Scents influence both the body and the soul, and can help you gain inner calm, heal illness and improve your overall sense of well being. Good, pure scents (essential oils) are not only pleasant, but they can also have a deep effect on the mind and the body. Essentail oils can be used in your oil burner to scent the room or help with common colds coughs and horseness. You can greatly improve your overall sence of well-being understanding how essential oils work.