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All of my girlfriends have mentioned being attracted to my scent. I always assumed it was a combination of pheromones and a vegan diet.
It could also just be survivorship bias - the girls who found you repulsive never became your girlfriend in the first place to comment on your scent.
She said that it wasn't bad, but it was certainly odd. I stopped eating it (which is good for me, anyway), and I returned to my usual stinky self.
All of my girlfriends have mentioned being attracted to my scent. I always assumed it was a combination of pheromones and a vegan diet.
In 4-Hour Chef, Tim Ferris mentions eating steaks from grass-fed cows… He became almost magnetic for women.
Anyway, the point I want to make is that when I am stressed or nervous I definitely find my sweat smells different (and bad). Unless it’s just some heightened awareness and I actually always smell that way but don’t notice, I’m pretty sure there is a real causal relationship.
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I would expect that it washes of? Why does jogging help but not a daily shower?
Sweating releases whatever is in your sweat glands - which builds up. If you sweat a lot really fast, it even ‘washes’ them out in a sense. Sweat glands are under the skin, and a shower doesn’t touch them.
In 4-Hour Chef, Tim Ferris mentions eating steaks from grass-fed cows… He became almost magnetic for women.
> "To our surprise, those who were eating meat smelled slightly worse than when they were not eating meat," says Havlíček.
I don’t normally wear deodorant, and afaik normally don’t smell (I know, but I’m married and have discussed this, agree it’s not foolproof, I also have a really good sense of smell). I also exercise a lot and subscribe to the idea that sweating pushes out whatever would normally feed the bacteria and make BO. Anyway, the point I want to make is that when I am stressed or nervous I definitely find my sweat smells diff…
I don’t normally wear deodorant, and afaik normally don’t smell (I know, but I’m married and have discussed this, agree it’s not foolproof, I also have a really good sense of smell). I also exercise a lot and subscribe to the idea that sweating pushes out whatever would normally feed the bacteria and make BO. Anyway, the point I want to make is that when I am stressed or nervous I definitely find my sweat smells diff…
I've definitely had stressful days at work where I don't recall any feeling of being too warm, but I find my armpits, especially on my dominate arm, has a very rancid sweat smell that's different than if I were outside on a hot day or exercising.