Deodorant vs Sweat - Which One Is Sexier?

So on my Easter Sunday walk morning walk down from the burnt remains of a jovial nights camping there was a particular strand of conversation that led to this blog being written. Amidst the morning tweets and hangover sodden bodies talk about the origins of deodorant wafted through the air. Well all you wing clipped birds out there you will be glad to know that the first under-arm deodorant was invented by a man called Ziryab in AL-Andalus. Stemming from this 9th century invention the first commercial deodorant called Mum was developed and patented by a U.S. inventor in 1888. Below is a 1926 version of the product.

Now, after taking the time to give a very brief insight into the long and complicated development of a product that has existed since the 9th century I would like to get back onto the forest tracks of this morning and the winding banter that accompanied them. As our queries about the origins of deodorant quickly disappeared (due to lack of internet) the conversation began to swing in the direction of performance and deodorant. We discussed how being sweaty has become synonymous with not being sexy. Even though it is a clear demarcation that you are a functioning biological machine. This made me think of the singer Christy Moore and his sweat soaked musical performances. The question is does his perfuse sweating induce a sexy sense of musical passion and desire or is it a off-putting dripfest?

According to a recent Metro UK article there is a new perfume on sale at Harvey Nichols that has been designed from the ground up to smell like a combination of blood, sweat, saliva and a dollop of semen. This strange scent is obviously trying to corner the more subversive side of the market, whilst also being aware that many of such odours are what attracts a mate.

So the next time you consider spraying some deodorant or whacking on a quick bit of roll-on why not keep in mind that sweat can be used to your advantage in the capturing of a mate, but just keep in mind that there is a fine line between having an inviting body odour and having one that smells like your skin is rotting. Over and out for now from the skin sniffing team at MRHP.