How Can Aroma Increase Sexual Feelings

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How Can Aroma Increase Sexual Feelings

• By Danielle Smith

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Abstract

• The purpose of this paper was to find out how
  aroma is used in Sex Therapy. I interviewed 5
  different Sex Therapists, both male and female to
  see how or if they use aroma as a practice in Sex
  Therapy. I, as the researcher asked 3 questions
  to answer the question of How is aroma used in
  Sex Therapy and can it increase sexual feelings?
  In conclusion, my participants agreed that aroma
  is a great way to increase sexual feelings but
  none of them have used the technique in their
  sessions, other than suggesting hygiene. Showing
  that the world of sex therapy is in need of a big
  change!

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Purpose

• The purpose of my research project is because I
  want to bring something new into the world of Sex
  Therapy which is the incorporation of aroma in
  Sex Therapy sessions. After reading literature
  via refereed journals, I have concluded and
  formed my hypothesis Aroma is not used in sex
  therapy sessions but can help influence sexual
  feelings.

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First attempt at Methods

• My first approach was to have an gathering of
  about 10 people 5 men 5 females and get them
  together for a get together, and then after about
  an hour, I would gather them together one at a
  time and then ask them who they were most
  attracted to and who they werent attracted to at
  all. Then whomever they decided they werent
  attracted to, I would spray some cologne or
  perfume on them and see if there connection got
  better.

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WRONG!

• That was not the best idea in the world! There
  were to many problems with this research
  approach. A lot of biases.
• What if every girl or guy likes the same person.
  Then the idea would not be affective.
• Because Im asking for 5 girls and 5 guys Im not
  acknowledging the fact that homosexuals
  experience sexual attraction too. Which would
  make it seem like I only want heterosexuals.I
  dont want to exclude any gender or sex from my
  study.
• Time consuming
• Picking the participants
• I would only be using college students who are
  single, excluding the main population.
• There was so many things that can go wrong with
  this study it would be difficult to analyze my
  data.

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Road Block!!

• This is where I went through my road of trials. I
  had no more ideas that would make my research
  stand out from what other researchers did.
  Although my specific topic wasnt done before
  talking about the incorporation of aroma and sex
  in Sex Therapy, there were people who talked
  about how sex is a major part of a relationship
  and how sex wasnt an topic in couples therapy.
  Timm (2009) wrote a book giving tips to couple
  therapist about how to safely incorporate sex
  into therapy.
• Buslow (2009) agreed with Timm and did an
  longitudinal study with Debby and Lenny and
  incorporated sex therapy into their couples
  therapy sessions and it helped better there
  relationship.
• But what makes you interested in your mate?

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What about Sexual Feelings/Attraction?

• The question is what makes people attracted to
  other people?
• When one feels that sudden rush of desire, the
  quickening of pulse, ones mind racing with
  possibilities, one is feeling attraction.(Jason.2
  009)
• What about other factors, even those that are not
  that obvious.
• Laura Berman during an interview the Oprah show
  (2009) said that Unexpected factors -- like
  biochemical odors, face shape and voice pitch --
  just might have more to do with your choice of
  mate than anyone ever expected.

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Is there evidence??

• Yes there is evidence that connects the two
  together.
• Researcher Svoboda in 2008, made a bold statement
  about how aroma can be a missing factor in sexual
  attraction
• Some researchers think scent could be the hidden
  cosmological constant in the sexual universe, the
  missing factor that explains who we end up with.
  It may even explain why we feel chemistryor
  sparks or electricitywith one person and not
  with another(Svoboda. 2008).

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Why Aroma?

• Aroma is a great factor in sexual attraction.
• Stamelman (2002) stated
• The use of scents on someone's body makes them
  sexually attractive, especially a woman.
• Psychologist Ephraim Gonchangco also said, as
  cited in Stamelmans article,
• Sexual role playing can be a healthy way of
  putting the spark back into a couples love life,
  Aroma helps you role play and imagine your
  partner as someone else, Aroma makes your wife
  seem like your mistress.

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FINALLY!!!

• My Methodology approach was to give an open ended
  questionnaire to about 5 sex therapists asking
  them 3 questions about the relationship about sex
  and aroma.
• How do you feel about aroma as an way to increase
  sexual feelings?
• Have you ever thought about using aroma as an
  aphrodisiac in your sessions?
• Do you think that there is room for improvement
  in sex therapy?

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Results

• All of my participants agreed that aroma is a
  great way to increase sexual feelings, but none
  of them used it in their sex therapy sessions.
• They did note that they encourage their clients
  to use hygiene and cleanliness but never the
  sense of aroma.
• They also agreed that sex therapy can use an
  improvement.

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LIMITATIONS/ Suggestions

• Money
• Transportation
• Reliability of the participants
• Time
• Lack of experience
• Suggestions
• Bigger sample area
• Take more time out
• Maybe do something like Buslow and try to give
  tips of how to incorporate it without making your
  participants feel uncomfortable