According
to Richard Gray, “scientists have
uncovered why it is so difficult to buy perfume for others – because we are
drawn to fragrances that complement and enhance our own body odours”.
“Researchers found that when people
choose their own perfume and it is mixed with their own body odour, the resulting
smell is rated as being more pleasant and attractive by others than when a
perfume is imposed upon individuals.”
Dr
Jan Havlicek, an anthropologist at Charles
University in Prague
said: "Perfumes have been used by people for thousands of years and the
prevailing view has been that this was to mask our natural body odour to make
us smell more attractive. In fact, what we have found is there is a strong
individual interaction between perfume and body odour. People choose fragrances
to complement their own odour. It is probably why buying perfume as a gift is
so difficult and why they end up lying in the bathroom not being used."
Professor Tim
Jacob, an expert on smell at Cardiff
University, mentioned:
"Our own personal body odour is determined by our immune system. Indeed we
tend to be attracted to the smell of people who have different immune systems
to ourselves and we don't like the smell of those who have a similar immune
system. This makes sense from a biological point of view as it has obvious advantages
for our children who would inherit genes that give a combination of both immune
systems. There is statistical correlation that shows there is a link between
our immunotype and our fragrance preference. It seems that you chose the
perfume that reflects your immune system."
Via Telegraph.co.uk
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