i haven't worn deodorant in like... a number of weeks.

since that damned bacon has sucked me back in, i tend to think it better for the rest of the kids' sake to try and throw some about the underarms

but if you wanna buy me a stikc, that would rool!!!!
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i sweat like a motherfucker and this is the only thing that stops the drip

+1 natural phermone attractuality

The Fetchboy sweats because he wears long-sleeved shirts year-round in the Deep South. He does smell delightful though.

Anti Perspirants have been failing on me lately. I'm wondering whether using them actually makes you sweat more after a while. I have a friend who swears he doesn't need to use one, and it's not like he stinks or anything.

i always thought that. that they're a weird kind of plaster-y substance that is meant to just seal your underarms with a temporary resin. i always just wanted a citrus-smelling spray to wear, but they all have the efficacy of dabbing fruit tea on your wrists.

i wear deodorant now.

most of the time.

in the summer anyway.

I do not wear deodorant but I can get away with it bcz I work at a natural foods store (and also I'm not a v smelly dude to begin with)

Anti Perspirants have been failing on me lately. I'm wondering whether using them actually makes you sweat more after a while.

This is why I gave up on them. All of a sudden they'd fail and I felt like I was pissing out of my armpits.

you have to switch brands every time you buy a new anti-persperent IMO

haven't used it for years, felt like it was just ruining my shirts and making no difference in sweating/smelling. haven't looked back (and i'm pretty sure i don't smell all that bad).

you fucking goats

I buy some hippy brand deoderant at a stored called The Peace Nook. Antiperspirant is weird imo.
I am kind of sweaty but not very pungent.

At home I let to let my feathers fly as they please; at work, odor matters so I do what I need to do. Also work environment is v hot.

Oh yeah the aluminum staining your shirts is also meganagl

You all realize pit stains are from antiperspirant and not sweat, right?

The emergency deodorant/antiperspirant I keep in my desk has a sticker that reads "Extra responsive in emotional moments" and that always makes me lol. Deod/anti-p advertising and marketing is totally O_o for the most part.

I tossed several T-shirts a few weeks ago for being yellowed beyond repair.

Hahaha does it like, rub your back and offer to get you tea? xp

I use the most hardcore anti-perspirant I can find in the summer because when it's humid out I sweat like a disgustingly sweaty thing, and then when it cools down outside I use hippie deodorant. I change anti-perspirant brands all the time because I buy whatever's unscented and on sale.

xxxp mine says stuff like "TOTAL DEFENCE 5" and "HEAT RESPONSE FORMULA", kind of like custom Japanese sports cars that have random bits of English on them.

I switched from deodorant/anti-perspiration to just deodorant a few months ago, and I seem to actually sweat less now? I mean, I'm still a sweaty motherfucker, but I don't think it's gotten worse.

I generally try to buy old spice.

Given the amount of walking I do as part of my daily commute, plus going to lunch/running errands, plus the sad fact that lots of women's business appropriate clothing is made of polyester, antiperspirant is not negotiable. I've tried deodorant in the summer and by like 2 pm I just stink.

I wonder if I ever stink? I don't think I do, but my sense of smell is pretty poor. They should sell an app that measures your own b.o.

sell an app that measures your own b.o.

Like this?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ucWBoN4Dcs
IIRC this Insignia shite smelled like rubbing alcohol. Also watch the ad again, I realise that the actor looks like someone who was my unemployment advisor a few years ago. He dressed like a late 80's car salesman as well.

tbf i am talking about 15 years ago, it was a theoretical kind of a worry

this thread

REEKS

Back on topic, though, I was passing by a Lush kiosk at Macy's yesterday and bought a small chunk of that patchouli deodorant. My first problem with it is that it's grainy, so I started the day by sandpapering my armpits. My second problem with it is that on me, patchouli smells like BO. Anyway, I don't think this is going to work out.

patchouli? why not go all the way to nag champa, hippie

Secret: I love the smell of patchouli. If I smell it, I will turn around to see who it is.

