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I don't understand how people not smell if they shower less than daily. Is it a matter of using fabrics and poses that let your sweat breathe before it starts s

• exitb 3y ago
  In places that are cold and/or dry people just don’t sweat as much.
  • ASalazarMX 2y ago
    The greasier areas of your skin will produce sebum regardless temperature, and sebum breeds bacteria. It might be that your particular bacterial culture isn't as smelly, but humans definitely smell. Animals that are on the top of the food chain, like us, have no pressure to select for less body odor, contrary to defenseless preys or pets bred to be hypoallergenic. Humans, like most great apes, smell naturally. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31094019/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31094019/
• shwaj 3y ago
  I find merino wool tshirts can be worn for several days, whereas polyester tshirts marketed as “moisture wicking” will be stinky in a matter of hours. If I wear one of the latter for a workout, if I don’t take a shower immediately, then I at least change into a cotton or wool shirt afterward. Edit: typo
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• mrguyorama 3y ago
  It's way more genetics and microbiome than anything you can do. If your sweat doesn't harbor the right bacteria, it won't smell much. If your sweat tends to smell, there's very little you can do about it. There's also a hell of a lot of people who swear up and down that they don't need to shower everyday and aren't greasy or smelly and are very, very wrong.