Positive Influence of Fragrances on Humans

as certain surfactants in cleaning products. Of course, fragrance is also used to mask biological malodors such as those produced in the scalp and underarm area. Fragrance materials themselves have benefits outside their use in fragrance. For example, extensive research suggests that some fragrance chemicals, particularly monoterpenes, have effective anticancer and other pharmacological properties. Similarly, the antimicrobial activity and insect repellency of essential oils and certain fragrance chemicals has become an established fact as a result of extensive studies in this area.