Japanese cosmetics maker Shiseido Co. has found that human bodies produce a distinctive odor that is similar to that of an onion or a long onion when they come under stress.
Shiseido said early this month it plans to use the discovery to develop new personal care products designed to eliminate odors, with the hope of commercializing them around next spring.
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