Evaluation of Physiological and Psychological Effects of Carbonaceous Personal Ornaments on People

Abstract

It is well known that the carbon emits far infrared rays (FIR). FIR has a thermal effect and it is widely used for heater and widely applied in medicine, including the treatment of chronic fatigue syndrome, chronic pain, and wound healing. Sericite, which emits FIR, has been used in the medical field to promote health and there are numerous reports that show beds made from sericite ceramics help relieve dysmenorrheic pain. So the carbonaceous personal ornaments may have good effect to improve the human physiological and psychological state. In this study, we investigated the physiological and psychological effect of the carbonaceous personal ornaments, glasses and watch (made by OHGI TECHNOLOGICAL CREATION CO.,LTD.) by comparing them with conventional ones, based on EEG, visual analog scale (VAS) questioner, etc. As a result, it was shown that the carbonaceous personal ornaments has significant effect of decreasing stress level and decreasing tension-anxiety level.