thoughts on body odor (anyone agree?)

this thread is disgusting

 

Actually BO turns my stomach. I like a neutral smell, or perfume. To me, BO smells disgusting and it's a total turn off. I'm glad my boyfriend feels the same way I do, we get hot and sticky when we're getting down and dirty, but even then we still smell sweet and sexy. I know BO is meant to have a natural appeal, but I just don't get it myself.

 

I don't mind the BO of people that I like but I do notice that on those people who I do not like their BO smells very bad to me. It all depends on how I feel about the person.

I always thought my ex-boyfriend smelled super bad... and I should have taken my clue from that since it was just a destructive relationship. My current boyfriend is wonderful and I think he always smells great and he never wears deodorant.

 

you know, i was interested in this thread because since i was young i have constantly forgotten to wear deodorant and have been ostracised for being smelly on these days. you have to remember that a person's own smell smells better to them than to others... but i was thinking about this, because if you drink more water, eat healthy, etc. body odors aren't as repugnant it seems, and if you don't take care of yourself they smell worse... secretions in general are like this. hmm.

it seems that on some days my b.o. smells bad and on some days it doesn't, no matter how much i'm sweating. it probably has to do with how much water i am drinking, kind of like pee (like if you drink a ton of water your pee will have no smell.)

any thoughts?

 

I also notice that when I am on my period my BO does not smell that great...

 

i have recently become somewhat infatuated with my armpit odor...ive never not used deodorant until about 8 months ago. stopped shaving around that time too and it is just the most amazing freedom. No more feeling embarassed for my "stink", you can tell a lot by peoples smells, my ex boyfriend showed me it was totally sexy to love your smell and other peoples.

 

well i had crash pads most my adult life---cas i loved girls and they needed a place to crash--mostly unwashed by the time they got to me some smelled just fine naturally--others not so good--but one of the first questions was usually can i take shower/bath here?---of course--plus you can eat sleep get high hang out and no strings attached---had sex with some and not with others--- memories you remember smells the good the bad and the ugly makes for an interesting tapestry of life

 

While I think it's perfectly fine to enjoy your smell, most people wince at the smell of BO and it's absurd to walk around disrespecting peoples noses like that. By all means, if you're alone or around friends or family or your other half who don't mind or rather like it, then good for you- It's your right to enjoy it and be comfortable. But those who say they never ever wear deodorant and who regularly smell bad, I'd sure as hell be disgusted to walk past you in a supermarket.

 

depends on the person honestly man, some cats smell good with it all natural, others just don't

 

id rather people sometimes be able to smell me then be walking around like some of these chicks who cant even have anyone stand next to them bcuz their perfume makes them smell like they just jumped in a vat of boiling cat piss.
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Why the hell does anyone need to be able to smell you? If you don't like perfume then don't wear it. It doesn't mean you need to go one step further and actually smell bad! What's wrong with smelling of nothing? If you love your natural smell then fine, but others don't. Put some deodorant on, even if it's just when you go out.

I was sat in a high-end and well-known restaurant yesterday with my sisters, our table next to a lovely lady. She was clean and dressed well but she smelled of natural putrid body odour. I was sat 2 foot away and it made me gag and ruined my food, I had to see a manager and get our table moved to a different floor. Like I said, she was a nice lady, very sweet and on her own, talkative and polite. But she made me sick! I have family in the restaurant business who say they wouldn't even entertain a customer with BO. And you think perfume makes a girl smell like she's jumped in a vat of boiling cat piss. Personally I'd rather have an asthma attack from someone wearing too much perfume than be able to smell BO.

One of the girls in our group of friends was anti-deodorant. Nice girl but her scent (especially on a hot day) made us feel sick. We kept telling her it wasn't nice but she didn't take it seriously enough. Things did get better after she was reduced to tears when we had to be nasty repeatedly and tell her we wouldn't see her if she didn't stop going natural with us. It was mean but the only thing that worked when we didn't want to eat around her and she was an embarrassment to be with if we were in public. Without us and in her own house was fine, it was up to her and I just wouldn't go round there. I felt sorry for her when nobody turned up to her Hallowe'en party last year. I had her round my house once when it was just the two of us and even my cats freaked out over the BO.

It's fine to like it and enjoy it yourself, whether it's your BO or someone elses and in the appropriate environment. But your own is a lot easier on your nose and the majority don't like it. Just wear deodorant in public, nobody's asking you to douse yourself in perfume if you don't like it. Just don't smell bad, smell of nothing.

 

"I have family in the restaurant business who say they wouldn't even entertain a customer with BO"

maybe they have something to do with your uneasiness around accepting body odor.research has show that your sense of smell is directly connected to memory glads and can cause people who are especially sensitive to be physically ill in some way.

"...her scent made us feel sick"

maybe you feel sick because "she was reduced to tears when we had to be nasty repeatedly"

"It was mean but the only thing that worked"

yes,it was.and no it probably didnt.

"she was an embarrassment to be with if we were in public."

you are the only person who can feel embarassed.

"I felt sorry for her ..."

im sure she feels the same way too.

"Just wear deodorant in public, nobody's asking you to douse yourself in perfume"

well nobodys asking you to stop wearing deodorant. but you sure are set on changing our minds.

