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I’ve met a few people in my life that avoid deodorants and soaps and claim they don’t need them and don’t stink. They all did. My theory is they get used to the
by marcrosoft 4y ago
I’ve met a few people in my life that avoid deodorants and soaps and claim they don’t need them and don’t stink. They all did. My theory is they get used to their smell after awhile and can no longer smell it.
- ergonaught 4y agoThat is an interesting and seemingly likely explanation. I've had this "debate" with entire groups of people who live in much cooler environments and claim they don't have body odor, but they most assuredly do. I never understood whether they "don't stink when they're in their normal environment" or just couldn't smell it anymore.
- Pigalowda 4y agoI recently moved from Texas to seattle. They smell like dirt and wet dog as well as traditional musky BO. They don’t smell it because their olfactory neurons have habituated.
- Nesco 4y agoI indeed tends to get “dirty” and smell faster and I indeed feel it. However I wash myself more often. Usually in the morning and before bed. After sport sessions also
- Pigalowda 4y agoYep, they stink and this guy stinks too.
- muzani 4y agoI went through a phase of stinking and I can confirm you don't realize it. Something in the brain just filters out smells that you're used to.
- mrguyorama 4y agoHumanity ignored soap for significant amounts of its existence. Nearly everyone stunk. There are likely very very few people whose natural body microbiome won't end up stinking. You (the reader) are probably not one of those people.