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06/20/2005: There's probably some significance to this...
but for the life of me, I can't figure it out... Grapefruit may make women seem younger
A study of smells shows that the scent of grapefruit on women make them seem about six years younger to men. However, grapefruit fragrance on men does nothing for them.I suppose I'll get suspicious if, the next time I go on a date, I smell grapefruit...
The study by the Smell and Taste Institute in Chicago was conducted by Institute director Alan Hirsch. Hirsch smeared several middle-aged woman with broccoli, banana, spearmint leaves, and lavender but none of those scents made a difference to the men.
But the scent of grapefruit changed men's perceptions. Hirsch said that when male volunteers were asked to write down how old the woman with grapefruit odor was, the age was considerably less than reality.
Len on 06.20.05 @ 09:33 PM CST
