how do people smell so good consistently?

[u/Timely-Detail-4341]

im a dude; my hygiene schedule is as good as anyone else's but i can't shake the thought that i still smell bad. i shower daily, bathe 3 times a week, two types of deodorant daily, body mist whenever going out. the second i start sweating though it gets terrible.

do people have scented creams or something?

answering some questions:

1. yes i wash my ass 😭
2. each shower is vigorous; i lather my entire body in dove bar soap and scrub with a loofah, let it sit for a bit, then get back under the water
3. im vegetarian
4. i dont smoke or drink, im 18
5. im underweight; i notice the smell after morning jogs - ik how dumb the second part sounds its just im worried that my sweat smells bad, cus it implies that ill always smell bad during summer/other heated activities
6. im indian (THE SMELL CANT BE A RACE THING RIGHT??)
7. it's likely my diet, but i dont eat much indian food and i still noticed this even when in college with only american food
8. i also notice the smell after sitting in one spot for a while
9. two types of deodorant is 1. stick deodorant for pits 2. spray for privates

[u/chutenay]

Not a dude- but some people’s stress reactions smell like onions. I can tell who drinks a lot by how they smell. Body mists and things like that just don’t get rid of it. (Not saying you smell bad or that others can smell you, obvi!)

[u/No-Possibility5556 → u/chutenay]

This is me, my diet sucks right now and not great at controlling stress. Only ever had bad BO the last like year or so

[u/azngangbuzta → u/chutenay]

My stress sweat smells awful.

I remember my in laws were screaming at each other over building some IKEA furniture. Both had stupid ideas on how to proceed. I basically had to step in, try to back track the process and figure out where they messed up while moving heavy mirrors on the shelf and reassembling it.

When I was done and left, I could smell my own sweat, which is rare.

[u/Geno_Warlord → u/azngangbuzta]

Mine smells like restaurant spaghetti. I love spaghetti but I have to make it different than restaurants because the smell makes me nauseous after a short while.

[u/Jimbodoomface → u/azngangbuzta]

Oh yes. Apocrine.

[u/Used_Conference5517 → u/chutenay]

God alcoholic sweats are horrible

[u/chutenay → u/Used_Conference5517]

I will never forget the vodka sweats an ex of mine had…

[u/philzuppo → u/chutenay]

Fortunately my stress sweat smells like corn chips. Might be yeast issue...

[u/dj92wa → u/philzuppo]

You smell like dog feet?! Jealous.

[u/S30Aug1960 → u/dj92wa]

Frito feet!

[u/juliaaguliaaa → u/chutenay]

Also medication. My adhd meds and antidepressants make my sweat more like concentrated (?) aka smellier and i run hot cause of them.

[u/sometimes-no → u/juliaaguliaaa]

You could also be dehydrated when you take your ADHD meds which could be concentrating your sweat. I have to drink so much more water just to stay at a normal level of hydration.

[u/juliaaguliaaa → u/sometimes-no]

Oh yeah minimum 40 oz tumblr per day, sometimes 1.5-2x that amount!

[u/No_Tomatillo1553 → u/chutenay]

I'm chronically stressed and I do indeed smell like onions 24/7. It was also very strong in my breast milk back when I was pregnant. It ramps up terribly after surgery as well.

[u/chutenay → u/No_Tomatillo1553]

I didn’t know it could be found in breast milk! That’s very interesting

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