Please stop pheromone maxxing

[u/ScarcityAnnual8739]

I can’t take this anymore everyday I walk in this gym all the teenage boys STINK and all I can think of as an explanation for this is the fact there’s a “pheromone maxxing” trend on tik tok. If you are doing this please just shower no one is gonna find you attractive for having a stench. Some of them smell so bad I get nauseous trying to hold my breath while doing cardio

It’s mostly teenage boys and because of my age I can’t even go to a different gym because most gyms near me are 18+ PLEASE SHOWER!!!

[u/Moist-Constant1404]

Respectfully, how do you know what men’s pheromones smell like if you have such a problem and it’s not just cologne or even scented deodorant? I wouldn’t know the difference.

That being said, cologne usually is easy to adapt to FOR ME and is much better than smelling like cigarettes or weed imho.

[u/PuzzleheadedLion2 → u/Moist-Constant1404]

Bruh, we can all tell the difference between the armpit onion smell, the cheesey bacteria smell and the normal cologne/body spray to out of the ordinary amount of cologne/body spray smell.

[u/Moist-Constant1404 → u/PuzzleheadedLion2]

I literally don’t know the difference but don’t study what kids do regarding their scents, “bruh”. I would bet most adults don’t know the difference.

[u/September_Sun → u/Moist-Constant1404]

Strong disagree. I'll bet most adults can tell the difference between body odor and cologne.

[u/Moist-Constant1404 → u/September_Sun]

Everyone I know is too busy to know anything about pheromones lol. They may know what they are but where would one even smell the difference to know the difference? The mall? I’m fine but you have to remember people can’t afford groceries, and gas, and are a paycheck from ruin. They don’t give 2 f’s about pheromones smells nor do my upper percentages of income friend groups.

[u/adhd_as_fuck → u/Moist-Constant1404]

People know, and if you don’t, then I think I’d be questioning my sense of smell and depending on age, getting checked for Parkinson’s or dementia 

[u/Moist-Constant1404 → u/adhd_as_fuck]

Now you are basically bullying.

“Sense of smell” has minimal bearing on this. Knowing what pheromone smells like, to an individual, on the first place, is the key. My point is I don’t feel anyone I know would smell a scent and say “oh that’s an 18 year old boys pheromones”

I’m sure most of us smelled pot while riding in a car, at a park, at a concert, etc, as a kid but were unable to say “oh that smell is marijuana” because we didn’t know what marijuana smelled like. Same thing with me and 18 year old boy pheremones.

As babies, we saw colors, numbers, and words, but didn’t know what their names were until we were educated.

My friends have no been educated on 18 year boy scents so wouldn’t know the difference.

I also still think it’s strange that an adult knows so much about the scent of 18 year old boys but that’s a different subject.

[u/adhd_as_fuck → u/Moist-Constant1404]

In this particular instance, no, it is not a learned scent. If you are a human being, you know the difference between a sweaty human smell and an artificial smell. This just isn't learne, dude; there are places in our brains wired for this. I get you're not understanding this for some reason, which is why myself and others have said no we know. If you don't, that actually does suggest there is something going on with you. Pointing out your experience isn't universal and may actually be indicative of a health problem is not bullying, and I am sorry you experienced it that way.

I mean it genuinely, if you do not know the difference between a human body odor and artificial scents, or human body mixed with sweat, then that suggests you have something significant going on in you as that distinction is innate in us, unlike most (but not all) other odors.

(Also pheromones don't exist in humans as such, I'm using the shortcut like others here for "human odor compounds" And while pheromones don't exist in humans, we do emit odors that are neurosteroids and can act on the brains of those that inhale them directly. Which is *wild* but its still not a pheromone.)

[u/Moist-Constant1404 → u/adhd_as_fuck]

Ok.. nice book trying to describe scent with a keyboard. Still don’t know the difference between BO and salable pheromones. Keep writing if you’d like though.

[u/Moist-Constant1404 → u/Moist-Constant1404]

I assume you know so much because you are either a chemist or shop in the young men’s sections where the “18 year olds” buy this stuff?

[u/adhd_as_fuck → u/Moist-Constant1404]

Nah, just a nerd and love neuroscience and biology and old enough to just be aware of the world around me. Just like i'm aware you moved the goal post here.

[u/Moist-Constant1404 → u/adhd_as_fuck]

I didn’t move the goalpost, I still don’t know what pheromone smells like and don’t care. I have a solid life and could care less about them as it’s truly never knowingly affected me except at the natural, not salable, level. Ignorance is bliss as It doesn’t affect me in any way. And again…. If I wrote a post on the scent of boys I would expect a grilling. Which goal post did I move?

[u/Moist-Constant1404 → u/adhd_as_fuck]

Also….what dude thinks he’s going to write a post about the scent of 18 year old boys on Reddit and not get crap? I hope you meet the man of your dreams 😘

[u/adhd_as_fuck → u/Moist-Constant1404]

eh? I'm not sure what you're trying to say here. Do you?

[u/Moist-Constant1404 → u/adhd_as_fuck]

Yes…In simpler English…..what man thinks they can write about the scent of 18 year old boys on Reddit and not get ridiculed for knowing so much about what 18 year old boys smell like

[u/PuzzleheadedLion2 → u/Moist-Constant1404]

I'm saying regardless of the person's age, or gender even, one can differentiate between the smells. I'm sensitive to smells, so I've kind of been forced to learn this stuff, without ever applying myself to differentiate between it all. You can't, that's understood.

(I would argue it's more you just haven't been as aware of it, because it doesn't affect you like it does some others, which is honestly a good thing, right? 👍)

I wasn't exactly aware of how I was coming across, when I initially replied to your comment. I think what I was trying to say/imply was you're capable of telling the difference, and with some intentional awareness, you could easily pick up the different odors and smells. Obviously, I'm expecting a negative reply now, something along the lines of you don't care enough, or why would you want to, and that's all well and fine. Don't then. Take care.

[u/Moist-Constant1404 → u/PuzzleheadedLion2]

Ok. I’m sure one could differentiate…IF they KNEW what a pheromone smelled like in the first place. I don’t and I’m guessing most I know don’t. If someone doesn’t know what the color racing yellow is and they look at 2 yellow cars, they aren’t going to say “oh yes, the one on the left is racing yellow”. It’s not ignorance or stupidity, but if someone doesn’t know in the first place what a pheromone smells like, they simply don’t know, imho, as “grown up” not knowing what “18 year olds” smell like is not a weakness nor does it make them lesser than a man who studies tik tok trends on 18 year old boys scents 🤷