Think about your nose for a second. We think of it mainly for smelling things, but it has another extremely important job: regulating the movement of air into and out of the lungs. Between the two, your nose is an important part of what makes aromatherapy work. When you inhale a particular scent, millions of smell receptors carry messages about the scent right into the brain. These scent messages move through the brain and trigger emotional responses. These scent messengers also trigger chemical responses. Scents are often processed in the limbic system — the part of your brain that works … Continue reading →