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Why do babies smell so good?

I have a new born little sibling and the baby smells soooo good!

Is there a biological reason babies smell good?

Update:

well of course a dirty diaper doesn't smell good, but i'm talking about between changes they smell awesome.

Update 2:

@2nd answer: no, minus the baby products. Baby products only enhance what they smell like. Since my little since is still young we haven't used any yet and she still smells wonderful.

Update 3:

Okay, and now that I think about it. A lot of old people don't smell as great. There has to be some biological reason new skin smells better than old skin.

Update 4:

@Suicide Girl: WOW, you are so ignorant. Not only did you not read my question (which clearly stated that I have a new born sibling), but you insulted me and white men calling us pedophile. Stereotyping is the result of ignorance.

Update 5:

@Suicide Girl: There was no reason to. Her answer is removed now and plus she her account was made a couple days ago. Figured she was a troll anyway.

Update 6:

It's very elementary of you to comment on me not saying something to someone else that said something similar to you. That like saying "Well little billy did it too!" Seriously?

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago
    Favorite Answer

    For a second I thought you were a troll. Because it's innate condition for white men to love to molest babies. But, this is a honest question. So, babies don't have all these chemicals on their skin and system. In other words they sort of have a pure or have clean bodily system.

  • ocana
    Lv 4
    5 years ago

    Why Do Babies Smell Good

  • 1 decade ago

    im sure its because of all the nice smelling products, but i understand they smell good before products to! im guessing its like that ditingushied smell that your having with your sibling with there fresh cells and that? im not entirely sure though.

    I kinda put this to cows lol, when a cow gives birth it smells the calf a lot and starts licking off the after birth to clean it off. It also eats its sac(like the placenta) when that comes out the mother of the baby or anyother cow will eat it because they like the smell and it has a ton of nutrients in it for them!

  • Anonymous
    5 years ago

    Well here's something that will really cook your noodle. Have you noticed they all "naturally" smell the same? I always ask and everyone is amazed at their own answer although they then have the next question in mind......How is that possible? BTW, I love the smell too!

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  • 7 years ago

    Um Oktober Returns to the concert.....

    You're comment is so ignorant I don't see why you even bother answering . And to the person that is asking this question is true babies smell good lol :)

  • 1 decade ago

    Maybe because of johnson johnson!!!!!!!!! but also because they havent really developed their odors that come out of the body yet and havent developed the hormones..but you are right them dirty diapers aint no joke lol

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    because of the countless products that they use,like baby lotions,powders,rash cream shampoo etc.try using baby cosmetics like johnson and johnson and you'll smell as good.i've tried it myself.:P

    Source(s): experience
  • 1 decade ago

    Because they don't eat adult food. I breast-fed my children, and their pores just don't exude the smells as people who eat meat or other adult foods. Their bowel-movements didn't smell that bad, either. That all changed when they started to eat solid foods.

  • 1 decade ago

    lol

    One time my friend left her sons bootee at our house after visiting.

    My sister grabbed it and sniffed it, then I sniffed it. LOL

    We both looked at each other and had big eyes. It smelled amazing.

    I don't know why they smell so good but they do.

  • 6 years ago

    Mo

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