There are many people who have lost the smell and taste after having corona. It differs per person for how long they don’t smell a scent, for one it is about 10 days and for the other it is months…. Losing our 5th sense affects one’s ability to form and maintain close personal relationships. Without our nose, our environment, our taste, and the contact with our family becomes flat. Loosing the smell dimension gives the feeling of being isolated and cut-off from the world. This feeling can lead to depression.

The good news is that with loss of smell (after corona), you can train the sense of smell through olfactory training with essential oils.

For the training you will need the following essential oils:
rose
lemon (citronella) or lime 
eucalyptus
clove
mint 
jasmine 
thyme 
mandarin


Carry out the smell training as follows:
1. take a bottle with oil
2. Look carefully before smelling which fragrance you are using
3. hold this about 3 cm below your nose. It is important that the
oil does not touch your nose
4. relax and take a slow, deep breath through your nose. If you go too fast
inhale, the smell does not enter properly
5. repeat 4 times; you have inhaled the scent a total of 5 times
6. rest for 1 minute before moving on to the next fragrance
7. Repeat the above steps for all fragrances. You can choose the order yourself
choose scents

Repetition of the smell training
Repeat the 7 steps preferably 2 times a day, for example in the morning and in the evening. It is important that you continue the training for as long as needed.

Sources: University Wageningen, Reuk- en smaak centrum