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The evaluation of psychological impacts and emotional perception of tea essential oil-based functional textiles
Fanlin Zhou
Chakrabongse Bhuvanarth Intemational College of Interdisciplinary Studies (CBlS), RajamangalaUniversity of Technology Tawan-Ok, Bangkok, Thailand 10400
Manus Kaewboucha
Chakrabongse Bhuvanarth Intemational College of Interdisciplinary Studies (CBlS), RajamangalaUniversity of Technology Tawan-Ok, Bangkok, Thailand 10400
Chalisa Apiwathnasorn
Faculty of Fine and Applied Arts, Rajamangala University of Technology Thanyaburi, Klong LuangPathumthani, Thailand 12110
DOI: https://doi.org/10.59429/esp.v10i10.4203
Keywords: Wearable aromachology; emotional perception; psychological effects; tea essential oil; textiles
Abstract
This paper reviews the effects of textile impregnated with tea essential oil on affective states and physiology in human subjects. This study is based on the assumption that aroma impregnated fabrics can be used to regulate mood and physical arousal. To reach this goal, a set of complexation and fixation procedures were carried out to add small capsules of tea essential oil to the cotton and blended textile materials. The administration required loading and encapsulation of the volatile compounds in order to achieve sustained release of the compounds when exposed to the participants again. An experimental research design was used, which was randomized within-subjects, and it involved a sample of 60 adult volunteers. Emotions were measured using self-reported measures of valence, arousal and calmness on the one hand, physiological measures, such as heart rate variability and skin conductance, on the other hand, to obtain objective changes in the activation of the autonomic system. In general, the paper will aim to describe the interaction between textile treatment themes on aroma and subjective experience as well as physiological correlates of emotion in a controlled laboratory technique. The tea-oil textiles elicited significantly higher positive affect and lower stress compared to control fabrics (p < 0.01). Physiological data showed enhanced parasympathetic activation during exposure to the tea-infused fabrics. The extent of physiological evidence showed the increase of parasympathetic activity when subjected to tea-impregnated fabrics. A first-order exponential decay model was extensively used to explain the kinetics of fragrance release that provided a statistically satisfactory fit to the retention profile over the 30-day observation period. Such results indicate that textiles impregnated with tea essential oil have the ability to regulate affective and stress associated body activities through olfaction routes. These findings have strong implications on the design of intelligent textiles, health-oriented clothes as well as the study of psychophysiology in general. The findings are supported by psychophysiological evidence of the changes in heart rate and electroencephalographic activity and skin conductance, as well as by evaluations of material performance, confirming the benefit of the functional perspective as well as psychological benefits obtained through the use of tea essential oil-impregnated textiles.
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