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Body odour is surely partly genetic though - some people just never seem to have it, others do even straight out of the shower. I'm more curious though whether
by wizofaus 3y ago
Body odour is surely partly genetic though - some people just never seem to have it, others do even straight out of the shower.
I'm more curious though whether your laundry habits help lycra/sportswear last longer - it typically starts to wear embarrassingly thin and fade within 3 years of regular use for me.
- mixmastamyk 3y agoIt has mostly to do with whether you’re infected with a stinky bacteria or not. That part is chance. Also, how much food you produce for them while sweating, genetic. I learned this the hard way—never share bar soap with anyone else. Once you have been introduced with a stinky strain it’s too late.
- throw0101a 3y ago>> Body odour is surely partly genetic though […] > It has mostly to do with whether you’re infected with a stinky bacteria or not. The bacteria is determined (partly) by your genetics and the type of sweat glads you have. Eccrine sweat glands go directly to the surface of the skin (secrete: water, NaCl, K), while apocrine sweat glands connect into hair follicle (secrete: protein, lipids,): the bacteria feed off the latter. * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweat_gland https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweat_gland The gene on whether you have (more) apocrine glands is ABCC11: * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ABCC11 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ABCC11 Asians are more likely to have to have the gene variant that makes you less smelly (Allele A).
- mixmastamyk 3y agoBacteria is determined by bacteria. Yes, the rest expands what I wrote, regarding food.