Everybody's body is different. There is in fact a gene that doesn't produce as much body odor found in most east asians.
If you have the dry flaky earwax, then you probably have the low body odor gene.
If you have the dry flaky earwax, then you probably have the low body odor gene.
August 30, 2026 at 5:08 PM
Everybody's body is different. There is in fact a gene that doesn't produce as much body odor found in most east asians.
If you have the dry flaky earwax, then you probably have the low body odor gene.
If you have the dry flaky earwax, then you probably have the low body odor gene.
There's a lot of complicated and conditional genetic, physiological, and environmental stuff that determines how long you can get away before it becomes intolerable. But there's always a limit.
A really funny one is ABCC11. Genetic differences can affect how quickly you accumulate odor from sweat
A really funny one is ABCC11. Genetic differences can affect how quickly you accumulate odor from sweat
August 30, 2026 at 4:43 AM
There's a lot of complicated and conditional genetic, physiological, and environmental stuff that determines how long you can get away before it becomes intolerable. But there's always a limit.
A really funny one is ABCC11. Genetic differences can affect how quickly you accumulate odor from sweat
A really funny one is ABCC11. Genetic differences can affect how quickly you accumulate odor from sweat
It's controlled by the ABCC11 Gene. If that is inactive for any reason you have rock hard ear wax and can't produce body odor from sweat.
August 29, 2026 at 6:10 AM
It's controlled by the ABCC11 Gene. If that is inactive for any reason you have rock hard ear wax and can't produce body odor from sweat.
i don't think i've ever gone on a date wearing deodorant, but also i have korean abcc11 supremacy
i mean, i do shower, wash my hair, style it, and doll myself up, but i don't think i've ever regularly used deodorant
i mean, i do shower, wash my hair, style it, and doll myself up, but i don't think i've ever regularly used deodorant
It’s comforting in a way to know that women who date men and women who date women can both experience the same thing: spending two hours getting dolled up for a date and then arriving to discover your date didn’t even wear deodorant
August 28, 2026 at 4:51 PM
i don't think i've ever gone on a date wearing deodorant, but also i have korean abcc11 supremacy
i mean, i do shower, wash my hair, style it, and doll myself up, but i don't think i've ever regularly used deodorant
i mean, i do shower, wash my hair, style it, and doll myself up, but i don't think i've ever regularly used deodorant
the ABCC11 gene. when will trump attack it?
August 14, 2026 at 6:22 PM
the ABCC11 gene. when will trump attack it?
Well there's also the real thing where some people (Mostly Asians) have a mutation where they lack the ABCC11 gene, so they almost have no body odor at all.
August 8, 2026 at 12:01 AM
Well there's also the real thing where some people (Mostly Asians) have a mutation where they lack the ABCC11 gene, so they almost have no body odor at all.
Look up ABCC11, you probably have said gene.
August 7, 2026 at 6:22 PM
Look up ABCC11, you probably have said gene.
한국은 전세계에서 유일하게 인구의 99%가 냄새 안 나는 ABCC11 유전자를 가진 나라라고 하는데
냄새나는 유전자를 가진 조상은 산군님이 다 잡아가서일것같죠
냄새나는 유전자를 가진 조상은 산군님이 다 잡아가서일것같죠
July 23, 2026 at 7:36 PM
한국은 전세계에서 유일하게 인구의 99%가 냄새 안 나는 ABCC11 유전자를 가진 나라라고 하는데
냄새나는 유전자를 가진 조상은 산군님이 다 잡아가서일것같죠
냄새나는 유전자를 가진 조상은 산군님이 다 잡아가서일것같죠
Weird how my boyfriend carries the ABCC11 gene meaning his sweat doesn't smell at all. I have never met anyone like that before and it's so weird like what do you mean you don't wear deodorant and are fine? It's great because "yes my man doesn't stink:D" but also sad like: no my man doesn't stink:((
July 19, 2026 at 8:39 AM
Weird how my boyfriend carries the ABCC11 gene meaning his sweat doesn't smell at all. I have never met anyone like that before and it's so weird like what do you mean you don't wear deodorant and are fine? It's great because "yes my man doesn't stink:D" but also sad like: no my man doesn't stink:((
Research at the University of Bristol found that only 0.006% of the Korean population has the ABCC11 gene, which causes armpit odor.
