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merrily

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80. I have gone through all varieties.

Wed Jul 23, 2014, 11:33 AM

Jul 2014

There have been times when I could perspire without generating body odor. And, believe it or not, even times when only one underarm had any perceptible odor and the other had none. And times when both needed something stronger than an organic deodorant. So, I think I've had variations.

Depending on one's own sense of smell is risky. As some TV ads say, you can go "nose blind" if you have been around an odor long enough, especially your own.

As for young men, yes, when they start yearning for a girlfriend in a really big way, they do ramp up the grooming and fitness, don't they?

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Do we really need to use deodorant? [View all] raccoon Jul 2014 OP

Yes BKH70041 Jul 2014 #1

I shower a few times a day most days madokie Jul 2014 #2

I've read that a slight smell of male sweat is erotic to women... DetlefK Jul 2014 #3

How's that working for you? tanyev Jul 2014 #4

I'm up to my chin stuck in a crowd of women... DetlefK Jul 2014 #14

Ding Ding Ding! AgingAmerican Jul 2014 #94

emphasis on slight smell dembotoz Jul 2014 #8

Yuck! blueamy66 Jul 2014 #84

To some it is, yes AgingAmerican Jul 2014 #97

um, actually, that's true . . . . in moderation zazen Jul 2014 #100

I am in a theater production right now. mindem Jul 2014 #5

People in theatre don't use deodorant? 6000eliot Jul 2014 #59

Some don't and I don't know why. mindem Jul 2014 #104

Many people don't spend "almost all of your time in an air-conditioned building"...nt SidDithers Jul 2014 #6

I realize that. Hence my second paragraph. nt raccoon Jul 2014 #17

if they live in florida they do. eom ellenfl Jul 2014 #21

Well Raccoons are very clean creatures, by all accounts. Cleaning their food and all. el_bryanto Jul 2014 #7

Clean? Raccoon poop can kill humans. Human poop will just make you sick. FSogol Jul 2014 #13

Human feces can kill, too - E. coli REP Jul 2014 #106

Spend a day teaching in middle school then get back to me n/t teenagebambam Jul 2014 #9

Axe Body Spray! Our national nightmare! FSogol Jul 2014 #12

LOL femmocrat Jul 2014 #24

You're not the raccoon that bit DU member, Aerows are you? FSogol Jul 2014 #10

Getting up off the floor malaise Jul 2014 #23

Yes, and this is not open for debate. herding cats Jul 2014 #11

+a million nt laundry_queen Jul 2014 #114

Maybe I should've tried this in Seniors....(sigh) nt raccoon Jul 2014 #15

Yes Tetris_Iguana Jul 2014 #16

If you eat nothing but tofu and water, possibly no. onehandle Jul 2014 #18

removing armpit hair helps eShirl Jul 2014 #19

Yes, and some of us also need to eat mints or carry around LuvNewcastle Jul 2014 #20

until the sulfates, phthalates and parabens kill you. eom ellenfl Jul 2014 #22

I believe in better living through chemistry. LuvNewcastle Jul 2014 #34

In more good news, truebluegreen Jul 2014 #43

They help us have a more varied diet and build bigger cities! LuvNewcastle Jul 2014 #52

Um, I'm confused. truebluegreen Jul 2014 #53

Not really. LuvNewcastle Jul 2014 #55

Mostly that's because people don't brush after a meal. randome Jul 2014 #25

I think some people I work with barely brush at all, like maybe 30 seconds a day. LuvNewcastle Jul 2014 #36

If her breath is that bad... ljm2002 Jul 2014 #78

Yes! laundry_queen Jul 2014 #115

Yes, and regular showers. People get funky. (nt) Inkfreak Jul 2014 #26

Everyone MUST wear deorderant for the sake of humanity yeoman6987 Jul 2014 #27

Trust me when I sit next to you on the bus after a 12 hour shift in the kitchen you want me to have Arcanetrance Jul 2014 #28

It's not even a matter of sweat, but a matter of smell. merrily Jul 2014 #29

I used to post online with a lady who said she showered once a week or so... Phentex Jul 2014 #73

I have gone through all varieties. merrily Jul 2014 #80

That's when Axe hit the scene... Phentex Jul 2014 #82

Ah, boys. Pits and feet. 3catwoman3 Jul 2014 #105

I hate plugging up my pit-pores with powdered aluminum, but it is expected in society. tridim Jul 2014 #30

Don't hold your breath for MgCl2 CincyDem Jul 2014 #54

Buy deodorant only, not anti-perspirant. roody Jul 2014 #108

Tom's. I can't use any aluminum based products. It is the only one I've found. Warren Stupidity Jul 2014 #123

If you do not smell bad then fine. If you do then you need it. But one thing is certain CBGLuthier Jul 2014 #31

