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Stinky study reveals Botox makes sweat smell better
By Rita Rubin, USA TODAY
German scientists have given new meaning to the "B. O." in Botox.
In a study out Tuesday, they report that injections of the stuff — best known for erasing frown lines — can make sweat smell sweeter. Seriously.
P.U.!
The article goes on to say:
The good doctors at Ludwig-Maximilian University in Munich, credited with publishing the definitive study about Botox and excessive sweatiness two years ago, got to wondering whether it would freshen up people who didn't have particularly damp underarms. So they recruited 16 volunteers, ages 18 to 51, none of whom had a history of bromhidrosis, the scientific term for stinky armpits. (You knew there had to be one.)
In the name of science, the research subjects wore new, freshly washed white cotton T-shirts for 24 hours. For two days before donning the T-shirts and while wearing them, the following were verboten: deodorant, perfume, asparagus, onions, garlic and "close physical contact to partners."
That's not the worst part. The underarm areas of the T-shirts were cut out and stored in glass bottles. Volunteers had to sniff every sample and rate intensity and unpleasantness.
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They would really have to shell out some big bucks and a mighty hefty benefits package to get me to take that job. How about you? Would you do it? Can you think of any other jobs that seem unpleasant?
By Rita Rubin, USA TODAY
German scientists have given new meaning to the "B. O." in Botox.
In a study out Tuesday, they report that injections of the stuff — best known for erasing frown lines — can make sweat smell sweeter. Seriously.
P.U.!
The article goes on to say:
The good doctors at Ludwig-Maximilian University in Munich, credited with publishing the definitive study about Botox and excessive sweatiness two years ago, got to wondering whether it would freshen up people who didn't have particularly damp underarms. So they recruited 16 volunteers, ages 18 to 51, none of whom had a history of bromhidrosis, the scientific term for stinky armpits. (You knew there had to be one.)
In the name of science, the research subjects wore new, freshly washed white cotton T-shirts for 24 hours. For two days before donning the T-shirts and while wearing them, the following were verboten: deodorant, perfume, asparagus, onions, garlic and "close physical contact to partners."
That's not the worst part. The underarm areas of the T-shirts were cut out and stored in glass bottles. Volunteers had to sniff every sample and rate intensity and unpleasantness.
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They would really have to shell out some big bucks and a mighty hefty benefits package to get me to take that job. How about you? Would you do it? Can you think of any other jobs that seem unpleasant?
