Sweat smells like jet fuel

[timewerx]

All my workout clothes of different materials, old, new, cotton, polyester, lycra, etc now reeks of jet fuel smell.

I'm still using the same soap, same shampoo, same diet but my body odor started to change in the last couple of weeks.

I'm quite familiar with "keto odor" because I used to have that odor but now it's different. Strong hint of fossil fuel scent or materials made with fossil fuels. Sometimes, it smells like fully synthetic car engine oil.

I've been searching around and can't find any resources and it seems I'm the only person with this condition.

Should I be concerned? I doubt I'm going to combust spontaneously. But health-wise, is it a sign of something potentially dangerous?

 

[Gregory Thompson]

Well, see a doctor about that regarding the danger.

Recommend a full body deodorant solution, ask doctor about that too.

If you want to stop the sweating, there are solutions for that, but I recommend ask doctor.

 

[timewerx]

Well, see a doctor about that regarding the danger.

Recommend a full body deodorant solution, ask doctor about that too.

If you want to stop the sweating, there are solutions for that, but I recommend ask doctor.

I don't really mind the smell other than purely for health concerns.

I can't find any similar human cases on the internet.

However, I did find articles on using genetically-modified bacteria that can convert sugar into synthetic bio fuel for car engines as well as bacteria that can metabolize fossil fuels like diesel.

Ironically, I did increase my sugar intake to help fuel my longer workouts at higher power outputs. It seems possible I have acquired bacteria on my skin that converts the glucose on my sweat into hydrocarbon-based biofuel. It's also possible having this bacteria (due to increased sugar intake) on my gut that is turning some of the sugar into biofuel which gets into my bloodstream eventually out to my skin through sweating.

Doctor's expert analysis or even lab tests are not an option for me as I'm uninsured and poor and I don't live in a country with socialized healthcare. I simply can't afford modern healthcare.

 

[Gregory Thompson]

I don't really mind the smell other than purely for health concerns.

I can't find any similar human cases on the internet.

However, I did find articles on using genetically-modified bacteria that can convert sugar into synthetic bio fuel for car engines as well as bacteria that can metabolize fossil fuels like diesel.

Ironically, I did increase my sugar intake to help fuel my longer workouts at higher power outputs. It seems possible I have acquired bacteria on my skin that converts the glucose on my sweat into hydrocarbon-based biofuel. It's also possible having this bacteria (due to increased sugar intake) on my gut that is turning some of the sugar into biofuel which gets into my bloodstream eventually out to my skin through sweating.

Doctor's expert analysis or even lab tests are not an option for me as I'm uninsured and poor and I don't live in a country with socialized healthcare. I simply can't afford modern healthcare.

To confirm that you are actually sweating a flammable substance, you'd need to have that chemically tested to confirm.

Basing anatomy on the perception of the five senses tends to result in false conclusions. For example: this is what the human body looks like to the brain.

 

[timewerx]

To confirm that you are actually sweating a flammable substance, you'd need to have that chemically tested to confirm.

There's no way I'm going to get lab tests with no money nor insurance. Not an option.

Basing anatomy on the perception of the five senses tends to result in false conclusions. For example: this is what the human body looks like to the brain.

I don't think my senses are way off. I do have a bottle of gasoline and kerosene mixed together (JP-4 Jet fuel have similar composition), as well as diesel, and 1 liter bottle of fully synthetic motor oil I use for cleaning/degreasing and lubricating household items.

I can easily tell the difference in scent between those items, as well as bouquet of flowers, beer, cheesecake, normal human body odor, pet/dog odor.

The scent on my workout clothes. particularly around the armpits, elbows, and the socks are strongest concerning the scent of jet fuel despite differences in textile material and manufacturer (shirt: Nike polyester and cotton, elbow sleeve: no brand polyester, socks: Dunlop pure cotton)

 

[Gregory Thompson]

There's no way I'm going to get lab tests with no money nor insurance. Not an option.



I don't think my senses are way off. I do have a bottle of gasoline and kerosene mixed together (JP-4 Jet fuel have similar composition), as well as diesel, and 1 liter bottle of fully synthetic motor oil I use for cleaning/degreasing and lubricating household items.

I can easily tell the difference in scent between those items, as well as bouquet of flowers, beer, cheesecake, normal human body odor, pet/dog odor.

The scent on my workout clothes. particularly around the armpits, elbows, and the socks are strongest concerning the scent of jet fuel despite differences in textile material and manufacturer (shirt: Nike polyester and cotton, elbow sleeve: no brand polyester, socks: Dunlop pure cotton)

So did you take some sweat separately then light a match?

 

[timewerx]

So did you take some sweat separately then light a match?

I'll give it a shot after a workout.

 

[timewerx]

So did you take some sweat separately then light a match?

I'm still unable to isolate the hydrocarbons from my sweat or maybe I'm simply not sweating much lately due colder and drier weather.

Yet it seems I'm not imagining things.

Look at this article from NC State University:

Study: Sustainable Fuel From Sweat

news.ncsu.edu

All the raw materials can be sourced from by-products of metabolism and most especially during exercise and since I've been exercising a lot. I suppose that's the answer to this mystery.