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Limitless Essential Oil Scents & Science What Your Nose Knows

Science has uncovered the truly remarkable power of your nose and its scent receptors.Turns out your human nose has the capacity to discern scent that is far beyond our wildest imaginations. Finally, the myth that humans have a bad sense of smell may be put to rest.  Research scientists have unveiled the human nose’s capacity to detect at least 1 trillion different scents. According to scientists the power of your nose to discern odors "may as well be limitless." The human nose has about 400 different types of scent receptors that can detect at least 1 trillion different odors. Previously it was thought that the human nose could only detect 10,000 odors. However, based on recent results of psychophysical testing, a...

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