The smell of the hot iron and laundry lint are tied to the memory of your childhood; a repetitive routine intertwined at a point in which you felt safe and secure. So it's perfectly normal to love those smells.
.
Secondly there is little standardization in smell/taste receptors. Everything you smell and taste will smell and taste slightly different to everyone else. The few smells that are universal, are smells related to your personal safety, i.e. the smell of rotting meat. Those types of smells have been genetically bred into us over time, to be found repulsive or alarming, to warn us at a biological level that our safety is at risk. However, there are no smells/flavors that are found to be universally pleasant or attracting. Pleasant/attractive smells are found to be linked to memory and to each individuals unique (taste/smell) receptor layout.
The one flavor/smell that would most likely be found pleasant to all, would be breast-milk, which people say tastes most like cantaloup. However, studies show that the like/dislike of the taste of cantaloup is at exactly 50%/50% among humans. Go figure.
Is it normal to like the smell of a hot iron (clothing iron) ?
← View full post
The smell of the hot iron and laundry lint are tied to the memory of your childhood; a repetitive routine intertwined at a point in which you felt safe and secure. So it's perfectly normal to love those smells.
.
Secondly there is little standardization in smell/taste receptors. Everything you smell and taste will smell and taste slightly different to everyone else. The few smells that are universal, are smells related to your personal safety, i.e. the smell of rotting meat. Those types of smells have been genetically bred into us over time, to be found repulsive or alarming, to warn us at a biological level that our safety is at risk. However, there are no smells/flavors that are found to be universally pleasant or attracting. Pleasant/attractive smells are found to be linked to memory and to each individuals unique (taste/smell) receptor layout.
The one flavor/smell that would most likely be found pleasant to all, would be breast-milk, which people say tastes most like cantaloup. However, studies show that the like/dislike of the taste of cantaloup is at exactly 50%/50% among humans. Go figure.