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.

  • LanyrdSkynrd [he/him]
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    127 months ago

    These posts always make me question myself because I’ve basically never worn deodorant or antiperspirant.

    I’ve had jobs where you can’t be stinky(sales,office jobs, at a hospital), and nobody has ever said anything. I’ve lived with partners for 16 years, none have ever complained about my smell(besides times when anyone would smell, like after a long run on a hot day).

    I’m guessing I just have lucky personal body chemistry, but I’m sure there will be some people telling themselves I’m just smelly and don’t know it.

    • @AnagrammadiCodeina
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      67 months ago

      Well. If your measurement method is “no one ever complained” there lie a problem. It happened to me to smell other people grossness but i wouldnt dare to tell them, i simply avoid em.

    • @Abnorc@lemm.ee
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      37 months ago

      When I was middle school, I did just start smelling bad as I was sweating more. My parents told me to start wearing deodorant. I didn’t know that some people just don’t smell when they sweat.

    • @bitsplease@lemmy.ml
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      17 months ago

      I’m kind of the same, I rarely wear deodorant, and it’s basically never an issue (believe me, my wife would tell me if it was)

      But some days even I’m like “holy fuck I reek” - I think it’s probably a diet thing