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I'm honestly surprised by the amount of gross people here. It doesn't matter if you asked some people about your smell. You don't use deodorant and go about your day, you smell. It is as simple as that. Sure, right after a shower of when lying on the couch the whole day you might be fine. But as soon as you start moving, you smell.
Let the down-votes come :)
Genetics aside, the amount of cope and pseudoscience in these comments is really a spectacle. I don't care enough to debate the point... Do they not know about olfactory fatigue? It's not that you smell less folks, it's that you get used to it.
Antiperspirant is one thing. Very few people use one without a fragrance though. I would rather smell basically any normal body odor over awful perfume crap, personally.
Yeah, natural smells bother me way less than the vast majority of scented soaps, deodorants, perfumes etc. A lot of them cause me significant sinus discomfort. I appreciate the people who use unscented hygiene stuff.
Holy crap, there’s a kid at work…he’s really ripe. He’ll leave a room and you can still smell him 5 minutes later. He literally takes your breath away. How can he not smell himself???
I make the distinction between Ripe and Stale.
Ripe can be fixed with deodorant. Stale just sticks to the air and ... oh god you can taste it.
I can see BO. I envision this putrid green cloud suspended in the air, winding around the path they had taken as they walked among aisles.
A sixth sense I never wanted :'(
I hate my smell but also overheat very easily, so uh... I just kinda have to live with it. I apologise a lot.
Antiperspirant makes me sweat bucket loads. I just use a bit of deodorant and wash properly
Anti perspirant makes many people smell more. Not less
dont like the smell. antiperspirants come in a wide variety of scents and, to me, they all smell fake, off putting. i sweat, I shower. is normal
1)I generally don’t sweat a ton.
2)The sweat I do have isn’t particularly odorous.
3)My spouse says that they LIKE the way I smell.
I’ve tried antiperspirant a few times but it makes my armpits itch about the same as poison ivy. Last time I had to get some anti-it h cream because it was driving me insane. Even “mild” deodorant causes issues after a few days of wear.
My spouse says that they LIKE the way I smell.
Biology FTW. She likes your smell because she can subconsciously tell that your immune system is very different from hers, which makes for healthy offspring.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sense_of_smell#Inbreeding_avoidance
My spouse says that they LIKE the way I smell.
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Not naturally smelling good is just a skill issue.
A) there is a gene that makes sweat not smell B) I have lost smell due to long covid C) I shower everyday
I usually wear deodorant (which generally has an antiperspirant in it), but there are days when I don't/haven't; in this limited experience I've noticed I would generally smell worse if I haven't been active. It seems like being up and moving around and sweating from 'labor' rather than sitting and sweating (not sure how to word that) is less likely to significantly smell. With all that said, I do try to shower after the gym or when I return inside after working on significant outdoor projects.
P.S., another data point to consider is the individual's age, as hormone levels (generally tied to age) could also influence perspiration
Are you by chance stressed out when you're sitting and sweating? I think stress sweat smells worse.
Antiperspirant deodorant isn't good for you with the Aluminum. I used Antiperspirant for a while it worked good on me. Then I switched to something more natural. I smelled really bad for a month after the switch, tricks so you don't smell bad try different brands some work great and some don't work at all for oder control, I like Shmitts, Hello and Native. Before I took a shower or anytime I had oder I used a Alcohol pad to wipe my armpits and apply deodorant as needed, during shower time when I shampoo my head and shampoo my pits. Over time I use natural deodorant once a day without having a bad smell.
I don't stink. People are generally surprised when I tell them I only use nothing or 'passive' deodorant.