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

submitted 1 year ago by loopy@lemm.ee to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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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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[–] TehWorld@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

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.

[–] bleistift2@feddit.de 7 points 1 year ago

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

[–] ourob@discuss.tchncs.de 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)

My spouse says that they LIKE the way I smell.

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[–] klemptor@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago

I just knew this would be Husk Musk!

[–] Witchfire@lemmy.world -2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The sweat I do have isn’t particularly odorous.

(To you)

[–] TehWorld@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago

Or the other good friends whom I’ve actually asked. The kind who don’t give a fuck about whether they’d hurt my feelings or not.