People who don't stink still wear deodorant | Synopsis

People who don't stink still wear deodorant

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For most, putting on deodorant is a necessary ritual on par with brushing teeth or washing hands. But for people who produce no armpit stench, it is totally unnecessary. Despite that, nearly three-quarters of those people still use deodorant daily, a new study finds. The findings, published Thursday in the Journal of Investigative Dermatology, show just how much a person's daily life is dictated by what's considered normal. "They're spending their money, exposing their skin to what may in a few instances not be good for their skin. It sort of suggests to me that there are a lot of conformists around," said study co-author Ian Day, a genetic epidemiologist at the University of Bristol. [10 Odd Facts About the Female Body] Several years ago ago, scientists discovered that a gene called ABCC11 determined whether people produced  wet or dry earwax.

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For most, putting on deodorant is a necessary ritual on par with brushing teeth or washing hands. But for people who produce no armpit stench, it is totally unnecessary

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People who don't stink still wear deodorant

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