Jakarta –
Many people in South Korea and Japan do not have underarm odor. No wonder, deodorant tends to be unpopular there.
Most local residents don’t need deodorant. Even if someone sells it, the effect is not as effective as deodorants outside that country.
Several years ago, scientists discovered a gene named ‘ABCC11’. The team that discovered the gene found that it is the main determinant of their armpit odor less often.
“This key gene is basically the only determinant of whether armpit odor is produced or not,” said Ian Day, a genetic epidemiologist at the University of Bristol, to Live Science, quoted Wednesday (8/2/2024).
A mutation in the gene causes the body to be odor-free, while those without the mutation will feel the need to use antiperspirant in hot weather.
More than 97 percent of people of European or African descent have a version of the gene that causes underarm sweat odor, while most East Asians and according to research almost all South Koreans do not have it.
About 30-50 percent of people from regions such as South Asia, Pacific Islands, Central Asia, Asia Minor, and Native Americans show mutations in the ABCC11 gene that also save them from underarm odor.
Confessions of South Korean Citizens
Quoted from local South Korean media, local resident Hyen Kim said this was true.
“Yes, that’s true. As a Korean, I have never seen anyone wearing deodorant around me,” he said.
Most of the people Knet or korean netizen also just found out why they don’t need deodorant. However, according to them, there are still a handful of people who actually have body odor, so it is also believed that this is still related to individual care and cleanliness.
“That’s an interesting study,” responded one Knetquoted from AllKpop.
“There are Korean people who still smell if they don’t shower,” said another.
“I remember being shocked by the smell of westerners’ armpits when I was abroad,” said another Knetz.
“I never knew what underarm odor was until I went abroad and the stranger sitting next to me on the plane had terrible underarm odor.”
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2024-02-08 04:33:45
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