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Actually it isn't because they sweat!
I quite like scientific stuff and this 30 minute podcast kills a few myths.
It's not the sweat that smells - that's odourless, it's the microbes that breakdown the sweat that causes the whiff!
We also have two different sweat cells, the ones all over our body and the ones in hair glands (arm pits, groin, etc) and only the breakdown of the sweat from the hair glands can cause a smell.
Also nearly a third of the population of the planet have microbores that break down sweat without causing a smell!
Also human pheromones don't actually exist!
There is no scientific proof to show their existence (yet).
The existence of pheromones is found animals, in rabbits milk for instance!
The babies recognise the smell from the milk and this helps them locate the mums nipples whilst they are still blind from birth.
Much more here to listen to as well.
Certainly worth a listen if you like offbeat stuff like this -
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/w3ct5rhr
I quite like scientific stuff and this 30 minute podcast kills a few myths.
It's not the sweat that smells - that's odourless, it's the microbes that breakdown the sweat that causes the whiff!
We also have two different sweat cells, the ones all over our body and the ones in hair glands (arm pits, groin, etc) and only the breakdown of the sweat from the hair glands can cause a smell.
Also nearly a third of the population of the planet have microbores that break down sweat without causing a smell!
Also human pheromones don't actually exist!
There is no scientific proof to show their existence (yet).
The existence of pheromones is found animals, in rabbits milk for instance!
The babies recognise the smell from the milk and this helps them locate the mums nipples whilst they are still blind from birth.
Much more here to listen to as well.
Certainly worth a listen if you like offbeat stuff like this -
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/w3ct5rhr