Men can SMELL when a woman is aroused and find them to be ‘more attractive’ when sexually excited

Men can SMELL when a woman is aroused and find them to be ‘more attractive’ when sexually excited – and get turned on themselves by the odour

• Women produce chemicals in their sweat when aroused which are detectable
• Men find a woman to be more attractive when aroused compared to normal  
• Males also become more aroused themselves when sniffing the body odour of sexually excited women 

By Joe Pinkstone For Mailonline

Published: 16:08 GMT, 3 March 2020 | Updated: 16:18 GMT, 3 March 2020

Men can literally sniff out when a woman is sexually aroused – and find them more attractive when they are – a study has discovered.  

In a series of blind tests where men inhaled the scent of a woman’s sweat, the same woman was deemed to be more attractive when sexually aroused. 

The investigation into carnal lust also found exposure to the chemical signals emanating from female sweat increases the sexual arousal levels of men. 

 

Heterosexual women watching the erotic film cult film 9 Songs (pictured)became more aroused and their sweat was trapped and sniffed by men anonymously, The women were deemed to be more attractive when aroused 

A series of three experiments were carried out to investigate if and how chemical signals from women affected men. 

In the study, the researchers write: ‘Experiment 1 revealed that men evaluate the axillary [armpit] sweat of sexually aroused women as more attractive, compared to the scent of the same women when not sexually aroused. 

‘In addition, Experiment 2 showed that exposure to sexual chemosignals increased the men’s sexual arousal. 

‘Experiment 3 found support for the thesis that exposure to sexual chemosignals would increase sexual motivation.’

For experiment one, a total of eleven heterosexual women with an average age of 19 who were not taking hormonal contraception were enrolled in the study. 

WHAT ARE CHEMOSIGNALS?  

Humans can communicate and detect emotions such as fear or sadness through scent. 

Sexual arousal is also identified as an emotional physical state.

Previous search has found chemosignals act as a medium through which people can be “emotionally synchronised” outside of conscious awareness.

These effects could very well contribute to the kind of emotional contagion that is often observed in situations involving dense crowds.

They provided sweat samples when aroused and when not aroused one week apart. 

For two days prior to each experiment, they were asked to refrain from smoking, drinking alcohol, eating spicy foods or garlic, using deodorant or perfume and having sex to prevent tainting the sample.  

Each participant cleaned their underarms with fragrance-free wipes before having absorbent cotton pads taped to their armpits and being given a fresh white t-shirt.

The women were then seated in front of a 17-inch computer screen and watched a video for 20 minutes. 

For the arousal test this was a clip from the erotic film cult film 9 Songs (2004) that, the researchers write, ‘portrayed a series of explicit sex scenes between a man and a woman’.

The non-aroused video was a 20-minute documentary on bridge building. 

Participants answered a questionnaire on their state after each video, assessing sexual arousal whilst watching the clip, sexual stimulation and general interest and feelings towards the video. 

The cotton pads were removed from their armpits and stored. 

The investigation into carnal lust also found exposure to sexual chemosignals of a woman emanating from the armpit sweat increased the sexual arousal levels of men. pictured, the film ‘9 songs’ which researchers made women watch for 20 minutes in a bid to turn them on 

A total of 24 heterosexual male students were then recruited as sniffers. These students, with an average age of 21, were told they could not have a blocked nose and must not wear aftershave. 

Each male participant was exposed to all 22 scent samples (both scents from each woman) in a randomised order and ranked it for several things. 

They were asked to give an opinion on how intense, pleasant and sexy they found the smell, each on a scale of one to seven. 

In the second experiment, this assessment branched out to include how attractive they found the scent.  

The results reveal women reported greater sexual arousal while watching the explicit video and did become sexually stimulated.

Men found the scent just as intense whether from aroused or non-aroused people but the sexual arousal scents were perceived as more attractive.

Males sniffing the body odour of women who watched ‘9 songs’ also became sexually aroused after inhaling the scent of the excited women.

Dr Arnaud Wisman who conducted the research at the University of Kent said: ‘The present studies suggest that men are sensitive to the olfactory signals of sexual arousal released by women. 

‘This research suggests that these signals released along with corresponding visual and auditory expressions of sexual interest can produce a stronger overall signal that increases sexual motivation. 

‘Sexual interest may entail more than meets the eye and we hope that the current findings encourage further research to examine the role of sexual olfactory signals in human communication.’ 

The research was published in the peer-reviewed journal Archives of Sexual Behavior. 

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