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Why can’t I smell my own fragrance?
Apr
I’m sure we have all put on a fragrance and found that after a while we couldn’t smell it … or we wanted to test a fragrance and after about three different scents we either couldn’t smell them or they all smelled the same. Why is this? This phenomenon is known as Olfactory Fatigue, which is the temporary inability to distinguish a scent after a prolonged exposure to that substance. Let’s take a closer look at how this occurs. Our ability to perceive scents begins in the nasal cavity, where receptors are located. These receptors allow us to distinguish individual smells, but just as in physical fitness, rest is needed for the muscles to rejuvenate. Most fragrances are composed of HUNDREDS of individual smells that make up one main scent. So, typically, after you smell three fragrances, you have smelled more than one THOUSAND or so individual smells. At such a time,your receptors become less sensitive to prevent overload in the Autonomic Nervous system – which affects the nose, eyes, ears, sense of touch and breathing – and to keep it from shutting down. So, the next time you can’t smell your own fragrance or everything smells the same after you test multiple fragrances at once, remember that your body is doing you a favor.
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