In thinking the worst thing about this hot weather is smelly people?

I think most people with stinky BO are not those who have showered in the morning, put on anti-perspirant and clean clothes.

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have you tried the sure max applied at night? This one

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YABU it’s a hot day, some people will smell by the end of it, even if they washed this morning. If you don’t like it, don’t take public transport.

It was definitely the worst thing about teaching in the heat.

I think the worst thing about the situation you describe is the absence of humane tolerance.

@CheesusBeesus try wiping surgical spirit on your armpits after shower and before deodorant it stops mine being pongy

Yanbu. Some people can't help being whiffy even if they do wash everyday and apply deodorant especially with it being hot but what you have described is vile. I once was on a hot bus with someone who smelt like bad BO and piss, I had to get off and walk because I'd have thrown up if gone any longer.

I have no idea why anti-perspirants say 72 hours protection etc.

They don’t. Even when it’s mid winter

I can see some people just spraying themselves every 3 days because of this

The op was talking about public transport though, your own car is a bit different if you're going straight home for a shower. But I do think most people should be taking a change of top and deodorant in this weather to freshen up. It won't be perfect but it's better that nothing.

I do think the issue is the great unwashed though, not generally clean people who've got a bit sweaty during the day. Its the stale, days old BO and dirty clothes that's the worst.

The tube in London is revolting. At the very least we should copy somewhere like Bangkok where the underground and the BRT have hard washable seating, are air conditioned and get hosed down and disinfected. It is rare to have to put up with smelly people in the city.
Fabric covered seats are a health hazard. Especially now we have an invasion of mutant bed bugs.

It's dreadful, OP. And it's not sweat from the heat, but the ones testing their deodorant's 48hr staying power; or perfuming unwashed bodies.
Can't stand that stale smell.
If you're physically capable of washing yourself and have access to running water, there's no excuse for not showering daily.

I spent today chasing 5 cows that escaped from a field, then fixing the fencing that some scrote had cut, all in the bloody sun. I can assure you that, despite my morning shower, I reeked by 3pm. Luckily my work has a shower, and I scavenged a clean tshirt but I dont think that's standard.

I have a colostomy and in hot weather it sometimes leaks so I would smell of poo through no fault of my own! Other people may also have medical issues despite constant washing and deodorants! Try not to be so judgmental

I did yesterday. Showered Monday evening (didn't wash hair) Had another quick one Tuesday morning and washed my hair, put on a clean work uniform and my deodorant. Got home, changed into my semi clean pyjamas to do a few things before I had to put my clean dress, bra and knickers on to go out. By the time I got back I was a bit smelly, not outrageously so but I definitely smelt less than fresh so I had another quick wash.

The showers don't last long if I'm having 2 a day and not washing my hair (I do that every other day) but I'm washing the essentials with proper soap.

You wouldn't be able to smell me from a foot away but if I was crammed onto a train or something like a sardine then maybe.

The smell of the hoi polloi is bearable when clean skin gets sweaty, not so much when unwashed skin gets sweaty.

Alcohol not being used in deodorants anymore is my particular bug bear. At 64 I rarely sweat now, but soon after going out in this heat I can feel a glimmer of wet under my arms that is annoying and I'm sure didn't used to be the case.

People need to discover the wonders of perspi-guard, I always sweat through whatever deodorant/antiperspirant I used until finding this one and it genuinely works, my pits don't just not smell - they are dry!

My 13yo has started using it instead of roll on antiperspirant and does the same for him, he used to smell quite quickly but not any more

One word.

Crackbatter

I immediately thought of the Central line before I even clicked on your post

TBF since I hit mid forties I’ve really struggled with BO. I used to use perspirex which worked but it started giving me a really bad rash and I haven’t found anything else that’s worked.
I wear clean tops and bra daily, use deodorant and antiperspirant, carry deodorant wipes, shower twice a day and literally scrub my armpits with soap and a sponge but when I dry my pits the towel smells of that horrible beef and onion BO smell. It’s as though it’s ingrained in the skin somehow.
I assume it’s a hormone thing as I had similar shortly after having DC1 but I hate it and am really self conscious about it. I’ve stopped wearing vest tops and sleeveless dresses despite the heat as I feel the skin on skin makes it worse. I’m at a loss to know what to do.

No but I also generally drive. Even changing clothes and freshening up it's not the same as a proper shower and who's carrying around multiple sets of clothes to change every day? Change when you get to work, change before you leave work (if I train it rather than drive) it's not exactly practical. I can't just change my top and suddenly the smell goes away either I sweat all over (unfortunately!).

Yes but hot water costs. Whether that's to put on a clothes wash or to have a shower. And washing powder's not cheap either.

Having said that a lot of people have no excuse and don't wash or wear clean clothes often enough. There are some lovely MN threads on the subject too.

DD has been in a school show and the teacher has had to say several times that they need to wash every day and put on deodorant every day. DD said its been bad, especially as some are dancing.

The natural deodorants don’t stop you sweating, but they should stop the smell.

I don’t think it’s the worse thing about this weather, but that sweaty shit smell is absolutely disgusting.