Is 'old person smell' real?

[Misfit]

The Body Odd - Is 'old person smell' real? Yes, but it's not what you think

No matter how much you try to hide your age, you can’t nip-and-tuck your scent away. People will still be able to figure out how old you are simply by taking a sniff.

Researchers have determined that there really is an “old person smell” -- and a young person smell and a middle-aged smell -- according to a study published Wednesday in PLoS ONE.

“This study shows you can’t fake it,” says study co-author Johan Lundstrom, an assistant professor at the Monell Chemical Senses Center and at Sweden’s Karolinska Institute. “If you walk around a corner, you don’t have to look at someone to know they’re older; you can just sniff them out.”

At a time when we spray, spritz and anxiously try to scrub away and cover up our natural body odor, the new research should be reassuring to our noses. But our paranoia that we turn into pungent, musty moth balls as we age turns out to be completely wrong. Older people, in fact, have less intense -- and more pleasant -- scents than their younger counterparts, the new research indicates.

Scientists have long known that our bodies give off scents that contain a variety of chemicals and that those chemicals can convey a lot of information. But they didn’t know whether body odor changed with age in an easily detectable way.

[Retrodeb54]

Tell the masses that you'll get a buzz and watch the new huffing trend begin. Imagine seeing people running around sniffing old folks. lmao

[CrashTest]

It's long been known that dogs and cats can tell each others sex, age, and general health by smelling each other. Should be no different with people.

Hey Misfit, you wanna smell my butt and tell me if I'm feeling OK?

[Misfit]

Originally Posted by CrashTest

Hey Misfit, you wanna smell my butt and tell me if I'm feeling OK?

I'm not falling for that.



















again.....

[Dakota (Premo)]

Originally Posted by Misfit

I'm not falling for that.
again.....

I think that besides age, the taking of various medications a person takes can also add to additional smells.

[Misfit]

Originally Posted by Dakota

I think that besides age, the taking of various medications a person takes can also add to additional smells.

Baby’s heads smell good. Okay maybe that’s weird but they do. They should make baby head perfume.

[DEEKAYPEE8569]

Originally Posted by Dakota

I think that besides age, the taking of various medications a person takes can also add to additional smells.

That applies to anybody, regardless of age. Meds, the food(s) you eat, if you smoke/chew; those types of things effect body odor and can also make waste; #'s 1 and 2 look/smell "unique."

Wow, this took a gross turn, heh?

[Dakota (Premo)]

Originally Posted by DEEKAYPEE8569

Wow, this took a gross turn, heh?

Just being realistic.... 'cuz it is what it is...

[DEEKAYPEE8569]

Originally Posted by Dakota

Just being realistic.... 'cuz it is what it is...

:TimTaylorgruntofrealization:

[Retrodeb54]

Originally Posted by DEEKAYPEE8569

That applies to anybody, regardless of age. Meds, the food(s) you eat, if you smoke/chew; those types of things effect body odor and can also make waste; #'s 1 and 2 look/smell "unique."

Wow, this took a gross turn, heh?

Ahhh, the memories of Kools, a can of Aqua net hairspray,Juicy Fruit gum and Diet rite on the gals. Vitalis, Lucky Strike and black label on the guys. The aroma of Blue Plains flowing through the hood, mixed with the humidity of D.C. making everyone smell equally repulsive. I miss the good old days. *sigh*