Submitted by haribobosses t3_11jp4cn in askscience
Solid-Warning8793 t1_jc490di wrote
Reply to comment by haribobosses in Why does the armpit smell so different than the other sweaty parts of your body? by haribobosses
It is like a mini ecosystem. Just like how a jungle is different than a sea. Level of sweat, ingredients in sweat, rival bacteria etc.
haribobosses OP t1_jc4j625 wrote
To me it’s more like the jungle is different than the woodland.
Rival bacteria is precisely the point. Clearly a specific bacteria can come to dominate an armpit that never has a chance elsewhere.
I want to know why. What makes the armpit better suited than the crotch for that particular BO smell.
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Solid-Warning8793 t1_jc4ux44 wrote
Well armpits constantly sweat providing higher moisture. While crotch does not always sweat constantly.
haribobosses OP t1_jc4v92m wrote
Interesting. Conjecture or researched fact?
Solid-Warning8793 t1_jc4vvyk wrote
Researched. It should be in the sweat glands section of physiology textbooks
haribobosses OP t1_jc4yjva wrote
So with enough sweat I can get my balls to smell like BO?
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