No scientist can take a shower without wondering if some sort of Teflon coating would make showering unnecessary. If no appendages are freezing or sticking together, and no genitalia or mammary glands are swinging around in plain view, then the objective of clothing has been met. It's a small wonder, since the scientists on the USS Enterprise are portrayed as heroes, occasionally even having sex with aliens. This is much more glamorous than the life of a real scientist, which consists of hiding from the Universe and having sex without the participation of any other life forms. Dating is never easy for scientists.
Scientists are incapable of placing appearance above function.
Fortunately, scientists have an ace in the hole. MacGyver Female scientists become irresistible at the age of consent and remain that way until about thirty minutes after their clinical death. Longer if it's a warm day. That's why it's a good idea to keep scientists away from customers, romantic interests and other people who can't handle the truth. Scientists sometimes bend the truth to avoid work.