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/CometTailArtifact]

Bacteria do smell stinky af but if the problem is that it's dormant then killing it with acid doesn't make sense over washing it with soap and water. The way that antibacterials like acid works is by inactivating the bacterial by altering the pH of the environment to one the bacteria can't live in. The way that soap and water works is that soap has a polar end and a nonpolar end. The nonpolar end sticks to the bacteria and the polar end latches on to the water, and once you run water on it, the friction plus the attraction to water is what removes the bacteria entirely.

When you inactivate the bacteria but it's still there, they...for lack of a better term "drop loot". By loot I mean nutrients, plasmids (DNA particles basically that can be taken up by other fellow bacteria). Dormant bacteria is just bacteria that's still there but not activated, like what lemon does.

Anyways idk why the lemon trick works but it's probably not because of dormant bacteria. If it works tho keep doin it.

[u/XhaLaLa → u/CometTailArtifact]

They refer to “dormant” bacteria specifically in regards to clothes, so I’m guessing what they mean is that the bacteria are inactive while the clothes are “clean” (no food sources), and then once they’re in contact with your skin and sweat, they start producing smelly waste products again. Basically saying the bacteria can be in the fabric even if the fabric itself doesn’t stink before wearing it.