When I was offered the opportunity to write about aroma therapy, I leaped at it. After all, I'm a big fan of aromas; the smell of good beef on an open fire is a delightful form of therapy just before dinner. I love the aroma of fresh-mowed hay, which smells like hard work that is well done.
The odors of oil, gasoline and wax combine to put me in mind of my racing days, going 250 km per hour in a car I built.
And I really love it when my wife wears the French perfume I got her three years ago: $200 U.S. for 60ccs at the duty free store in the Tokyo Narita airport. My wife doesn't want to use it often because it costs so much. Instead, it sits there, slowly evaporating.
The way things smell is deeply ingrained in our minds, our memories and our emotions.
Funeral wreathes in America are usually made of carnations, so to Americans the smell of these flowers brings on feelings of sadness, grief and loss. My Taiwanese neighbors say the same thing about the odor of incense burned at Buddhist funerals.
What surprised me, therefore, about Poreishi Aromatherapy Skin Sauna Pack was the absence of any strong smell. Instead, there is a light, earthy fragrance from the reishi mushrooms, but not much else.
But the aroma therapy's effect was genuine and noticeable. As it simmered in hot water, carried away by the steam throughout our home, everyone seems to get calmer and more focused. It was a rainy, windy day so we were all cooped up indoors. Our 14-month old son went from crabby to calm and happy as the aroma therapy spread.
It was a soothing, pleasant experience.
Like many modern homes in Taiwan we have a shower but no bathtub. My wife is already planning on trying this aroma therapy the next time we have a hotel with a tub. She plans to sink into the warm water and let the aroma therapy pack work its magic; as the warm water soothes her muscles she knows the reishi aroma therapy with soothe her spirit.
Maybe she'll come out so calm and happy that she can use her perfume without fretting about the cost.
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