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Scentsational Sex: The Secret to Using Aroma for Arousal

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The Author mentions some hard science about the olfactory aspects of sex. However, the author often uses words such as "may" and
"possibly" and so much of the book consists of honest and informed speculative commentary. Probably nine out of ten people who pick up this book are looking for a list of aphrodiasiac (ok, we know they don't exist) or near-aphrodiasiac scents, and that takes a lot of reading to find what could fill a page. (The answers are Pumpkin Pie and Vanilla and a few others.) This is a genuinely scientific book, pitched at the high-school level of intellectual accomplishment.

Put away your potions and pills the aphrodesiac of the 21st Century will "scenter" on what is in the air..really in the air. While seemingly another book on how to make yourself and/or your partner attactive, Dr. Hirsch takes a different course on how your partner's mind feels about the time, place and you. The book is surprising in that the clinical results are there to back his claims that everyday odors, and not the sweet or manly colognes, will set the mood . Now if they only can bottle the stuff that works without you coming off like Choo Choo Charlie

I have to admit that the cover of this book is what initially drew me in, but it turned out to be a great read with tons of interesting facts. The part I liked best was in the section "What Men Can Learn about Women". The book mentioned a survey conducted in Wales that found that 70% of women thought men who wore cologne or aftershave were sexier than those who don't. Now I know why my girlfriend gets me cologne every xmas! I guess I better start wearing it. It also talked about how women are more sensitive to odors than men in general which explains why my girlfriend always avoids dishes with garlic whenever we eat out. There were many more tidbits in there, way too many to mention, but I can highly recommend this book to anyone interested in spicing up their relationship, or even just understanding the opposite sex better.

If you want to fresh-up the sexual side of your realationship, or you want to succesfully build a new one - do not waste time for a pop-science of this kind. You will find it really interesting, but not many of the questions I had were answered. The answeres I did find did not convince me.

I enjoyed this book. Finding out what the most sexually arousing aroma is was kind of surprising, but throughout the book Hirsch reinforced the power of scent for setting the mood for whatever you're doing. I plan to buy some peppermint oil to help wake me up when I get tired at work. I think the whole topic of aromatherapy is under appreciated.