It takes 10 seconds to put on. Do it. JaneyVee Jul 2014 #32

In a word, yes. NaturalHigh Jul 2014 #33

I work in the public so I spray my clothes with a bit of cologne. nilesobek Jul 2014 #35

I spray Right Guard on my clothes under the arm area.Slash of cologne lunasun Jul 2014 #49

I know that smell -- BO combined with cologne. pnwmom Jul 2014 #111

Yes, to prevent accusations of farting. Eleanors38 Jul 2014 #37

I do nt d_r Jul 2014 #38

Oh god yes. Codeine Jul 2014 #39

! Kali Jul 2014 #65

LOL! Exactly. nt laundry_queen Jul 2014 #116

i use a non-anti-perspirant deodorant unblock Jul 2014 #40

In General Discussion? Gman Jul 2014 #41

Especially in GD. NuclearDem Jul 2014 #44

With all due respect to the poster Gman Jul 2014 #91

Yeah, I know. Just having some fun. NuclearDem Jul 2014 #98

Are you kidding? LuvNewcastle Jul 2014 #46

You may question the need for it because everyone around you is using it. pnwmom Jul 2014 #42

I don't. But I work outside all day with horses. riderinthestorm Jul 2014 #45

yep Kali Jul 2014 #66

Ha! The LAST thing anyone would complain about when meeting me is my sweat smell riderinthestorm Jul 2014 #68

I am STILL waiting for my woundvac Kali Jul 2014 #74

Damn that sucks but you're right to stay away from the ranch until its closed. riderinthestorm Jul 2014 #88

heh Kali Jul 2014 #90

I don't know about "we"... pipi_k Jul 2014 #47

I'm allergic to many of them. hunter Jul 2014 #48

no not at all, what you have to do is suffer through the first two weeks snooper2 Jul 2014 #50

I only use deodorant that doesn't have aluminum. reflection Jul 2014 #51

Not if you're Eastern European. closeupready Jul 2014 #56

You don't have many friends, do you? WinkyDink Jul 2014 #57

I sure as hell do. Throd Jul 2014 #58

Do we really need to stop? sammythecat Jul 2014 #60

Yes! Hot flashes! n/t PasadenaTrudy Jul 2014 #61

please wear deodorant or better still anti-perspirants if you're a male samsingh Jul 2014 #62

Did your grandparents smell? Ron Obvious Jul 2014 #63

Yes, sometimes they did. LuvNewcastle Jul 2014 #64

no. it's not. go travel in india if you want to know what happens when a large mass of people La Lioness Priyanka Jul 2014 #71

You never know what might happen during the day ecstatic Jul 2014 #67

yes. please. nt La Lioness Priyanka Jul 2014 #69

lol, do you remember that news story about closeupready Jul 2014 #103

I have used deodorant and/or antiperspirant since I was ten year old Silver Swan Jul 2014 #70

If you could smell me right now... Phentex Jul 2014 #72

As someone who sweats profusely, yes... conservaphobe Jul 2014 #75

Yes! I use a "natural" one sans senseandsensibility Jul 2014 #76

I'm sure some times you can get away with it Warpy Jul 2014 #77

I'm glad the Internet wasn't around when I pondered questions like this. randome Jul 2014 #79

Yup. Paladin Jul 2014 #81

YES blueamy66 Jul 2014 #83

Reminds me of a George Carlin joke edbermac Jul 2014 #85

How are we supposed to keep the cancer industry going if... polichick Jul 2014 #86

Yes we do. 840high Jul 2014 #87

Yes rollin74 Jul 2014 #89

I wish my neighbor would use it! B Calm Jul 2014 #92

Do you only smell your neighbor's stench when they come over? Cali_Democrat Jul 2014 #96

When he comes over. Last week we went camping B Calm Jul 2014 #99

Me, no. Warren DeMontague Jul 2014 #93

Yes Catherine Vincent Jul 2014 #95

A wise man once told me "We all have a smell, make sure yours is pleasant". bluesbassman Jul 2014 #101

Yes we do. We need the anti-stinky SummerSnow Jul 2014 #102

Need? No more than we need air conditioning, cars, internet connections and books. LanternWaste Jul 2014 #107

Deodorant yes! Anti-perspirant maybe, maybe not. Quantess Jul 2014 #109

My husband goes to a dentist... 3catwoman3 Jul 2014 #110

The woman who did our website is the same. No shampoo or soap either riderinthestorm Jul 2014 #118

YES. n/t devils chaplain Jul 2014 #112

I almost never do. Neoma Jul 2014 #113

It isn't really the sweat that smells libodem Jul 2014 #117

Yes bigwillq Jul 2014 #119

Indeed. MountainMama Jul 2014 #120

I guess it all depends on how much activity you exhert every day. dilby Jul 2014 #121

No, the deodorant industry has just convinced people to be offended by their own humanity n/t Taitertots Jul 2014 #122