Incredible facts
People use countless perfumes, deodorants, aftershave and other products to make them smell better. But according to scientists, there is nothing better than your body odor. And the French company État Libre d'Orange decided to use this data and create perfumes with the smell of sweat, blood, saliva and even semen. Of course, this approach may seem very peculiar, but many studies confirm that both men and women find body odor attractive.
It is believed that women smell more attractive during ovulation. During the study, women collected odors from the armpit and genitals and let others smell them. It turned out that in the first half of the cycle, when the woman had a favorable period for conception, her body odor was assessed as attractive or at least not unpleasant.
During the most favorable period for conception, women themselves prefer the smell of a courageous dominant “male” with a high level of testosterone.
Dr. Tamsin Saxon from the University of Arbethay, UK, conducted a blitz dating experiment, during which some women inhaled the smell of androstenedione, a hormone found in human sweat. As a result, these women rated men more highly than participants who did not smell sweat.
What's in your scent?
Of course, in the context of a romantic relationship, body odor can be attractive, but if the natural smell of a stranger hits your nose, you are unlikely to like it.
In fact, when it comes to a pleasant smell, “there are no friends for taste and color”. Perfume experts explained that the key ingredients in perfumes are floral scents like jasmine and rose, along with deeper resonant notes of sandalwood, cedar and musk, as well as vanilla, toffee and fruit. Existing scents in perfumes are much closer to our body odor than we think. For example, sandalwood has a note that is a bit like sweat. Lily, jasmine and other flowers contain indoles that smell slightly of excrement. Even the smell of honey has notes of urine.
Many people's sense of smell perceives these scents in perfumes positively, even if our brain consciously doesn't like the idea.
There is also evidence that people, especially women, use scents as one of the deciding factors when choosing a partner. For example, women prefer woody musky scents in men, and men like floral scents in women, such as jasmine or orange blossoms. They all contain sufficient amounts of chemicals called indoles, which are found in excrement.
So far, one thing is for sure: perfumes with a body scent are unlikely to be popular in the near future, as there is still a great demand for more “pure” perfumes.