Bloom Loop
It’s a interactive wearable toy aims to help users percept sense and relax. When the user spin it, they can feel the smell of lavender and bergamot, which combines sense of touch, hearing, and smell. This product is not merely for children to percept the world but also for adults to release their pressure.
Research of Sensory Toy
Purpose
Sensory toy aims to help children feel and learn the world, which focus on the sense people can percept, including touching, smelling, and hearing.
Target User
Nowadays, some fidget toys have been derived from sensory toys, which the purchasing group has also exceeded children.
Problems
Current sensory toys only focus on one or two sense, and usually abandon the sense of smell, which is an important elements for releasing pressure.
Target users' activity area is diverse.
Ideation of Sense
Sense of Smell
Function of Lavender
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Reduce heart rate and blood pressure
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Lower cortisol levels
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Activate the parasympathetic nervous system
Function of Bergamot
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Stress-reducing effects
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Mild mood elevation
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Clinical findings suggest bergamot inhalation may reduce anxiety symptoms while increasing positive affect.
Sense of Touch
When user spins the top:
Tactile input increases
The brain's attention is shifted to hand sensations.
This is a "sensory substitution" mechanism: replacing anxious thinking with low-risk sensory stimulation.
Sense of Hearing
By providing clear, predictable and controllable sound feedback, a sense of completion and control is offered, thereby reducing anxiety.
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