research: women turned on by smelly men!
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"Scientists at the University of Pennsylvania and the Monell Chemical Senses Center in Philadelphia have found that exposure to male perspiration has marked psychological and physiological effects on women: it can brighten women's moods, reducing tension and increasing relaxation, and also has a direct effect on the release of luteinizing hormone, which affects the length and timing of the menstrual cycle."
Two researchers put sweaty extracts from the underarms of male volunteers on the upper lip of 18 women aged 25 to 45 for six hours. The women subsequently reported feeling less tense and more relaxed - a bit surprising, really, considering they had male armpit sweat smeared on their faces, but that just shows we don't always know how we're being affected by the scents of the people around us.
What's more, after the women were exposed to the male underarm extract, further tests showed blood levels of the women's luteinizing hormone (one which plays a key role in ovulation) changed in response to the male aromas. In other words - women were more likely to ovulate quicker when exposed to sweaty male smells. Now, with that level of sophistication in our scent systems, who could doubt the smell of your partner is pretty damn' important?
"This may open the door to pharmacological approaches to manage onset of ovulation or the effects of premenstrual syndrome or even natural products to aid relaxation," Wysocki said. "By determining how pheromones impact mood and endocrine response, we might be able to build a better male odor: molecules that more effectively manipulate the effects we observed. -
this certainly doesnt seem to be the case here in singapore when the women are faced wif sweaty recruits who jus booked out in their uniforms.Originally posted by Bollywood_Beng:Two researchers put sweaty extracts from the underarms of male volunteers on the upper lip of 18 women aged 25 to 45 for six hours. The women subsequently reported feeling less tense and more relaxed - a bit surprising, really, considering they had male armpit sweat smeared on their faces, but that just shows we don't always know how we're being affected by the scents of the people around us.
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I still can't believe those women let armpit sweat to put on their lips just to prove a point! Even guys themselves won't wipe their armpit swear on their lips lor!
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Nope...somehow I ain't convinced by it.
Well, personally, I sweat easily and thus, if I make love in a non-aircon room, I will normally sweat and well, not only I get uncomfortable, I believe my partner does too. So normally if that happens (her room used to have no aircon), a cold bath together will follows and ......
...imagine wat a cold bath can do....there goes round #2 lor... -
Originally posted by damz83:I still can't believe those women let armpit sweat to put on their lips just to prove a point! Even guys themselves won't wipe their armpit swear on their lips lor! they prob dunno its that lah.
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fresh sweat doesn't smell all bad. but leave it overnight and you got yourself a nose-stinger to end Mike Tyson's legend. -
eeekss.. i hate guys who smell as if didn;t bath for days. Some people doesn't realise they have B.O~! puke
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Originally posted by snowygal:eeekss.. i hate guys who smell as if didn;t bath for days. Some people doesn't realise they have B.O~! puke
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is this research accurate?
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pheromones..
not stench
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Originally posted by Bollywood_Beng:"Scientists at the University of Pennsylvania and the Monell Chemical Senses Center in Philadelphia have found that exposure to male perspiration has marked psychological and physiological effects on women: it can brighten women's moods, reducing tension and increasing relaxation, and also has a direct effect on the release of luteinizing hormone, which affects the length and timing of the menstrual cycle."
Two researchers put sweaty extracts from the underarms of male volunteers on the upper lip of 18 women aged 25 to 45 for six hours. The women subsequently reported feeling less tense and more relaxed - a bit surprising, really, considering they had male armpit sweat smeared on their faces, but that just shows we don't always know how we're being affected by the scents of the people around us.
What's more, after the women were exposed to the male underarm extract, further tests showed blood levels of the women's luteinizing hormone (one which plays a key role in ovulation) changed in response to the male aromas. In other words - women were more likely to ovulate quicker when exposed to sweaty male smells. Now, with that level of sophistication in our scent systems, who could doubt the smell of your partner is pretty damn' important?
"This may open the door to pharmacological approaches to manage onset of ovulation or the effects of premenstrual syndrome or even natural products to aid relaxation," Wysocki said. "By determining how pheromones impact mood and endocrine response, we might be able to build a better male odor: molecules that more effectively manipulate the effects we observed.
. that does not apply to me. i hate smelly man... -
mabbe the diff is the fresh-ness of the sweat.Originally posted by duotiga83:is this research accurate?
or mabbe its jus the person - a handsome guy's sweat will seemingly smell better than a not-so-handsome's -
as long as it's not BO lah...
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I love guys' scent. Not B.O. or smell though. It's a warm yet comforting scent that calms me down. Very reassuring!
It's pheromones, I guess. Definitely not B.O. Once you can tell the diff between pheromones from usual B.O., you will like it too! -
so ur nose can filter out the BO and detect oni the pheromones?!Originally posted by Homebody:I love guys' scent. Not B.O. or smell though. It's a warm yet comforting scent that calms me down. Very reassuring!
It's pheromones, I guess. Definitely not B.O. Once you can tell the diff between pheromones from usual B.O., you will like it too! -
it's the same when men smell their loved one
same feeling tooOriginally posted by Homebody:I love guys' scent. Not B.O. or smell though. It's a warm yet comforting scent that calms me down. Very reassuring!
It's pheromones, I guess. Definitely not B.O. Once you can tell the diff between pheromones from usual B.O., you will like it too! -
First, have to get rid of the B.O.Originally posted by wuming78:so ur nose can filter out the BO and detect oni the pheromones?!
Then detect the pheromones. Otherwise one would be overwhelmed by B.O. and will not live to savor the pheromones. -
guys turned on by girls' fruity scent??
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Originally posted by NeonTetra:guys turned on by girls' fruity scent?? fruity? i think u smelt their shampoo or soap or some cream or foam or worse still, make-up!
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shampoo, conditioner or soap or watever la. that fresh smell of fruits when a girl just step out of bathroom is a turn onOriginally posted by wuming78: fruity? i think u smelt their shampoo or soap or some cream or foam or worse still, make-up!