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Why is there a surge of deodorant products mostly advertised to women in the US? (lemmy.world)

submitted 4 months ago by MutilationWave@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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So I have balls and yeah they're the first thing on my body to start to smell. I can skip a shower if I'm in a hurry and I don't smell much. That's with working a job that's usually physical. I was a punk kid fucking punk girls when I was younger and we didn't bathe every day. I didn't notice much smell then.

Now I see these ads regularly that are like hey women you stink after 12 hrs 5/10. What's up?

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[–] victorz@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

No I don't, every day would be insane. We'd be running the washer non-stop if everyone in the family did that. I am very aware of my smell, I check it every day, and my wife will let me know if I start smelling (at which point I already know way before her anyway, but just didn't have time or energy to shower yet (two kids after all)).

People are overreacting about this, holy hell. Folks, everyone's chemistry can be different. Everyone's energy expenditure and temperature during the day can be different. I am not you. I don't sweat much or start to smell at all during the week, unless I don't change my clothes or shower for about 4 days. But I do change my clothes and shower more often than that. So there's no problem here for anyone to fix(!).

I appreciate everyone's concern and everything but please get off my back now lol.

Edit: people down voting because they're jealous of my easy hygiene? Or what is going on? I'm just lucky in combination with some good hygiene routine choices. That's it.

[–] SaltySalamander@fedia.io 0 points 4 months ago (1 children)

at which point I already know way before her anyway

You actually don't. Or your wife is accustomed to your smell too, which is probably the case.

[–] victorz@lemmy.world 0 points 4 months ago

I can tell before her, because I'll say I stink and she won't agree. I've also asked my mother if she thinks I ever smell bad -- never (as an adult), she says. I asked her because she asked me, as well, for this very reason (being too accustomed to your own smell, as she lives alone). She doesn't smell either, and uses no products when she showers, just her own natural ingredients soap mix. It might be genetic, that we don't produce much odour. I don't f-ing know lol. All I know is my own situation, and everyone here seems to think we are all the same and alike, but humans are very different sometimes. Deal with it.

Also: https://lemm.ee/comment/11526668