Firstly, let me apologise if I am asking something stupid; I really know nothing about biology but I just didn’t know where else to post this question.

I’ve never had anyone know what i’m talking about here, but every woman ive known for long enough has at some point smelled of oranges or orange peel. The smell is kinda like what you’d get if you left a bunch of orange peels in a bag for a few days.

It’s not perfume. It’s a distinct smell which is always the same no matter who I smell it from, and it’s in their breath and sweat and on the surface of the skin when it’s present.

I only smell it for a few hours at a time, about once a month or so which led me to believe it’s some sort of pheromone linked to the menstrual cycle, perhaps?

I’ve smelled it on women at various times for as long as I can remember and i’ve never ever found an answer for what it is.

If anyone knows anything about this, then please tell me, otherwise I can only conclude that I can smell a pheromone that noone else can…..? Is this possible?

By the way, I’d like to stress that I know for a fact it isn’t perfume or any other sort of artificial fragrance. It’s also not linked to having eaten oranges.

Any help you could give me with this is appreciated.