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To think you get stinkier as you get older

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Witchofzog · 03/12/2018 15:40

When I was younger I wore deodorant mainly because every one else did. I didn't really sweat that much.

However as I have got older I definitely need it and I definitely need to shower daily at least without fail otherwise everywhere feels decidedly manky. Yet when I was younger (and more of a minger) I used to go raving all night and not go home or shower for a day or so without being smelly (I honestly honestly wasn't before people say I must have been stinky though my feet admittedly were a bit Blush)

So do you get smellier (and Hairier though that's a different thread Grin) as you get older or is it just me?

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Singlenotsingle · 03/12/2018 22:33

Speak for yourself! Grin

rosetulip · 03/12/2018 23:18

Did you know that your sense of smell gets worse as you get older ... perhaps you can just no longer smell yourselves...

Not in my case, Ive got a nose that could put a springer spaniel to shame. I can smell BO from a mile off. Grin

rosetulip · 03/12/2018 23:25

www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/aging-facts_n_3365697
This explains things.

BringMeTea · 09/12/2018 23:44

Honestly, for me it was perimenopause. I had an early one and lived in the tropics so it was all a bit confusing. But it turned out it was definitely hormonal and once into actual menopause I reverted to no need for deodorant etc. So, there is hope. No periods and fresh summer meadow again. Disclaimer: we are all different!

Lucylugs · 10/12/2018 00:11

I have the same problem with deodorants lately. It's so hard to find one that smells ok after a few hours. I use nivea black/ white stick and it works great. I had started to wonder if there's been some change in the laws around ingredients or something.

I've found going off caffeine has made a huge difference. Never drink coffee now.
I also make sure I shower and give the deodorant a chance to dry before having breakfast/hot drink as I think that sets me off again.

Cautionsharpblade · 10/12/2018 00:15

Some days this summer I smelled like an old goat. Kinda liked it if truth be told.

dragonflyflew · 10/12/2018 00:16

Oh god I cycle. I can smell my sweaty clunge all day at work. It makes me so self conscious. This never used to be a thing.

changeznameza · 10/12/2018 00:40

lucylugs that's weird, my normal deodorant - which has worked fine on me for YEARS - seems to have stopped working recently, and I now feel decidedly sweaty and whiffy at the end of each day. Ugh. Need to find a new one (or stop sweating so much)

Princess1066 · 10/12/2018 01:06

Men's deodorant is your friend - women's just doesn't cut the mustard these days Grin

PyongyangKipperbang · 10/12/2018 01:44

Definitely a thing. I thought it was just me!

I remember I could do a whole festival weekend with a packet of wet wipes. Now (at 45 and menopausal) I can barely do a day without a full bath (dont have a shower sadly), a "tarts bath" and two applications of Mitchum roll on, my body laughs in the face of spray anti perspirant.

I fucking stink!

StoppinBy · 10/12/2018 02:23

Yep, I barely needed deodorant until I had my kids, after they were born it was all downhill in the stink department haha.

Whyarealltheusernamestaken · 10/12/2018 02:26

You know you’re in a long term relationship when your other half still hugs you and doesn’t complain though 😁

WhoWants2Know · 10/12/2018 03:39

The sweat, though! I'll be doing something relatively simple like hanging washing out, and within minutes my hair is drenched.

Sweetpea55 · 10/12/2018 05:54

My armpits are still stinky even after a good wash. Iv found antibacterial hand-wash helpd

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