{"id":2157,"date":"2021-09-15T17:10:53","date_gmt":"2021-09-15T15:10:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mariacandidagentile.com\/healing-essences\/"},"modified":"2026-02-03T13:41:11","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T12:41:11","slug":"healing-essences","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.mariacandidagentile.com\/en\/portrait\/healing-essences\/","title":{"rendered":"Healing essences"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2157\" class=\"elementor elementor-2157 elementor-1378\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-021c8bf elementor-section-full_width elementor-reverse-mobile father-container-frangrances-children elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"021c8bf\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0f29a76\" data-id=\"0f29a76\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-a7f4289 container-frangrances-children elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a7f4289\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-92406ba\" data-id=\"92406ba\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-785f214 title-oswald-home elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"785f214\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Healing essences<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8515c93 txt-cochin-home elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8515c93\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>sensorial and spiritual wholeness<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f7d4e1 cochin-paragrafo elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4f7d4e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>For me, scented essence is a holistic dialogue with the person who wears it and with those who choose to dress their home with fragrance. Perfume and person speak a subtle language, often unconscious: a presence that accompanies the individual in their sensory and spiritual wholeness.<\/p><p>Shamanic traditions have told for millennia of the ritual of inhalation \u2014 vapours, smoke, oils \u2014 as an ancient and archetypal human gesture. The healing power of essences spans centuries and today continues to be observed and studied even <strong>within the field of neuroscience<\/strong>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8ec2bd9\" data-id=\"8ec2bd9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9565ba5 img-100 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9565ba5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1200\" 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data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-7beb198 container-frangrances-children elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7beb198\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-fa45bc6\" data-id=\"fa45bc6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6729ace title-oswald-home elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6729ace\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">SCIENCE AND FRAGRANCE<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ada2f60 txt-cochin-home elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ada2f60\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>a neuro-sensorial olfactory map<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0bb2dc5 cochin-paragrafo elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0bb2dc5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"219\">Alongside the more symbolic and ritual dimension of perfume, I am also interested in its scientific reading: how an essence can dialogue with perception, influence mood, and accompany states of attention and well-being.<\/p><p data-start=\"221\" data-end=\"446\">Neuro-perfumery explores this shared territory between neuroscience and perfumery through a methodical approach, applying scientific evidence in different contexts: personal and professional, as well as social and collective.<\/p><p data-start=\"448\" data-end=\"929\">Within this path fits the work of Prof. Joachim Mensing, PhD (University of Freiburg), one of the most relevant researchers and innovators in the field, who analysed the psychoactive properties of selected Maria Candida Gentile fragrances. He described the effect of the olfactory experience on specific areas of the brain, the centres that are activated, and the possible relationship with personality traits and mood, creating a <strong>neuro-sensory olfactory map<\/strong> available to everyone.<\/p><p data-start=\"931\" data-end=\"1078\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">The four Eaux de Parfum below are those analysed: today they form the first bouquet translated into a neuro-olfactory key by Prof. Joachim Mensing.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ccdc89a elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ccdc89a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-73de426\" data-id=\"73de426\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf8fcbf img-100 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bf8fcbf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mariacandidagentile.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/CF045811.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1281\" alt=\"Maria Candida Gentile yellow flowers\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mariacandidagentile.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/CF045811.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.mariacandidagentile.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/CF045811-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.mariacandidagentile.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/CF045811-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.mariacandidagentile.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/CF045811-800x800.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.mariacandidagentile.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/CF045811-64x64.jpg 64w, https:\/\/www.mariacandidagentile.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/CF045811-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mariacandidagentile.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/CF045811-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mariacandidagentile.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/CF045811-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.mariacandidagentile.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/CF045811-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mariacandidagentile.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/CF045811-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.mariacandidagentile.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/CF045811-1000x1000.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.mariacandidagentile.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/CF045811-360x360.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a07497 title-oswald-home elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7a07497\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Gershwin\u2019s neuroactive qualities<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d4ce32b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d4ce32b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u201cThe lively, spicy blend of citrus top notes stimulates the prefrontal cortex, particularly the orbitofrontal cortex, an area where a dimension of personality known as extraversion resides.<\/p><p>Extraversion is associated with openness toward others and the world, dynamism, and a natural inclination toward action.<\/p><p>Neuroscience and neuro-perfumery today confirm what the history of perfumery has always suggested: those who wish to feel more extroverted tend to choose essences characterised by citrus notes, consciously wrapping themselves in Sicilian lemon and bergamot.\u201d<\/p><p><strong>Primary brain area involved<\/strong>: prefrontal cortex (orbitofrontal cortex)<br \/><em>Joachim Mensing, PhD<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-71d0b00\" data-id=\"71d0b00\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62a4323 img-100 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"62a4323\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mariacandidagentile.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/CF045820.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1285\" alt=\"Maria Candida Gentile roses\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mariacandidagentile.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/CF045820.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.mariacandidagentile.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/CF045820-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.mariacandidagentile.