Have you ever noticed your long term favourite candles or diffusers just aren’t packing the punch they normally do?
You might be experiencing olfactory fatigue. The body becomes desensitized to stimuli to prevent the overloading of the nervous system, thus allowing it to respond to new stimuli that are ‘out of the ordinary In other words, your nose has gotten used to the scent! Olfactory Fatigue is a sensory adaptation. It enables your body to adapt to prolonged exposure to smells so that your nervous systems don’t become overloaded, as it needs to be ready to respond to new smells. The human body and our senses work in curious ways. This is totally normal (and solvable), and can happen after using the same scent for a long period of time.
An example I found really interesting was; When you walk into a restaurant the smell of food is really strong, but once you have sat for a while and finished your meal you barely notice the smell anymore. Aren’t our bodies amazing!
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