Situation Analysis: Smoking Fragrances

Chapter 1

INTRODUCTION

Situation Analysis

Everyone has encountered the problems of their rooms having an unpleasant smell. Bad smelling rooms is a problem not to be ignored. It displeases the people who spend time in that room, especially the guests and the visitors. It is a very big problem for buildings that require people to stay inside for a long period of time like hotels, schools, houses, restaurants, and much more. In houses, there are many rooms that can possibly have an unpleasant odour, the bedroom, kitchen, bathroom, and the living room. Basically, any room inside the house can end up being smelly. One of the most observed quality in any house or facility is the smell, it can serve as a person’s first impression

We found that a special type of relaxing fragrance, Myo-relax® (patent pending), has a muscle relaxing effect: such fragrances significantly reduce the trapezius EMG stress response. These studies reveal that fragrance is indeed powerful enough to counteract stress in a performance task. This new fragrance technology is being applied to products requiring convincing evidence that a fragrance is physically relaxing, or de-stressing. Aromatherapy products represent a substantial and growing area of the marketplace and this type of research can strengthen the basis for making stress-relief claims in these

This is the researchers’ plan of action, the steps they are to follow in order to complete the study. The input sees the researchers test the effectiveness of the homemade air freshener on the houses of 3 respondents within one month. The main objective of the researchers is to see whether or not the homemade air freshener lasts and how fresh/good it would smell.

Statement of the Problem This study explored and investigated the advantages of homemade air fresheners over commercial air fresheners. Specifically, the study answered the following questions:
1. How much cheaper is the homemade air freshener compared to the commercial ones?
2. How long does the smell of the air freshener last?
3. Will it help the mood of the person using it?
4. How much better would it be over the commercial air fresheners overall?
Hypothesis
Null Hypothesis
No, homemade air fresheners are less effective compared to commercial air fresheners.
Alternative Hypothesis
Yes, homemade air fresheners are much more effective compared to commercial air fresheners.
Definition of Terms For a better understanding of this research report, the following terms are operationally defined:

Elicit - to draw or bring out or forth; educe;