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/CF045820-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.mariacandidagentile.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/CF045820-800x800.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.mariacandidagentile.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/CF045820-64x64.jpg 64w, https:\/\/www.mariacandidagentile.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/CF045820-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mariacandidagentile.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/CF045820-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mariacandidagentile.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/CF045820-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.mariacandidagentile.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/CF045820-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mariacandidagentile.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/CF045820-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.mariacandidagentile.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/CF045820-1000x1000.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.mariacandidagentile.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/CF045820-360x360.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e209f8 title-oswald-home elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6e209f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Anime Sante\u2019s neuroactive qualities<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a8c6954 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a8c6954\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u201cThis gourmand fragrance directly stimulates the brain\u2019s reward system, in particular the hypothalamus, a centre involved in the regulation of happiness and joy.<\/p><p>Activation of this area is especially relevant in moments when emotional states such as sadness, melancholy, or depression are experienced.<\/p><p>The edible notes of melon and almond milk make Anime Sante an experience of authentic olfactory happiness for the brain, capable of bringing back a smile every day. The base notes give the fragrance a delicate, sacred connotation.\u201d<\/p><p><strong>Primary brain area involved<\/strong>: hypothalamus (reward system)<br \/><em>Joachim Mensing, PhD<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-049a7d7\" data-id=\"049a7d7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e4ef40 img-100 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5e4ef40\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mariacandidagentile.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/CF045817.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1283\" alt=\"Maria Candida Gentile flowers\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mariacandidagentile.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/CF045817.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.mariacandidagentile.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/CF045817-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.mariacandidagentile.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/CF045817-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.mariacandidagentile.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/CF045817-800x800.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.mariacandidagentile.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/CF045817-64x64.jpg 64w, https:\/\/www.mariacandidagentile.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/CF045817-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mariacandidagentile.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/CF045817-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mariacandidagentile.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/CF045817-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.mariacandidagentile.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/CF045817-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mariacandidagentile.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/CF045817-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.mariacandidagentile.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/CF045817-1000x1000.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.mariacandidagentile.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/CF045817-360x360.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f848a9c title-oswald-home elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f848a9c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Syconium\u2019s neuroactive qualities<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21def50 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"21def50\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u201cThe amygdala is the centre of our deepest emotional Self: it regulates fear but also trust. In the earliest bonds of life, such as that between mother and child, trust is built also through the scent of skin and milk.<\/p><p>Syconium, with its notes of honey and fig milk, recalls this primary dimension of trust and well-being. It is a fragrance that deeply affects the feeling of being well and supports a sense of self-esteem.<\/p><p>The perfume stimulates a positive emotional attitude and a perception of safety, appreciation, and trust in life.\u201d<\/p><p><strong>Primary brain area involved<\/strong>: amygdala<br \/><em>Joachim Mensing, PhD<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-361d188\" data-id=\"361d188\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0844b9a img-100 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0844b9a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mariacandidagentile.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/CF045825.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1287\" alt=\"Maria Candida Gentile gardern\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mariacandidagentile.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/CF045825.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.mariacandidagentile.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/CF045825-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.mariacandidagentile.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/CF045825-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.mariacandidagentile.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/CF045825-800x800.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.mariacandidagentile.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/CF045825-64x64.jpg 64w, https:\/\/www.mariacandidagentile.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/CF045825-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mariacandidagentile.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/CF045825-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mariacandidagentile.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/CF045825-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.mariacandidagentile.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/CF045825-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mariacandidagentile.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/CF045825-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.mariacandidagentile.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/CF045825-1000x1000.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.mariacandidagentile.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/CF045825-360x360.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba58539 title-oswald-home elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ba58539\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Leuc\u00f2\u2019s neuroactive qualities<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72a2db8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"72a2db8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u201cSome flowers possess properties that go beyond olfactory pleasure, acting on the relaxation of the hippocampus, a brain area particularly vulnerable to stress. Aromatherapy has long highlighted the soothing effect of certain varieties of rose and white flowers.<\/p><p>Neuro-perfumery research confirms that these notes relax the hippocampus and the neural network connected to memory and concentration.<\/p><p>Within the Maria Candida Gentile Collection, Leuc\u00f2 represents the most deeply relaxing expression, promoting a state of inner quiet and intimacy with oneself.\u201d<\/p><p><strong>Primary brain area involved<\/strong>: hippocampus<br \/><em>Joachim Mensing, PhD<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Healing essences sensorial and spiritual wholeness For me, scented essence is a holistic dialogue with the person who wears it and with those who choose to dress their home with fragrance. 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