Convinced that there is an "old people smell"? A new study suggests you might be right.
A study shows that different age groups come with a specific smell.
It's not necessarily a bad thing, The scent itself isn't negative. Rather, it's the way that we perceive getting older that makes it smell bad.
The negative association with old people's body odor seems to come from our negative association with old age.
Old people smell has been recognized across the world, and even has a specific name, kareishu, in Japan. Previous animals studies have shown that there is a distinct scent for various age groups.
