TikTok has given us plenty of wild trends, but vabbing might just top the list. The viral trend claims that dabbing vaginal secretions on your pulse points makes you irresistible to the opposite sex, and influencers swear by it.
But before you reach for your secret fragrance – a practice called “revolting” by some – let’s see what actual science has to say.
Spoiler alert: Scientists say it makes no sense.
Vabbing – a mashup of vagina and dabbing – involves dabbing vaginal fluids onto pulse points like the wrists, neck, and behind the ears, just like perfume.
The idea is that these secretions contain pheromones, invisible chemical signals that supposedly enhances attraction.
The trend exploded when influencer Mandy Lee claimed in a viral TikTok that vabbing was the secret to getting more dates: “I swear if you vab, you will attract people, like a date or a one-night stand,” she said, as per Daily Mail.
She said: “Get up there, give ’em a swipe. You don’t have to be fresh out of the shower clean but relatively clean. Dab vab behind the ears, on the wrists, maybe a little on the neck.
“I don’t know what they’re putting in pheromone perfume but it can’t replicate your own smell and your own personalised chemicals. Proceed with caution — because it works.”
That video racked up over 1.5 million views before it was deleted by the platform, and suddenly, vabbing was the internet’s newest obsession, with new clips popping up, praising the trend that some users insist makes them more desirable.
“You guys aren’t going to believe me,” says TikToker @jewlieah in a clip captioned “Vabbing at the gym for the first time.” “…it worked, the vabbing worked!”
