Have you ever caught a scent in passing and felt your mood soften,
or felt a quiet sense of comfort?
Among the five senses, smell is said to reach the brain through a particularly distinctive pathway.
Compared with sight or hearing, it reaches areas close to those involved in emotion and memory,
so it is said to influence our mood even before we are aware of it.
That’s why feeling calmer, or
on the other hand more refreshed, because of a scent can be seen as a natural response.
For example, gentle scents such as lavender are known to feel calming,
while citrus scents tend to help shift your mood.
These differences are one example of how scent works on our emotions.
Today, with so much information and the tension of daily life,
it is easy for not only the body but also the mind to stay in a state where it can’t rest.
In such an environment, it can be hard to relax even when you try,
and tension often lingers without you realizing it.
In that state, bringing in scent
can be one gentle way to shift into relaxation.
At La HEAD, beyond the treatment itself,
we pay attention to the scent of the entire space, so that from the moment you arrive
you find it easy to settle in.
In our treatments, we work not only on the head
but also on the neck, shoulders and arms,
guiding the whole body into a state where tension can ease.
When the environment and the treatment work together,
you may notice that your body has naturally let go,
and in some cases that is exactly what happens.
Scent is also one of the easiest things to bring into everyday life.
Choosing a scent to suit the space and the time of day can help you shift your mood
and make it easier to relax.
Let scent be a cue to make time to check in with how you are feeling.
That, too, may be one way to bring yourself back into balance.