all through the 19th century and well into the 20th, french ladies and many men only bathed very rarely and instead wore "cologne" to cover up the smell (the word "cologne" still has this connotation in french).. i've always seen deodorant in that context and i wouldn't be surprised if people 100 years from now look back on deodorant in the same ridiculous light

I stopped wearing anti-perspirant for a while and I have some clothes I STILL haven't gotten the smell out of. The day I was on my way to a nice dinner and thought, oh hell, and bought some normal commercial AP at a drugstore on the way there, it was the first day of the rest of my life.

yeah, I don't actually dislike patchouli, but I will not sidestep an opportunity to rib carl

But I am not a woodland fairy, I sweat at the slightest output of energy like walking more than two blocks or bending over for >5 seconds, and it does not smell like nothing, it smells like sweat.

I like nag champa!

(Me too.)

Earthy and woodsy smells are some of my favorite smells. Vetiver, cedar atlas, sandalwood, patchouli, nice smells.

Sandalwood is one of my faves. Men's shaving soap, that's where you can find it mostly.

yep

For a tiny bit I got really into the scents at Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab, they use(d?) a lot of vetiver etc but the oils made my skin break out.

There's a nice woodsy candle I had that I really liked but I obviously was allergic to something in it, because as my seasonal allergy meds would wear off the candle would make me sneeze

I know we've moved on but:

the shower gel i use wont have been rubbed over my three brothers already, tbf

this is why we invented washcloths

There was an episode of that wife-swap show once where a black woman and a white woman switched and were equally disgusted by the other family's soap vs washcloth habits.

Although my mother has been giving me towel sets with washcloths in them for years and I've never used a single one of them, so I dunno.

there's a funny Chappelle sketch about the whole washcloth thing

I was raised pro washcloth and so remain pro washcloth and was unaware there was a "white people don't use washcloths" stereotype until a pretty hilarious Twitter exchange about it some months ago (during which the phrase "get in the grout" was used, which I will treasure always).

I used to ask my mom if I could just use the soap like they did on TV commercials and she was like hell no, that's filthy, use a washcloth, how else can you get in the grout.

I have heard washcloths referenced as a "face cloth" to those who are into rubbing/rinsing with soap on the rest of the body but giving the face/ears/neck a good once over

I love the assumption that my brothers hadnt already used the washcloth

do people share their scrubby shower poufs? that seems far less hygenic than sharing a bar of soap tbh

fwiw i scrub with dr bronner and wear essential oils and like musk so hey what up to my crunchy granola crew

Not only have I never shared my scrubby pouf but I periodically disinfect it with either bleach or apple cider vinegar but I'm a little high-energy about "clean" things including my self.

I've dropped my insufferable Dr Bronner factoid before, right? I went to college with his grandson, who is currently president of the company and responsible for introducing all of the hemp products into the line.

badass

you need to get some of your wisdom added to the label, imo

That's pretty cool. xp

dmac I have it upon good authority, that your toothbrush, which you keep in that same bathroom...

protip: clove oil is great for shaving nicks for its antiseptic & anesthetic properties plus it makes you smell like a spice cake

spice cake >>> beef cake

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Dude next to me on the bus last night stank so bad of BO I almost threw up. Deodorant is your fiend, guys. I don't get the hate tbh. I don't like the baby powder ones either but there are regular alternatives out there that aren't all powder fresh.

stank? stunk? Whatever. It was rank.

That said sometimes a little sweaty man smell is a very good thing. This was not.

I couldn't write this while I was at work, but we have had to take people aside on multiple occasions and have frank straightforward talks about their body odor. In every case, it was a matter of a lack of basic hygiene and/or substance abuse.

Can also be indicative of mental health stuff but I know a couple people who are just like Oh, I don't need deodorant when, yeah, they could really use a little.

I don't wear deodorant I just carry a BOSTON STRONG Yankee Candle around with me at all times and I smell great

lol

hahaha

They make chapstick now, you know. Maybe YC deodorant is next. Oh god that would be so gross.

smell like candles all the time

smell like concealed farts all the time

A.D.I.S.L.C.

(.F)

When I was volunteering at the Boys & Girls Club they had a bunch of household supplies in the office to give to kids if they became aware of a need. Deodorant, soap, etc.