International Kissing Day 2018, Here are the Benefits of KISS

Hyderabad, July 06: What is the first thing that comes to your mind when you talk about love and romance? Although you might not say it loud no love do not seal it with a kiss.

Today we are celebrating the International Kiss Day. Someone has rightly said that a kiss makes the heart young again and wipes out the years. There are as many types of kiss which can make anyone go weak in the knees. As everyone and anyone who loves being loved would never mind a good kiss!



The world celebrates International Kissing Day on July 6th to remind us once again the importance and pleasure of kissing between lovers, and how it forms an important aspect of any relationship.

Kissing day was established in 2006 to celebrate lovers, and is now an annual event.



Many people take advantage of the day to pucker up to their significant other.

Benifits of Kisses:

It decreases the stress hormone cortisol and increases serotonin levels in the brain. Kissing has also been measured to lower anxiety and has similar benefits to meditation.

It improves our mood by increasing endorphins, which are our feel-good hormones.

It improves our immunity by releasing antibodies that kill bacteria. And kissing helps us prevent cavities by increasing saliva that washes our teeth. It has also been shown that our saliva secretes natural antibiotics when we kiss.



It increases levels of oxytocin otherwise known as the "love hormone" which calms us. Kissing also reduces pain through our saliva which contains a kind of anesthetic and increases pleasure by releasing dopamine.

It promotes togetherness and couples who kiss regularly live five years longer than those who don'.