In fact, the study found that most East Asians don’t have this gene, but Koreans have the lowest numbers.
In fact, the study found that most East Asians don’t have this gene, but Koreans have the lowest numbers.
July 18, 2026 at 2:42 PM
Research at the University of Bristol found that only 0.006% of the Korean population has the ABCC11 gene, which causes armpit odor.
In fact, the study found that most East Asians don’t have this gene, but Koreans have the lowest numbers.
In fact, the study found that most East Asians don’t have this gene, but Koreans have the lowest numbers.
The advantage of being East Asian is that approx 80 -95% of us have the ABCC11 gene, which means that, sure, we sweat, but we have little to none of that typical body odour smell!
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July 14, 2026 at 12:50 PM
The advantage of being East Asian is that approx 80 -95% of us have the ABCC11 gene, which means that, sure, we sweat, but we have little to none of that typical body odour smell!
I am SO jealous of people with homozygous recessive 538G>A alleles for their ABCC11 gene
July 7, 2026 at 10:47 PM
I am SO jealous of people with homozygous recessive 538G>A alleles for their ABCC11 gene
Sedan skall man, som alltid, vara extremt försiktig med att dra för långtgående slutsatser om genetiska skillnader mellan olika mänskliga grupper – det är en fördelningskurva. Men här är Wikipedias illustration av hur vanligt förekommande den här variationen i ABCC11-genen är.
June 28, 2026 at 5:24 PM
Sedan skall man, som alltid, vara extremt försiktig med att dra för långtgående slutsatser om genetiska skillnader mellan olika mänskliga grupper – det är en fördelningskurva. Men här är Wikipedias illustration av hur vanligt förekommande den här variationen i ABCC11-genen är.
it still surprises me how many ppl don’t know this: a lot of asians (especially east asians) barely sweat or smell much because of a genetic difference (abcc11), compared to other populations.
that’s also why you will see vietnamese people wearing a full hoodie in 40° and looking totally fine.
that’s also why you will see vietnamese people wearing a full hoodie in 40° and looking totally fine.
June 28, 2026 at 10:27 AM
it still surprises me how many ppl don’t know this: a lot of asians (especially east asians) barely sweat or smell much because of a genetic difference (abcc11), compared to other populations.
that’s also why you will see vietnamese people wearing a full hoodie in 40° and looking totally fine.
that’s also why you will see vietnamese people wearing a full hoodie in 40° and looking totally fine.
Je sue très peu et en plus j'ai la gène ABCC11 non fonctionnelle, donc une sueur sans odeur.
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June 20, 2026 at 6:58 PM
Je sue très peu et en plus j'ai la gène ABCC11 non fonctionnelle, donc une sueur sans odeur.
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Around 80-90% of Japanese people have little to no body odor. This is caused by a specific mutation in the ABCC11 gene. Imagine using one of those machines with us, hairy beasts, that stink after 30 mins working in the sun and spend £££ on antiperspirants.
May 25, 2026 at 11:25 AM
Around 80-90% of Japanese people have little to no body odor. This is caused by a specific mutation in the ABCC11 gene. Imagine using one of those machines with us, hairy beasts, that stink after 30 mins working in the sun and spend £££ on antiperspirants.
People stink. It’s 95 degrees on the northeast coast and everyone has extra abcc11 working today!!
May 19, 2026 at 9:44 PM
People stink. It’s 95 degrees on the northeast coast and everyone has extra abcc11 working today!!
Hävdar ofta att man överdriver Wikipedias problem med avsaknad av ämnesexpertis bland skribenterna (stark korrelation mellan lång utbildning inom ett ämne och att vilja skriva om det) och underskattar problemet att experter ohämmat skriver för allmänheten.
Här den engelska artikeln om kroppslukt.
Här den engelska artikeln om kroppslukt.
