How Do You Keep From Going Nose Blind?

[TheGecko]

I made a large batch of Bath Salts, four different scents.

I made one batch of Lotion Bars; five different scents.

And I made one batch of soap.

The soap and the Bath Salts are easy...they have color, but the Lotion Bars are 'natural' and since I changed my mind of what scents to you for the last two, I didn't write them down.

And it doesn't help that I'm making more soap. So far I have Indian Sandalwood and Coffee House (OMG it smells so good), next is Oats & Honey and Amazing Grace.

 

[Zany_in_CO]

I've never tried it, but it's said that sniffing coffee grinds between smelling scents clears the nose palette.

 

[Obsidian]

Yep, coffee works pretty well to reset your nose.

Not much can be done to prevent nose burnout. Maybe get some fresh air between scenting sessions or open a window if possible.

 

[KiwiMoose]

I find that I can barely smell my soaps now. everyone else comments on the lovely smell when they enter the house, but I can't smell a thing!

 

[Marilyn Norgart]

I wave my hand around under my nose really fast and breath in deeply

 

[TheGecko]

Thank you. I will try the coffee ground trick.

I did bag up the Lotion Bars and will try to smell them again in a couple of days.

 

[shunt2011]

Coffee does work. I keep a couple small containers on my tables at shows. However, just recently (3 weeks now), I seem to have lost all sense of smell and taste. Waiting to get into an ENT to find out what's going on. I'm so sad as I have a bunch of new fragrances and I can't smell any of them. I haven't made soap since last March and don't anticipate getting to make any until mid-November. But can't smell......

 

[Zany_in_CO]

I'm so sad as I have a bunch of new fragrances and I can't smell any of them.

WHOA! That's really sad, Shari. I hope there's an easy fix for the problem. Cross fingers.

 

[Marilyn Norgart]

Coffee does work. I keep a couple small containers on my tables at shows. However, just recently (3 weeks now), I seem to have lost all sense of smell and taste. Waiting to get into an ENT to find out what's going on. I'm so sad as I have a bunch of new fragrances and I can't smell any of them. I haven't made soap since last March and don't anticipate getting to make any until mid-November. But can't smell......

oh no!!!! hope its an easy fix, good luck!!!

 

[TheGecko]

However, just recently (3 weeks now), I seem to have lost all sense of smell and taste. Waiting to get into an ENT to find out what's going on. I'm so sad as I have a bunch of new fragrances and I can't smell any of them. I haven't made soap since last March and don't anticipate getting to make any until mid-November. But can't smell......

I am so very sorry to hear that. I hope it's nothing more serious than your 'smell' having gone on vacation.