Why does sweat smell different when you're nervous?

[Walter Szczerbiak]

You know that clammy hand/armpit/neck sweat you get when you're anxious?

It comes off real bitter smelling, different from that coming home from the gym type stench.


not trying to gro$$ out, serious question for anybody that knows

 

[stosstruppe]

Think it's just due to a heightened sense of smell when you're nervous.

 

[Walter Szczerbiak]

o'rly?


it feels slimier/sticky though, is this due to sense of touch being increased?

 

[stosstruppe]

Yea, all your senses heightened, you're just more aware of it.

Apparently the pheromones you produce while nervous are also stinky :shrug:

 

[JayC9]

o'rly?


it feels slimier/sticky though, is this due to sense of touch being increased?

he's really saying you always smell that bad, you just notice it when you're anxious, ask a friend

 

[blueta2]

Yur lymph drainage system is located right under the arm. When we get nervous, hormons are released from the nodes causing the smell.
That or you're just a dirty dirty boy ;-)

 

[Smurfy]

Ive never sweat under my arms before. like never ever. i sweat on my neck, forehead, back, chest. thats it. and when I worked out profusely i would sweat all over my arms too. but still never from the armpits. probably my sweat glands are retarded. and ive never ever had sweaty feet. i never knew this phenomenon existed until i saw lumberg with shiny heels and i was likw wtf and he said "my feet are sweaty"

wtf/

 

[timtim]

Ive never sweat under my arms before. like never ever. i sweat on my neck, forehead, back, chest. thats it. and when I worked out profusely i would sweat all over my arms too. but still never from the armpits. probably my sweat glands are retarded. and ive never ever had sweaty feet. i never knew this phenomenon existed until i saw lumberg with shiny heels and i was likw wtf and he said "my feet are sweaty"

wtf/

so sweat glistens off the fun bags but not the pits? thats hella hawt.

 

[Smurfy]

so sweat glistens off the fun bags but not the pits? thats hella hawt.

totally and completely

 

[timtim]

totally and completely

you should take a pic when they are moistical and use it as your avatar. HAWT!