Men are said to have a natural musky scent, and now science says single men have a stronger body odor than their paired-up peers.
Researchers from Macquarie University had 82 women rate the body odor and faces of men ages 18 to 35. The participating men had to work up a sweat, and the women had to sniff the armpit area of their sweaty T-shirts. The women often rated the smell of men without partners around a three out of six on the smelliness scale– they also rated these men as looking more masculine compared to men in relationships.
The scientists say this scent likely due to the fact that single men have higher testosterone levels, as well as other “non-hormonal” lifestyle differences.
