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- Writer, Novelia Wiley
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Can you tell the age of the person sitting next to you by his body odor?
The man may be wearing perfume, but you can still tell his age by his body odor.
Through research, I found out how to find that out.
Body odor is different for each person. But it also changes as a person grows up.
This happens not only because of the environment in which a person lives, but also because of how he interacts with society.
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‘How parents identify babies’ body odor’
When a person is young, his body odor does not come out very well because the organs that produce sweat do not work properly and the number of micro-organisms that live on the skin.
However, parents can identify the body odor of their young children.
This body odor increases the bond of love and affection between parents and their children.
And this reduces stress for parents, as they try to make their children happy, because the body odor of small children is very attractive.
However, those who suffer from anxiety due to childbirth, are not able to determine the body odor of their babies.
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Change in body odor
During puberty, a person’s body odor changes from time to time. This is due to the chemicals released by the body that stimulate the sexual organs, which in turn stimulate the sweat and sebum production of the skin.
Most of these organs produce water and salt.
Apocrine glands, the producers of sebum and sweat emit a certain smell, which is different for each person.
They are the chemicals that produce the sebum that makes the scalp and body soft. However, when they mix with microorganisms, they release body odor that can bother us.
While developing children produce certain odors, the odor changes as they mature, and their original odor is lost, making the smell different from the one their parents were familiar with.
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How do you identify your body odor?
The sebum produced by a person’s skin increases during puberty.
Although it diminishes as we get older, each person has their own unique body odor.
This depends on many factors, such as the food a person eats, hard work, body composition, and even the condition of a person’s skin.
The organ that determines the smell of the human body has a lot of effort in finding information about himself, especially in a dark place or places where it is difficult for a person to see or hear what is being said.
This is very important in choosing a partner or sex.
What happens when we get older?
As we age on earth, our skin loosens due to the loss of the glue that holds the skin together.
This reduces the function of the parts of our skin that produce sweat and oil.
This makes the body of the elderly less able to retain heat.
This reduces the activity of chemicals in the human skin, and causes a decrease in Vitamin E, which reduces the amount of air from the body.
These factors combine to change the nature of a person’s body odor when he is over 40 years old.
