Abstract
The present study examined the influence of olfactory impression on the perceived effect of lip balm. A total of 20 female college students were required to apply lip balms with or without natural essences (lemon or vanilla). Then, they rated their perceived experience of the lip balms. Results revealed that, the participants felt that the lip balm with lemon essences made their lips smoother compared to the lip balms without natural essences and with vanilla. Furthermore, the lip balm with lemon had marginally greater moisturizing effect than the lip balm with vanilla. These results suggested that olfactory cognition influences the judgment of other senses, such as touch.
