>>10979860>>10979841>>10979836>>10979834>/pol/There are 4 things that affect a person's personal odor: genetics, diet, bacteria, and environment.
Genetics determine the kinds of oils that we produce. Every person has a unique chemistry, but their chemistry is more similar to their family's chemistry, and family chemistry is closely related to ethnic chemistry, etc. diet can affect a person's scent as well.
Some compounds that we eat are excreted through our oils and sweat. This in turn affects what bacteria in our skin and inside us consume.
Some bacteria thrive in certain environments over others. This is why you smell more when you sweat... Bacteria is thriving in your sweat, and producing an odor. This is also why deodorants work... They either prevent sweat from being released by your pores, or change the chemistry of your skin to reduce bacterial growth (Ph balanced for a woman!). The bacteria that you have comes from your environment, and the people you interact with most closely. A recent study indicates that people who frequently kiss and share bodily fluids develop immunological tolerance to the other person's bacteria, and reduces the chances of a woman from having a miscarriage and increases her fertility to that specific person. But the bulk of your bacteria you get comes from your mother through birth and breast feeding. You more likely smell more like your mom, than your dad.
Finally environmental conditions affect your smell too. Windy days you might notice you smell different. Wind, for example, oxidates the oils on your skin and hair more quickly, and oxidates oils and sweat smells different, because it's chemically different.
