To ask how to combat peri-BO?

[CloudyHeadLikeLemonade]

I stink!

Plain and simple. There's no way of getting around it. I shower 2-3 times a day, and use 2 different deodorants to try and keep the smell at bay, but nothing is working.

I've NEVER had BO before, but since I hit my early 40's (and am 100% certain I'm peri-menopausal since 40) my BO is out of control! Not yet on HRT (will it help with this though?)

I sweat just talking on teams calls (think this may be due to anxiety),I sweat in the office just doing nothing, throughout the day just existing, and in my sleep. Genuinely embarrassed to wake up next to DH smelling the way I do.

I'm currently using a natural salt deodorant (people rave about them and apparently they're meant to kill the bacteria that causes BO - it doesn't!) and then after that dries I use the aerosol Mitchum (antiperspirant) which has always been my go to. I do this after each shower.

But these just aren't cutting it anymore and I'm starting to get really embarrassed that other people I'm around can smell me.

Posted in AIBU purely for traffic, although I assume IANBU in assuming that I'm not the only one having to deal with this issue. So please! Someone tell me what will work!

The dettol soap is in Asda and Savers. Most places actually. It comes in a pack of 2.

I just wanted to say thank you for all the comments on here, especially those about Mitchum roll-ins.

I have been using Sanex for years but the last months/year have felt so wet and with 'that' smell. I've even been out and about and accusing my poor pre-teen of needing a wash before realising it was me.

Anyway, I bought the Mitchum yellow roll-on and it has been a revelation. I'm away this week in the first week of a new job and I don't have to think about my armpits or whether I smell. Amazing stuff - thank you again everyone!