Perception of smell of a perfume applied to the women skin in course of menstrual cycle

Abstract

Perfumes have an integral relationship with cosmetic dermatology as they are cosmetics applied to the skin. In addition, the task of perfume is to increase the attractiveness of a person. Body odor of women has been shown to be especially attractive in the fertile days in non-user of contraception. 1,2 However, use of contraception destroy cyclic attractiveness of body odors. 1 On the other hand, it is known that body odor plays an important role in the perception of physical attractiveness and as a regulator of desire, especially around ovulation time. [2][3][4][5] The use of perfumes has been rooted in the culture of various continents for millennia. 6,7 It seems that people are often dissatisfied with their own smell and try to mask it by using perfume.Presumably, the role of perfume is to introduce a new fragrance to increase the attractiveness of the wearer.