The world is constantly concerned with attraction of all forms. From learning about the law of attraction in order to create abundance, to attempting to find out how to be more attractive and magnetic, human beings spend a great deal of time pondering the subject of attraction.

What most attraction seekers want to know is how human attraction works, and what makes one person more attractive than another. One of the main contributors to attraction is scent. How a person smells can determine whether he or she is considered relationship material or not by other individuals.

A British study tells us that men and women are attracted to each other by scent which lets them know they've met a good match when it comes to producing healthy offspring. However, the birth control pill can change a woman's scent slightly, making it misleading. 

The scent men and women subconsciously look for, is one which tells them that a member of the opposite sex has different genetic makeup to theirs. Disturbingly, a US study revealed that couples who get together who have similar genetics to each other may stray, in an attempt to procreate with other partners who are more different genetically to them.

This may lead us to ponder whether wearing anything which masks our own scent, under the illusion that it will make us more attractive, may be responsible for messing with natures natural gift to us which is meant to help us select the right mate. Heavy perfume, cologne, products we bath in, scented soaps and other methods of making us smell 'nice' may not be doing us any favors when it comes to love and romance.

However, although studies may show that a natural body smell can be attractive, stale sweat, which has oxidized, becomes unattractive and is a turn off. It's only fresh male sweat which contains androstenol, which is used in pheromone based colognes designed to attract women. The only problem is, studies have shown that it attracts both men and women to a man. So some confusion may be created as undesired results occur.

Women and men who wear pleasant scents may find some beneficial results, despite having covered up their natural scent, as we know that scent can alter a persons mood, making them more relaxed and stress free. Happy people are generally more attractive to the opposite sex, so scents which make them feel good could help after-all.

Women who believe that musk based perfumes make them more alluring are right, although, they are more likely to be attractive to women than men. Women tend to find musk a great deal more sexy than men do. Again, scents which make individuals feel good though, can make them more confident and so attractive.

Glancing online you may notice many articles stating that men are attracted to the scent of cinnamon, which may easily prompt some women to adopt the scent. Apparently though, they have a great many more scents to choose from, although wearing the scent of doughnuts or pumpkin pie may not be a good idea. A more attractive option, which studies show men find attractive, is the scent of oriental spices.

References,

esmeraldita.spaces.live.com

sirc.org (social issues research centre)