• April 20, 2024

Are you sure you should use deodorant? According to a study of the University of Bristol , some people do not have a bad smell in the armpits due to the lack of a gene responsible for producing it.

In the investigation, published in the Journal of Investigative Dermatology, It is revealed that 78% of people who do not have bad odor in the armpits spend on products to fight sweating, without realizing that it is not necessary.

When analyzing the cases of six thousand 495 women with partners and children, the researchers detected that about 2% had a rare version of the ABCC11 gene, which meant that they did not have bad odors in the armpits.

According to information published by the BBC , the investigator Santiago Rodríguez, of the Bristol Genetic Epidemiology Laboratories, He points out that all people have the gene that does not generate a bad smell, but it is a recessive gene that must be activated with the genes of the father and the mother.

How to know if you do not need deodorant?

If you do not risk to stop using deodorant to check that you do not have a bad smell, you should only check the cerumen of your ear (match).

The specialists detail that the gene of the odor in the armpits is the same one that produces the cerumen. For example, those who are privileged with the ABCC11 gene variant that does not produce aroma, their match will be dry and not sticky.

In addition, the researchers say that not having a bad smell in the armpits is an advantage because they can avoid the use of products that can generate allergies or infections, as well as saving in their personal economy.

Researchers say that most of the inhabitants of Northeast Asia, are privileged to have no bad smell in the armpits; while in Latin America, the trend changes according to the ethnic races. And you, do you have a bad smell in the armpits?