Cortisol is a very complex hormone and it could potentially affect the pH of the skin, oil production and certainly the temperature of the skin typically making the skin feel warmer due to increased metabolic activity. This rise in body temperature can cause perfume to evaporate more quickly, making the scent stronger at first but less long-lasting
These thresholds are lower than Western standards due to higher cardiometabolic risk at lower body mass index levels in South Asian populations
Mody R, Desai K, Teng CC, Reznor G, Stockbower G, Grabner M, et al
This hypothesis is based on the observation that other drugs known to cause lipodystrophy, such as HIV protease inhibitors, are thought to act through a similar mechanism
I met too many people to list them all, but the connections made in this space are unlike anything Ive experienced before