Smelly under boobs

Once a week is really grim op. Treat yourself to a couple of new bras and wash after every wear.

Wearing for 7 days and washing won't give it chance to get all the grime out of the fibres of the fabric.

Mine does. Kinda. Not like to outside but if you stuff your nose right in it. It's just big boobs that fold over so there is no space to breath. I sometimes put deo. It's like armpits in a way 😃

I use anti-perspirate roll on under the breasts. I think it part of getting older I guest.

Don't wash bras on a hot wash! Ever! It destroys the fabric and the structure.

This. How can you only wash a bra once a week? That’s gross.

I am large busted as well and past menopause.

About 18 months ago I finally went to a decent bra fitter and ordered three of the Elomi Matilda bras. They are very pricey. But instead of having a motley assortment, I have three well-fitted high-quality bras. Actually four -- 1 a blush pink that passes for neutral, and three black, as I mostly wear black tops.

They gave me a trial bottle of washing liquid that preserves the fibers and I found it on Amazon afterward. I make up a small spray bottle of the liquid and spray the bra thoroughly about 20 min before my shower. Let it sit in the bathroom basin or hanging from something in the shower. During my shower I rinse it thoroughly and re-hang.

The Matilda bras are mostly a sort of mesh/tulle -- nothing I ever would have thought to buy but I love the support and the breathability of them. I also like that they dry rapidly. So for two or three minutes effort per day, I always have two clean black bras from which to choose, while the other is drying.

That and as others have said an astringent toner in the under-breast area helps. Keep it exfoliated so there isn't a lot of dead skin under there. You can exfoliate economically with ordinary sugar or even a handful of bicarb.

I have always washed my bras every day because they get sweaty in the area by my armpit.

I will wear my outer clothes for a couple of weeks (unlike some people on here who wash after one wear, but always wash my bra after each wear.

I wash mine after each wear, I don’t think once a week is enough especially if you are sweating. I’d wash them all on a very long, very hot wash and shower or wash your body daily.

I'm small of boob and also get this for a few days a month. I'm also late 40s and in peri ( and change my bra daily so it's not that). I had the same issue when breastfeeding so it's definitely hormonal in my case.

I usually wash my bras maybe every 3 wears so I would try swapping them out a bit more. Might be that you just need to now and they are the thing that is on your skin the most absorbing sweat

Bras need to be washed more often. At least after two wears.

Big boobs and hormones I would think I have the same .

I reckon about 3 wears is wash day. I'm a 32FF so there's definitely not a nice airy space between my ribs and underboob these days!

I also recommend hand washing bras and giving the band and wire area a really good scrub.

I would agree that washing with some kind of facewash for anti bacterial etc is good. I also think as our boobs sink a litt,e it's a lot easier to get extra sweaty - make sure you're drying really well, maybe even with some talcum powder.

Wild deodorant used underboob is great. It has cornstarch so will absorb, but also prevent chafing. Also, get more bras so you can swap them around and let them air between washes.

It’s probably the washing your bra once a week tbh

A little Daktarin powder at night works great. It dries up the under boob and is anti fungal. I'm prone to that and if ever I feel a little sweaty or itchy in that area I use that powder. Magic stuff for me at least.

Is it a yeasty smell?
I use these probiotics (Optibac for women) and I don't have to keep my under boob rash at bay any more. I used to treat it with coconut oil and lavender essential oil mixed (one is antimicrobial and one is antibacterial).
The Optibac is advertised for thrush, but I think it might has the same cause as those yeast rashes because mine has stopped and I used to have to treat it a few times a month.

You need to wash your bras more often.

I've started getting this since being pregnant and now nursing, so I assumed it was hormonal.

Breathable or cotton Bra's with wider waistbands and no underwire have helped me. I'm going to look into the Glycolic acid too!

Definitely wash your bra if you’re noticing this. It’s sitting in an area that’s sweating and absorbing that - it’s going to smell and be making things worse.

Medicated Talc … Home Bargains do one that’s quite cheap, and I’ve always found it does the job

Does the skin look normal- you can get fungal infection there

I guess peri probably can make the sweating/smell worse, but just big boobs on their own can cause this. There can just be an area of skin that is always moist and doesn’t get any air under there.

It sounds ridiculous, but sometimes if it’s hot or occasionally this happens to me and the skin under there gets sore, I stretch a clean sock underneath my underboob area. Then at the end of the day it is dry, not sweaty or smelly or sore!

It seems to do your skin good, just by giving it a break from being in contact with itself all the time.