![ABCC11
The ABCC11 gene determines axillary body odor and earwax type.[6][31][32][33] The loss of a functional ABCC11 gene is caused by a 538G>A single-nucleotide polymorphism, resulting in a loss of body odor in people who are specifically homozygous for it.[33][34] Firstly, it affects apocrine sweat glands by reducing secretion of odorous molecules and its precursors.[6] The lack of ABCC11 function results in a decrease of the odorant compounds 3M2H, HMHA, and 3M3SH via a strongly reduced secretion of the precursor amino-acid conjugates 3M2H–Gln, HMHA–Gln, and Cys–Gly–(S) 3M3SH; and a decrease of the odoriferous steroids androstenone and androstenol, possibly due to the reduced secretion of dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate (DHEAS) and dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA), thought to be precursors](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:d4xzcvsdvix23mj2xc3zlob5/bafkreie3h6sedgf6lelb43pze4tmf5425fuxnwjrafo7vwpgmqacjrmktu)
April 21, 2026 at 8:15 PM
Hävdar ofta att man överdriver Wikipedias problem med avsaknad av ämnesexpertis bland skribenterna (stark korrelation mellan lång utbildning inom ett ämne och att vilja skriva om det) och underskattar problemet att experter ohämmat skriver för allmänheten.
Här den engelska artikeln om kroppslukt.
Här den engelska artikeln om kroppslukt.
As you might know, most of us East Asians tend to have less body odor due to a variation in the ABCC11 gene.
Of course, it depends on the person—but if you’d like to really taste a Japanese guy’s scent, you might have to ask him to skip showers for three days or more.
Enjoy the smell… and the rest.
Of course, it depends on the person—but if you’d like to really taste a Japanese guy’s scent, you might have to ask him to skip showers for three days or more.
Enjoy the smell… and the rest.
April 9, 2026 at 9:00 PM
As you might know, most of us East Asians tend to have less body odor due to a variation in the ABCC11 gene.
Of course, it depends on the person—but if you’d like to really taste a Japanese guy’s scent, you might have to ask him to skip showers for three days or more.
Enjoy the smell… and the rest.
Of course, it depends on the person—but if you’d like to really taste a Japanese guy’s scent, you might have to ask him to skip showers for three days or more.
Enjoy the smell… and the rest.
In Ostasien findet man, dass die Weißen stinken. Hat was mit einem genetischen Unterschied im
ABCC11-Gen zu tun.
Und nun? Doch wieder Chromosomen und so, die beim Geruchstest eine Rolle spielen.
ABCC11-Gen zu tun.
Und nun? Doch wieder Chromosomen und so, die beim Geruchstest eine Rolle spielen.
March 29, 2026 at 2:38 PM
In Ostasien findet man, dass die Weißen stinken. Hat was mit einem genetischen Unterschied im
ABCC11-Gen zu tun.
Und nun? Doch wieder Chromosomen und so, die beim Geruchstest eine Rolle spielen.
ABCC11-Gen zu tun.
Und nun? Doch wieder Chromosomen und so, die beim Geruchstest eine Rolle spielen.
I still carry a bit of envy of my late father. You see he had an enviable genetic mutation that many East Asians also have. He had 2 inactive copies of the ABCC11 gene. His sweat did not stink.
January 30, 2026 at 2:55 PM
I still carry a bit of envy of my late father. You see he had an enviable genetic mutation that many East Asians also have. He had 2 inactive copies of the ABCC11 gene. His sweat did not stink.
www.bbc.com/future/artic... vast majority of people of European or African descent have wet earwax, which is yellow/orange in colour and sticky. However, 95% of East Asian people have dry earwax, which is grey/non-sticky. The gene responsible for producing either wet or dry earwax is called ABCC11
What your earwax can reveal about your health
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January 27, 2026 at 3:11 PM
www.bbc.com/future/artic... vast majority of people of European or African descent have wet earwax, which is yellow/orange in colour and sticky. However, 95% of East Asian people have dry earwax, which is grey/non-sticky. The gene responsible for producing either wet or dry earwax is called ABCC11
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