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I've lived all over the place, from dry to wet-towel-in-your-face humid, from -25c to 45c. Even after an hour long workout dripping with sweat I don't really sm
by kstenerud 4y ago
I've lived all over the place, from dry to wet-towel-in-your-face humid, from -25c to 45c. Even after an hour long workout dripping with sweat I don't really smell like anything.
The way to test your own body odor without asking other people is to take a deep whiff of yesterday's shirt when you wake up in the morning. Even better would be to walk around outside a bit before you smell your old shirt in order to keep a somewhat consistent calibration. But really, it's best to just ask someone you can trust to be truthful (most people will be truthful if you preface something by "I'm running an experiment").
- Markoff 4y agoor you could just ask your own (young) kids, they have no filter, sometimes when we lay in bed they tell me I stink, they mean armpits, not that it would be necessary, even I can smell it at that point if I try
- ASalazarMX 4y agoStrong smells also can be associated to pleasant things. If your grampa smelled weird, but you loved him, you'll love the weird smell too after a while.
- ASalazarMX 4y agoThat's amazing if true, because that means your sweat is hostile to the kind of bacteria that produces the smell we associate with old sweat. It's impossible to sweat distilled water, but maybe it's possible to sweat salt water with low content of fats and proteins, I really don't know. Sloths, for example, are known for having no body odor, so it might be possible for some people. I'd love to know the mechanism for inhibiting bacteria breeding in skin grease. PH level?