Most of us will suffer from body odour at some point. Whether it’s stinking feet after a day in shoes, or sweaty, smelly armpits after exercise, it’s usually not something to worry about.
Often, a simple shower or a soak in the tub can resolve the stench.
Sweat is one of the biggest causes of bad body odour, but some can suffer more than others.
Dr Dawn Harper, GP on Channel 4’s Embarrassing Bodies, says around one in 100 people
Sniffing a chemical in human body odour – commonly known as BO – triggers aggression in women but blocks aggression in men, a new study shows.
Researchers in Israel looked at the effects the chemical compound, called hexadecanal (HEX), has on the human brain.
Unlike many of the compounds in body odour, HEX has no discernible smell to humans but it can likely be sensed by all mammals.
The researchers found HEX decreases connectivity in parts of the brain that