"Just don't smell bad, smell of nothing"

that doesnt even make sense.im sorry youre so confused. i hope you can some day understand and accept yourself.

Aluminum Chlorohydrate is being put into your pores which is getting absorbed by your TWO MAJOR LYMPH GLANDS right under your arm pits.

the secret to "Secret".says it right on the front label above the chemical induced scent.

 

I don't like smelling like perfume, but smelling like I haven't showered isn't an option.

I just feel uncomfortable knowing I smell bad.

I am a product of the society I live in, I won't deny it... I still don't like smelling bad.

 

your health is directly effected by how clean and well you treat it.aluminum deodorants are not only extremely unhealthy but the companies promote lower self esteem so more people will feel like they NEED their product. thus they have created a flawless cycle of consumers to keep their wallets fat and happy.

i hope more women could become aware of this perpetuated cycle we have let ourselves be spun into. only then can you free yourself from the bonds of society my sisters. youre all so beautiful dont let them have your minds.

i wear naturally scented oils,make baking soda deodorant, threw out my razors and threw on my party hat! yay no more self inflicted pain!

 

lildreadymama, I didn't need you to elaborate on my little tale there. I live in a busy commercial city and I actually used to work with the girl I mentioned. It was unfair to work with a girl who nobody liked the smell of, especially when seeing clients and also sometimes going in and out of their homes. Besides work (since I don't work with her anymore and haven't for a while), if she wanted to keep her friends then she needed to start wearing deodorant.

I also had no idea you wear baking soda instead of regular deodorant. Baking soda won't keep you dry but the idea is that it reacts with the bacteria which causes the smell and shouldn't make you smell bad. This would never be ideal enough for me (too used to the 'bad' chemicals found in products like toiletries and cosmetics) but it's something appreciated by those who usually don't appreciate the scent of the au naturel or who don't understand it. You did make out originally though that you like to smell and haven't done anything to prevent it for a while. Maybe you just don't smell as bad as the people did/do with who I've had experiences.

Many of those chicks who 'smell like boiling cat piss' also wear naturally scented oils. I wear them (not always- I'm still a fan of ridiculously high-priced and high-end perfumes too) and have a favourite. It smells so sweet, unless you knew what it was then you'd probably think I was wearing a manufactured scent.

Like RollinBelle, I'm also a product of the society I live in. It's fast, modern and clinical. This dislike of natural body odour started somewhere. Remember though that you sweat from glands all over your body and there are very few places that smell bad- Your pits, your genitalia and your feet. These areas are where bacteria can feed on the certain proteins and oils secreted from these glands. Sweat is completely odourless, it's bacteria that isn't. There's nothing wrong with girls and women (and men) who use deodorant to reduce the smell, not to mention the discomfort that comes just from feeling wet there too. Sweat, body odour and bacteria also isn't good for your clothes. Deodorant sells because there's a strong market for it and a good reason. It's fine to like your own natural smell, but you should consider those around you.

One thing I wonder though, is what self-inflicted pain you no longer suffer? Perfume, deodorant and shaving doesn't (and shouldn't) cause any pain at all.

Regarding my 'uneasiness around accepting body odour'- I'm not uneasy about it at all. I just don't accept it, I don't like it and I usually don't want to be around someone that has it. That's me personally though, I realise other pepole have different opinions and tastes. Regardless, there should be a bit of thought and respect for others when in enclosed public spaces and around food. BO these days IS a bad smell. Society made it that way, even if it's a sad thing. But it's true.

 

try it.

 

There's a world of difference in between someone's natural, clean body odor and someone smelling bad. The first one is OK while the second is gross.

I like to put my face in my man's neck and take a deep breath of his natural smell, he smells so good. But I wouldn't put my face in his armpit and smell it when he comes back from his workout though! As for me, I don't sweat a lot except if the weather is really hot or I'm doing some kind of physical effort so deodorant can be optional, but I don't hesitate to use it when necessary. I never had anyone complaining about my body odor so I guess it's not so bad.

I banned anti-perspirant a few years ago though, after having a nasty infection to my sweat glands (not sure that's the right name though, my first language is not english). My dry skin absorbs everything I put on it and it absorbed a bit of the anti-perspirant every time I was putting some on. Even if I showered daily there was still some left and my skin kept absorbing more and more of it until the pores were completely blocked and sweat couldn't come out of my glands, then they got infected real bad. It was soooooooo painful and embarassing, like an hour after taking a shower I was smelling like I had some serious work-out. Since then I only use deodorant, it eliminates the odors but allows sweat to come out naturally, which is what's supposed to be. So guys, do what you please to smell good, have deodorant, talc, baking soda, whatever, shower, but please avoid anti-perspirant, you don't want the same thing to happen to you I swear.

 

I guess you suffered with anti-perspirant. The idea of anti-perdspirant and deodorants with anti-perspirant is that they stop you sweating, so naturally they are absorbed into the skin. I'm not sure why you got infected or why you smelt bad though.. Perhaps there was a build up of bacteria that created the smell. One thing I definitely advise against is oil. The oil can block pores and ducts so the body doesn't sweat. Instead, sweat gets trapped in the skin causing itchy bumps which can be very sore because sweat is so salty. I'm not saying anti-perspirant is good for you because it isn't and clearly wasn't for you personally. Though it won't cause the majority the problems that it did for you.