The distinctive “old person smell” is produced when chemicals from the skin glands are broken down into small odorous molecules that waft away into the air. The specific chemical that gives old folks their unique odor is a compound called 2-nonenal. Created by the oxidative breakdown of other ch...
The distinctive "old person" smell is caused by a chemical breakdown in skin glands
Thursday, January 23, 2014
The distinctive "old person" smell is caused by a chemical breakdown in skin glands
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