Sensual Scents: Vanilla
June 15th 2006 07:00
Vanilla
While ‘Vanilla’ now tends to designate the plain and erotically unadventurous, once upon a time our innocent vanilla bean was considered a powerful aphrodisiac.
The Aztecs and then the Spanish mixed it with chocolate to make a delicious and ‘stimulating’ drink.
In the 1700s vanilla was recommended by physicians and alchemists to be drunk as a tincture or infusion in order to ensure male potency. Bezaar Zimmermann, a German physician, in his article, "On Experiences" (1762) claimed that, "No fewer than 342 impotent men, by drinking vanilla decoctions, had changed into astonishing lovers of at least as many women."’- www.vanilla.com
Drinking vanilla extract was the perfect precursor to a great night in bed, and if you don’t want to drink it, you can just rub it all over your body until your skin glistens. Mmm.. shiny. Some women wear just dap a little as perfume on their neck and wrists- sensual and edible!
Fun fact: The name Vanilla came from the Spanish word "vainilla", diminutive form of "vaina" (meaning "sheath"), which is in turn derived from Latin "vagina". wiki
In controlled tests designed to better understand the connection between smell and sexual arousal, Dr. Hirsch had volunteers wear masks scented with an array of odors. Several fragrance combinations were found to be very effective in increasing penile blood flow. These included lavender and pumpkin pie, doughnut and black licorice and pumpkin pie and doughnut. However, mature men were most aroused by vanilla!
So there you have it. Before you break out the French champagne, try a sensual scent and lose yourself in a vanilla dream.
And if you’ve ever wondered about the psychological appeal of vanilla, click here.
While ‘Vanilla’ now tends to designate the plain and erotically unadventurous, once upon a time our innocent vanilla bean was considered a powerful aphrodisiac.
The Aztecs and then the Spanish mixed it with chocolate to make a delicious and ‘stimulating’ drink.
In the 1700s vanilla was recommended by physicians and alchemists to be drunk as a tincture or infusion in order to ensure male potency. Bezaar Zimmermann, a German physician, in his article, "On Experiences" (1762) claimed that, "No fewer than 342 impotent men, by drinking vanilla decoctions, had changed into astonishing lovers of at least as many women."’- www.vanilla.com
Drinking vanilla extract was the perfect precursor to a great night in bed, and if you don’t want to drink it, you can just rub it all over your body until your skin glistens. Mmm.. shiny. Some women wear just dap a little as perfume on their neck and wrists- sensual and edible!
Fun fact: The name Vanilla came from the Spanish word "vainilla", diminutive form of "vaina" (meaning "sheath"), which is in turn derived from Latin "vagina". wiki
In controlled tests designed to better understand the connection between smell and sexual arousal, Dr. Hirsch had volunteers wear masks scented with an array of odors. Several fragrance combinations were found to be very effective in increasing penile blood flow. These included lavender and pumpkin pie, doughnut and black licorice and pumpkin pie and doughnut. However, mature men were most aroused by vanilla!
So there you have it. Before you break out the French champagne, try a sensual scent and lose yourself in a vanilla dream.
And if you’ve ever wondered about the psychological appeal of vanilla, click here.
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