# "Baby powder is the most potent aphrodisiac for women..."

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [November 8, 2008, 10:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baby-powder-is-the-most-potent-aphrodisiac-for-women/471788 "2008-11-08T10:49:22Z")\
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**Author:** ![Riemann](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/riemann/32/3133_2.png) [@Riemann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Riemann)\
**Post date:** [June 2, 2023, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baby-powder-is-the-most-potent-aphrodisiac-for-women/471788/21 "2023-06-02T17:42:04Z")

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> [@Darren\_Garrison](#):
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> _Powdered baby_ is the most potent aphrodisiac.

The rhinoceros community endorses this comment.

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**Author:** ![crowmanyclouds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crowmanyclouds/32/19884_2.png) [@crowmanyclouds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crowmanyclouds)\
**Post date:** [June 2, 2023, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baby-powder-is-the-most-potent-aphrodisiac-for-women/471788/22 "2023-06-02T17:59:43Z")

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Pro Tip: Remove the baby oil before attempting to grind the baby or you’ll get clumps.

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**Author:** ![Dr\_Paprika](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr_paprika/32/3042_2.png) [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\
**Post date:** [June 2, 2023, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baby-powder-is-the-most-potent-aphrodisiac-for-women/471788/23 "2023-06-02T18:46:01Z")

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That is also a misunderstanding.

**Nobody puts Baby in a cornstarch.**

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**Author:** ![mbh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a6a055/32.png) [@mbh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mbh)\
**Post date:** [June 2, 2023, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baby-powder-is-the-most-potent-aphrodisiac-for-women/471788/24 "2023-06-02T22:06:39Z")

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How about Shake-N-Bake?

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**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\
**Post date:** [June 2, 2023, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baby-powder-is-the-most-potent-aphrodisiac-for-women/471788/25 "2023-06-02T22:17:28Z")

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You’re all getting a spankin’.

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**Author:** ![Tatterdemalion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/43a26b/32.png) [@Tatterdemalion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tatterdemalion)\
**Post date:** [June 2, 2023, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baby-powder-is-the-most-potent-aphrodisiac-for-women/471788/26 "2023-06-02T22:58:51Z")

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That works too.

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**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\
**Post date:** [June 8, 2023, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baby-powder-is-the-most-potent-aphrodisiac-for-women/471788/27 "2023-06-08T12:53:15Z")

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That was Depraved.  
I’m **so** proud of you, Young Jedi.

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**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\
**Post date:** [June 8, 2023, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baby-powder-is-the-most-potent-aphrodisiac-for-women/471788/28 "2023-06-08T13:37:54Z")

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> [@Mahna\_Mahna](#):
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> I’m guessing this assertion was made by someone who decided that baby powder smell = thinking of baby = subconsciously getting body in the mood for baby makin’ = horny.

I think that the original idea was more that, once a woman already has a baby with a particular man, that she’ll grow more attached to that specific man, and more amorous with him.

Or possibly that a man who already has children, and who is involved enough with their upbringing to have the scent of baby powder on him, has already proven himself to be good father material. But it’s probably not the scent of baby powder itself, but the general knowledge of his parenting.

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