What Fragrances Attract Men
It seems that Mom and Grandma might have been right: The way to a man's heart is through his stomach. However, the means of generating a man's interest may not involve actual cooking. Attracting a man may be as simple as applying fragrances that remind a man of pleasant events or of Mom's delicious meals.
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Odors and Male Sexual Response
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According to a study conducted by the Smell and Taste Treatment and Research Foundation in Chicago, a group of 31 men between the ages of 18 and 64 were exposed to a set of 24 scents selected based on the preferences expressed by the male subjects. The men demonstrated measurable physical responses related to sexual arousal in response to the scents. The surprise was that many of the scents tested were not perfumes, but common food-related odors.
Lavender, Lily of the Valley, Orange, Sandalwood and Vetiver
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Some scents commonly associated with fragrance and perfumes produced an arousal response in the men tested in the study cited above. Lavender combined with pumpkin pie produced an arousal response in 40 percent of the test subjects. Orange scents produced a reaction in 19.5 percent of the men and lily of the valley produced a reaction in 11 percent of the men tested. Sandalwood and vetiver are also substances that are believed to arouse men on a chemical level.
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Pumpkin Pie, Vanilla and Cinnamon
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Smells commonly associated with foods generated significant responses in the test subjects. In addition to the combination of pumpkin pie with lavender, the scientists found that pumpkin pie combined with the smell of doughnuts produced a response in 20 percent of the men tested. One theory proposed by the Smell and Taste Treatment and Research Foundation in Chicago was that the men may be reacting to the presence of vanilla and cinnamon in the pumpkin pie, both of which have been claimed to have aphrodisiac qualities.
Black Licorice, Doughnut, Cola and Popcorn
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Among the more unusual scents tested and found to produce a sexually oriented response in the test subjects were black licorice, doughnut, cola and popcorn. Black licorice was found to produce a reaction in 13 percent of the men tested, both alone and combined with the scent of cola. Doughnut and cola scents combined produced a reaction in 12.5 percent of the men tested. The smell of buttered popcorn produced a reaction in 9 percent of the men tested.
Pheromones
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The scent of frankincense is derived from resin produced by the plant, which contains chemicals that are a near-perfect match for human sexual secretions. However, the effect of human pheromones on sexual arousal in both men and women seems to be minimal, given that humans have lost much of the ability to seek and locate potential partners by tracking pheromones.
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