Article: Health: What happens to your body when you kiss?; So you thought kissing was just about your lips touching his, did you? It may be the most innocent sexual act of the lot but a simple snog sets up a complex chain of events.(Features)

Byline: Nathalie Gibbins

Stage 1: the scent of attraction

Who you kiss, how you kiss and where you kiss all affect the significance of the moment. But while all five senses add to the pleasure, smell is the first to be stimulated. `Pheromones are chemicals we smell and this initiates attraction,' says Phillip Hodson, psychotherapist and co-author of How to Make Great Love to a Man (pounds 16.95, Robson Books). `They are odours secreted by sweat glands under the arms and in the groin, that have the power to attract a mate,' he says. In other words, you like ...

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