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Yes, with "females can typically smell" I meant that this is widely accepted as true in the animal kingdom. For humans, the effect appears to be there, but we
by fxtentacle 5y ago
Yes, with "females can typically smell" I meant that this is widely accepted as true in the animal kingdom.
For humans, the effect appears to be there, but we don't have any stronger evidence. Then again, this might be unpopular to research due to its social implications.
- SamoyedFurFluff 5y ago> Then again, this might be unpopular to research due to its social implications. In the contrary I would suspect that being able to identify the specific chemical combinations that would make you hot would sell like crazy and there’s already snake oil on the market for this.
- fxtentacle 5y agoThing is, you need the MHC markers that your dream partner lacks, so the optimal chemical combination would be different for each couple. And the stuff we use to mask this effect - called perfume - is indeed pretty popular ;)