits you? A study separately comparing men’s own choices with those of partners and sisters explores combinations with body odor and what it means to know the wearer.
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Can Gendered Descriptions Change the Impression of the Same Perfume?

How does presenting the same perfume as a women’s or men’s brand change its impression? An experiment on scent–gender associations and the feel of scented paper explores how far the effects of words extend.
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Can Music Change How We Perceive Perfume?

Can music composed for a brand’s fresh image also change impressions of its perfume? A 2024 study follows how blue, coldness, lightness, and “freshness” do not necessarily move together.
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Does Wearing Perfume Affect How We Perceive Other Odors?

Can the perfume we wear affect our ability to perceive other odors? A study testing 19 people with no perfume, three sprays, and ten sprays explores detection, discrimination, identification, and why perfume is discouraged in sensory evaluation.
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Does a Box Color That Matches a Fragrance Make Us Want to Buy It?

Does a box color that suits a fragrance make people want to buy the perfume? A study using commercial perfumes and experimental boxes distinguishes perceived fit from purchase intention and explores how packaging creates expectations.
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Can a Chemical Fingerprint Identify Authentic Perfume?

Can the NMR fingerprint of perfume ingredients help identify authentic products? A study of 28 samples illustrates how to read the signals and why variation among authentic products matters.
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How Are Fragrances Linked to Migraine in a Patient Survey?

A survey of 101 Japanese migraine patients found reported associations between attacks and odors including perfume and fabric softener. What does grouping odors into six categories reveal, and what is needed to investigate causation?
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How Are Workplace Fragrances and Asthma Reported?

What did California surveillance record about workplace fragrances and asthma? We examine the 270 cases, the denominator behind 3.8%, the study's limitations, and the authors' prevention proposals.