Male Perspiration Brightens Women's Moods - Study

Reuters ^ | 3/14/03

[Moonmad27]

Interesting title to this thread. A sweaty Mel Gibson would definitely brighten my mood anytime.

[FITZ]

cleared out the garage, carried out the trash, and mowed the grass.

How do couch potatoes smell?

[Desdemona]

Speak for yourself, lady. Purring lawnmowers wake some of us up in the morning.

Guys, take a shower. Natural, but not eye-watering, scents are okay, but soap has it's good points.

[hole_n_one]

If the above makes anybody hot, it's time to put a shotgun in your mouth.

[A_perfect_lady]

Well, when I say "morning," I do mean a civilized hour.

Not before 10:00am, say.

[Interesting Times]

You owe me 1/3 of a beer and a new keyboard.

[Capriole]

Well, duh. Is this supposed to be a surprise? Back when I was doing neuropharm/neurophysiology it was pretty much a given among the physical anthro workers that the reason we had evolved armpit hair was to trap smell so that we could recognize and react to one another. If I recall correctly somebody had also isolated a substance called alpha-androstenol from the urine, nipples, and armpits of men, and female vomeronasal organs were supposed to respond to it, though darned if I can find the citation for that. I always just assumed that that's why we like to sniff around in men's chest hair.

I man who is basically clean but hasn't had a bath in the past several hours, and is healthy, smells great. It's a guy's smell we bond to more than his appearance.

[Desdemona]

A man who is basically clean but hasn't had a bath in the past several hours, and is healthy, smells great.

Very true. It's the ripeness that doesn't appeal.

[Ronin]

Relaxation????

That's not the reaction I associate with (fresh) female aromas.

(donning anti-flame suit)

[farmfriend]

they found male perspiration had a surprisingly beneficial effect on women's moods.

It all depends on what causes the perspiration. I can think of a couple of ways it would be beneficial to my moods.

[glorgau]

Women crave my essence. I deny it to them.

[marsh2]

Maybe there is something to the ancient practice of athletes/gladiators oiling themeselves, then scraping off the oil and sweat with a strigile. The oil was then sold to wealthy ladies.

[ETERNAL WARMING]

If I walk in the house sweaty, my wife simply points toward the bathroom

I like that woman! Body odor sure doesn't turn me on. Yuck!

[Moonmad27]

A prime part of a bath for all the well-to-do in ancient Rome was pouring olive oil on and scraping it off with a strigil. Knowing that the gladiators were the movie stars of their day, I can imagine the ladies getting that used oil (although it's a yucky idea). Apparently this theory about male sweat was already proven two thousand years ago! (I always wondered how that helped get people clean - then realized I had just bought a fancy soap, the main ingredient of which is olive oil.)

[TheRedSoxWinThePennant]

then why after my run does my wife refuse to touch me until I have showered

[Senator Goldwater]

"Relaxation???? That's not the reaction I associate with (fresh) female aromas."

Me, either. But I am perfectly willing to be on their test panel.

[ErnBatavia]

But men's flatulence takes them right down again.

That's a "pride thing"...

[muggs]

It helps reduce stress, induces relaxation and even affects the menstrual cycle.

Must be why I like going to the gym.

[muggs]

I can't post a picture, but check this out. These ladies must be some of the happiest, relaxed women around.

http://www.cybersalt.org/cleanlaugh/yourturn/yt15.htm