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compounds, and odours arise when these “VOCs” interact with bacteria on the skin, in hair follicles, and in the mouth.

Peculiarit­ies: There are certain things that can be considered, for you to know that what we actually call smell and body odour, could be relative. The natural God given attraction between a man and woman, the kind of food you eat, genetic factors and certain medical conditions, can influence your body smell. The way we smell can say a lot about us, our personalit­y traits, health condition, and guess what; even something as striking as who you date!!! Your dating preference is greatly influenced by your smell preference.

Everyone’s got body odour —even those who think their arm pit do not stink. But not all odours are repulsive or the kind easy to get rid of with a stick of deodorant. The scientific explanatio­n is quite simple and straight forward. Sweat glands exist all over the body and kick into gear when we exercise, become overheated, or feel anxious.

Sebaceous glands are also found throughout the body and only start producing their oily - cated mostly in the armpit and pubic regions, also start acting up around adolescenc­e and can cause some serious stink. Steroids in apocrine secretions, especially the ones that come from the armpit, are some of the biggest culprits behind adult body odour. But the truth is that sweat and other secretions do not actually smell.

Sweat, sebaceous, and apocrine glands secrete volatile organic compounds, and odours arise when these chemicals all mix. While it might be possible to avoid bad body odour by steering clear of certain foods, how we smell is largely based on genetic factors. It is known that identical twins smell very similar, even when they don’t live together.

Ethnicity also comes into play: People of right that boys stink, since men tend to have stronger body odour than women.

SEXUAL ATTRACTION:

Genetics can influence our ability to detect certain odours, locker room can guess, women are generally more sensitive to body odor than men are. This is because women have had to be more people react completely differentl­y to certain the steroids in human sweat and urine is very important in sexuality. Some people say it smells like vanilla ( attraction), others find it appeals to their nostrils as much as sweat or urine ( offensive), and some can’t smell it at all ( frigidity). If you want to know, if a gentle sniff of the arm pit would tell you a secret. There is also some evidence people can predict certain personalit­y traits just by sniffing odour samples. Body odour also has a lot to do with romantic attraction, beyond the fact that it’s a good idea to freshen up and use perfume, before a date. Sweat, skin oils, and other secretions release pheromones, which are chemical substances, that help animals communicat­e sexually. In humans, pheromones can convey important informatio­n about who’s a potential match, who you are likely to be attracted to. Studies have found women are most attracted to the odours of men whose genes are different from theirs.

In other words, women seek out partners who will give them the best chance of producing healthy kids. So, what about your expensive perfume?

It does not really get you attraction from the opposite sex, but your inner sexual scent does this for you. So focus on your inner sexual smell, for some eau de fertility. Smells have a lot to do with women’s reproducti­ve cycles. Women find high- testostero­ne odours more attractive when they’re most fertile, while men find fertile women smell don’t just change women’s menstrual cycles, they can also make ladies less likely to sniff out a potential mate. It is known that a woman on contracept­ive pills, were less likely to prefer the odours of men with compatible genetic profiles.

smell that cannot be tolerated. In most healthy adults, body odour is not a problem that deodorant and a regular shower routine cannot take care of, although some people might smell just fine going all natural.

medical conditions that can have friends and coworkers covering their nose. Foods like garlic and curry can cause some smelly situations, since they contain chemicals that our glands beware: Some women think men who eat a lot of red meat smell worse than those who take their meals with a little less beef.

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