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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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[–] Jolteon@lemmy.zip 49 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Regular deodorant works just as well as antiperspirant for stopping scent, and if you don't sweat all that much, there is relatively little difference.

[–] June@lemm.ee 10 points 1 year ago

This is what I do. I don’t like the ingredients that make up antiperspirants so I stick with not stinking.

I generally don’t sweat too badly either, which helps.

[–] jol@discuss.tchncs.de 6 points 1 year ago

Exactly. Luckily I don't sweat much or smell much, so basic solid unparfumed deodorant works fine.

[–] ChexMax@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

I sweat the same amount with deodorant and antiperspirant! Either way, under my arms are going to be a little wet, but also I don't smell either way.

If I go a day without deodorant though, I can definitely tell