Is it true that smelling coffee beans will make it easier to smell new scents?!
Question: Is it true that smelling coffee beans will make it easier to smell new scents.?
My ex-mother-in-law sold Avon, and sometimes when I was smelling the perfumes, they would all start to smell the same. She told me to smell some coffee beans and that would make it so that everything smelled normal again. I had never heard this before but I tried it and it did work, but maybe it was psychosomatic.? What do you think.? What could the science behind this be.?Health Question & Answer
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Yes. The coffee beans help clear out the perfumes stuck in your sinuses... it does work - the science of it is your sense of smell will tire out and you stop smelling things after a certain amount of time.. the coffee beans fix that... Health Question & Answer
It's true. When you go to perfume store, they will have glass jars or coffee beans around to whiff in between testing scents.The idea is that your scent glands become saturated with these similar scents and you become desensitized. The perfume activates certain chemical receptors. After a while your scent receptors become so saturated, that they cannot tell the subtle differences between scents. The coffee beans essentially clear up your scent organs by stimulating other chemical receptors. The result is that you feel freshened up and can differentiate between scents for another couple of whiffs.Health Question & Answer
yeah it's supposed to be true. if you've ever noticed in shops where they have all these perfume samples, there's usually a few bowls of coffee beans just sitting around for you to sniff.Health Question & Answer
nope...there was an article on Cosmo a couple of years back that actually mentioned that. it helps clear your nose of the perfume smells.
it's real.Health Question & Answer
it's real.Health Question & Answer
http://www.senseofsmell.org/resources/li...Health Question & Answer
You would think it would worsen smell as your nose would be clogged with the smell of coffee.
But who knowsHealth Question & Answer
But who knowsHealth Question & Answer
In Nordstrom's perfume and Cologne section that is what they do to restore your sense of smell.Health Question & Answer
Never heard of that but it sounds interesting....Health Question & Answer
idk i doubt it maybe it's just the scent of something stronger that let you smell the perfumesHealth Question & Answer
yeah this is true, thats why they have coffee beans at the perfume counters at stores like macys and nordstroms etcHealth Question & Answer
very good questionHealth Question & Answer
Yeah it works Health Question & Answer
dunno, but i like the smell of coffee beans.Health Question & Answer
It is all in your mind.Health Question & Answer