If you’ve ever noticed a slight whiff about a single man you know, it may not be that they’re neglecting their bodily hygiene. New research found that single men tend to have stronger body odour – and it maybe linked to higher testosterone level.
Scientists asked 82 intrepid women to sniff the armpit of men’s T-shirts after they exercised, and they found that single men had a stronger odour.
The women, aged 18-35, rated the odour and faces of six men also aged 18-35.
But women also rated the single men’s faces as ‘more masculine’, hinting that the odour may be related to testosterone.
The researchers write, ‘Consistent with the hypothesis, single men’s BO smelled stronger than partnered men’s BO and single men’s faces were rated as more masculine than partnered men’s faces. The researchers suggest that the odour may be related to the ‘possible advantages of females being able to identify single males’.
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