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I have to wonder if body odour ramps up exponentially for the first few days of not bathing, but then fades into a less nauseating background musk after powerin
by EForEndeavour 7y ago
I have to wonder if body odour ramps up exponentially for the first few days of not bathing, but then fades into a less nauseating background musk after powering through the initial spike. Maybe skin flora eventually stabilize toward a less offensive culture?
- jdmichal 7y agoThere's theories out there that bacteria that oxidizes ammonia would have been pretty common. Before treated water and daily soaping. https://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/25/magazine/my-no-soap-no-shampoo-bacteria-rich-hygiene-experiment.html https://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/25/magazine/my-no-soap-no-sh...
- joegahona 7y agoAnecdotal, but I worked with a guy who didn't bathe due to religious reasons. The body odor from him did _not_ fade.
- zarq 7y agoWhat religion would that be?
- pferde 7y agoBumism, orthodox.
- EForEndeavour 7y agoThe Google Image Search results for "Bumism" are pretty hilarious. https://www.google.com/search?q=Bumism&tbm=isch https://www.google.com/search?q=Bumism&tbm=isch