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People that don’t wear antiperspirant… (lemm.ee)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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do you not smell body odor or do you just get used to it?

Genuinely curious. I have met a few people of different walks of life that I could tell did not and I have always used it, so I’m just curious. I know there was a couple that stopped using it for around a year, and they said their body actually end up not perspiring as much as when they used antiperspirant, but I’d like to know other people’s experiences.

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I don't use deodorant or antiperspirant, and have not for years (decades even). I have asked and no-one has said I smell bad - although I'm not a heavy sweater. If I have worked out/done heavy exercise then I'll generally shower if I can, but even if I don't it's not a rank smell, just a 'musk' ( I have asked). I've worked with a guy that did use antiperspirant/deodorant and by half way through the day he was rank...

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I wish... I unfortunately have to use deodorant because my natural body odour literally smells like cannabis. I get weird looks sometimes if I forget.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Eyyy a fellow weed guy

I generally don't smell like much but after sweating a bit, i smell like weed.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago

Just to add, I have 2 young kids, They would tell me if I generally smell. They will sometimes comment if I've been out mowing the lawns / clearing scrub / cutting up loads of firewood.