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A tale as old as time or at least a couple decades.
is it that they dont' shower, or is it that they just sweat so much they smell no matter what?
Just poor bodily hygiene in general. You can shower all you want but if you don't wash your clothes or don't know how to do it properly, it won't matter.
Same as aversion to deodorant for whatever reason. Even here on Lemmy there's lots of people that are against it for some reason.
And FFS, people need to clean their asses.
Sensitive skin issues. I haven't fully figured out which ones are good or not, but my armpits seem to tolerate only roll-on format deodorants. Aerosol ones will give a burning sensation and rash within 1-2 uses and stick seem to just give rash within 3-4 uses. That actually did got worse after accutane treatment, but helped to figure out that only roll-ons are suitable.
But during current heatwave, theres nothing i can do. I sweat a lot as soon as temperature starts to get above 24c.
When working out, I'm literally the sweatiest person in the gym and start to smell of ammonia within 45-60 minutes. Up until now no one hasn't mentioned anything, but i am paranoid about it and whatever i should deal with it or not or even if i can.
Try 70 % IPA once a day.
Can you elaborate a little more on that? I doubt you're recommending it for drinking?
Soaking my gym clothes in it? Of course i do wash those daily and after each workout.
Spray it in your arm pit. Of course not a liter, just enough to get it wetted, like 1 or 2 pumps. It is a desinfectant and as such kills the bacteria that generate the smell. It also evaporates within a minute or so and thus should be less likely to irritate skin.
I'll give it a try. Thank you.
Idk who needs to hear this, but some people have body oils that react to the ingredients within various deodorants that makes the smell worse rather than masking it (which might be why some people are adverse to it). Some people who have had poor hygiene in the past have difficult bacteria cultures that won't go away just by soap and water.
Try changing deodorant to antiperspirant. Minimize any perfume or scented products. And if soap isn't working, acne face wash works great (just don't use it every time or it dries you out).
And realize deodorant is to be used after taking a shower, not instead of it
Yes Its a real pandemic. This particular bacteria strain has infected my local Comic Books Stores, every CGC Anything, and of course the Anime conventions - they are super-spreader events.
It's truly an enigma.
Chlorahexadine to the rescue
Yes there are a few I found that make it way way worse. I find the gel stuff to be the worst culprit
I have a mild allergy to most deodorant so I need to pick my battles, because if I wear the stuff that actually works daily, I'll end up with a pretty sensitive rash and unable to wear anything at all. So most days I'm either wearing nothing or the crystal stuff which last like 45 minutes. If I'm getting on a plane or in a crowd I throw on the good stuff. Also I'm not paying $20 for Native BS I'd rather just smell bad.
The crystal salt stuff is often an aluminum salt if I'm not mistaken, and its the same stuff in some commercial antiperspirants.
Have you tried Zero Sweat? I don't know about your specific skin but I've gotten pretty inflamed armpits a number of times from various causes including deodorants (specifically the white powdery kind that actually somewhat stops you from sweating), but this stuff never bothers me and works better.
Seems like it has the same problem as Native in that it's outrageously expensive.
I have sensitive pits, but the Degree Extreme 72 hour stuff has been a welcome relief. It’s also not prohibitively expensive (I think I pay USD $9 for the two-pack) and smells really nice.
We survived a few thousand years or so without deodorant.
If you shower daily and wear clean clothes, you shouldn't need it.
We survived a few thousand years without showering daily and clean clothes. We had different lifestyles and different expectations.
Most people would have washed daily by some method, we've had soap and water for a very long time.
Depends on climate. If its hot, you need deoderant.
If you're gonna freeze off fits you don't even have the moment one of your ten layers unzips, you may not.
Modern deoderant is modern. There's a long history of scent coverings, especially in indoor public spaces like temples. Why the bucket of hydrogenated whale piss do you think incense started being a thing?
I definitely don't live in a hot climate, I'll be lucky if the temperature hits double digits today.
So you've acclimated to your own stench, got it
We had more space back then LOL. And some middle east area they wore scented deoderants on their head that would waft down and mask body odor.
I can shower, put on fresh clothes and if the temperature is above 20C I'll be stinky as heck just after lunch. I always need deoderant or antiperspirant if I need to interact with anybody (including myself)
And there they are.
You stink.
We also lacked indoor plumbing, sanitation, sewage management, and typically had livestock near people as there were no highways or 18-wheelers to deliver meat from a farm in another region.
Life was stanky for thousands of years.
Well, I shower daily and wear a fresh set of clean clothes every day. Guess what, my armpits still stink. Should I just subject everyone around me to that every time I raise my arms, or should I wear deodorant like a normal person?
Exfoliate that shit.
Maybe clean your pits properly?
Is scrubbing them with soap proper enough, or should I be using some kind of industrial solvent?
If your pits still smell when exiting the shower, you just gotta get back in and rewash. I had this issue back when I used scented products and strong antiperspirants, it was difficult to get rid off the old gunk because it was properly matted. Unscented and gentle products are easier to wash away and to notice what is sweat and what is old product.
I don't have issues with "matted gunk," I scrub and exfoliate until the previous day's antiperspirant is fully gone. They don't smell when I get out of the shower. However, after about 6-7 hours or less while sweating, it's back. Bacteria gonna do what bacteria gonna do.
I was answering more to the "industrial cleaner", too strong cleaning just makes the skin protect itself faster. And sweating in 6-7 hours is normal.
Yeah. Survived. We can still survive. Doesn’t mean you don’t smell bad.
Our lives are filled with things we don't "need" that we are not going to do away with any time soon.
Just have a shower, dude.
I find modern deodorants to be a bit overkill on most days. They are slimy, they irritate my skin, cause acne and take forever to wash off later. Antiperspirants are even worse. I really only use those types of products if I'm outside in humid heat after not showering for a day or two, once the stank has had a chance to build to noticeable levels. And yes I've checked with other people who have no problem providing critical feedback.
For me, those products are a solution looking for a problem, but for others, they might be essential. Some have need for even stronger versions that might need a prescription. Everyone produces different levels of stank. It also depends on the social expectations where you live, your climate, activity level, and diet.
After weighing the various factors, your decision to use any product that goes in or on your body is a personal one. People don't have to use products that don't actually help. It's also good to listen to feedback of those around you, but the products available at your average store might not be the universal solution you think they are.
Eta: I say, essentially, "everyone has different needs in this area" and the hygiene gestapo show up lmao
Bro you stank
There he is
Oh you've never played a tcg.
No, I played then when I was 13 and I stopped because I grew up.
So you have, its just coming up on two years since? Its fine I'm jot asking you to bet your life on your yugioh skills; just to remember the people who play these things.
Ah yes, pinnacle of maturity checks notes TubularTittyFrog