Scents and what to replace them with

Six scents of the classic protocol, the olfactory group each belongs to, and what you can swap it for at home without breaking the method.

How to choose

Take what you actually have at home. Skipping a whole group is worse than swapping a scent inside it.

Lemon

Citrus group

Citrusy, sharp

Swap for: grapefruit — just as bright; orange and mandarin are softer, better added later.

Limonene. Maximally contrasting with warm smells.

Floral group

Floral, velvety

Swap for: geranium, jasmine, ylang-ylang — though what "clicks" differs from person to person.

Geraniol, citronellol. A rich molecular profile.

Roasted group

Warm, bitter

Swap for: freshly ground coffee, beans, cocoa (softer). A strong smell — good from the start.

Over 800 aromatic compounds. Highly persistent in olfactory memory.

Fresh group

Cooling, fresh

Swap for: eucalyptus, menthol, peppermint. Menthol also triggers the trigeminal nerve, so it is often felt even with weak smell.

Menthol (TRPM8). The best differentiation trainer — maximal contrast with the warm phantom.

Herbal group

Spicy, powdery

Swap for: rosemary, sage, lemon balm. A soft aroma — do not worry if it stays silent longer than the others.

Linalool, linalyl acetate. The most studied in neurorehabilitation.

Spice group

Spicy, warm, sweet

Swap for: cloves, cardamom, nutmeg. Bright and persistent — good from day one.

Cinnamaldehyde. A strong trigger of long-term memory.

Works offline. The sensation diary exports to PDF for your ENT.