Stinky teen girls

[ChocolateJam]

Do young teen girls go a bit stinky? DD(13) claims that she washes properly and puts on roll-on but I can smell her every afternoon when she gets in the car after school and all her shirts have to be soaped up under the arms before washing otherwise the smell doesn't come out. She also has a vaginal discharge (normal I think, not menstruating yet) which adds to the general BO.

[VinceNoirLovesHowardMoon]

She begs you to shower with her?

[pilates]

Could you get her to bath at night, more time and less rushed to make sure she is doing a good job of cleaning. Make sure her hair is washed frequently and a new deodorant. Age 13 she should be wearing a bra/crop top, that is quite strange.

[Belikethat]

I would supervise her washing. The other day my dd same age had a bath and even she said she could smell her armpits straight after. She hadn't washed them thoroughly enough.

I also don't think my dd would be clean enough if she showered as there wouldn't be enough contact between the water and the smelly parts.

My dd doesn't wash her hair properly either. However she is very needy and not your average 13 year old and still needs supervision with cleaning her teeth and everything.

My dd hates bras and crop tops too but I have bought them for her so they are there when she is ready.

[hugoagogo]

It's a good point about a bath- I've never found a shower gets me properly clean, ok to freshen up and great for hair washing, but not for a proper wash.

I also think it's surprising she wants you to shower with her.

[Pippidoeswhatshewants]

Really odd advice here, showers are far more hygienic than baths if used properly!

[ChocolateJam]

My DD is "odd" without worrying about it at all. She doesn't shave her legs. She's not interested in celebrities and makeup. She has a very "interesting" fashion sense and prefers to wear boys clothes, nothing remotely girly. She is not self conscious about nudity around her dad and myself at all, which at this point makes him uncomfortable so I've asked her not to walk around the house naked.

I haven't bathed in years, a shower gets me perfectly clean.

Will buy her some crop tops.

[liptolinford]

Might she have hyperhidrosis? I have it and have to get a strong deodorant prescribed by the doctor.

[Trollicking]

Mitchum is great but I suspect it's the blazer that's too blame. I'd be stinky if I wore one all day in that heat. Does she shave?

I find that some DC do smell more than others regardless of cleanliness.

Do you wash her blazer often?

[Trollicking]

I forgot to add that one of my DC had to shower twice a day when we lived somewhere hot, as did I - and that was with us using Mitchum

[Sallyhasleftthebuilding]

When I read this my first thought was a bra issue -

Buy her a bra - they take some getting used to - even a practise at home till she feels comfortable

I was teased for being flat chested when others had huge boobs at that age - I had to beg my mom for a bra!!

[Gileswithachainsaw]

how often do you wash the blazer?

tbh it sounds like she is really self conclusion amd isn't at all coming to terms with her body changing and the adaptations she needs to make re her clothing and hygiene accordingly

her hair needs to be washed a bit more. twice is not much and hair cab get really greasy in that time.

she needs a proper shower and washing her body properly.

are you sure she's changing her shirts and underwear daily?

I hate white school shirts fir this reason. at sone point Tey become conscious if the fact they are see through and people cab tell of they have a vest or bra or crop top.
etc

wearing a blazer in the heat is ridiculous she needs to take it off

[Gileswithachainsaw]

And yy she needs a bra and to take the blazer off.

maybe get a white vest top for iver the bra and under the shirt.

but sweating under the blazer won't he helping

[JustABigBearAlan]

It sounds like pps have given you lots of good tips to help, but to answer your question, ime it is totally normally for teen girls to be a bit stinky. I used to teach this age group and the stench sometimes was pretty bad, after having 30 kids in a room in a hot day!
My dh was quite shocked when I told him, he thought it would be just boys who were smelly.

[Gileswithachainsaw]

That's strange because when I was at secondart school (90s) the snell wasn't really that bad.

but we wore jumpers. and took them.off whenever we wanted.

do you think.these expensive blazers that everywhere seeks to insist on now and overly strict uniform rules re taking them.off are to blame?

[ChocolateJam]

Thanks for all the replies. I've bought some hellishly expensive Mitchum.

It only dawned on me this week that her blazer is smelling, I will wash it more often. At least we're moving into autumn now.

DD is a tomboy, a valid life choice, but definitely heterosexual. I also didn't follow the crowd as a teenager, not everybody has to be interested in the same things.

[SueLawleyandNicholasWitchell]

I think you need to say to her that she needs a crop top/bra and would she prefer to go and get one this week or next week. She's probably paranoid that people she knows will see her. Can you go to the next door town to get them?

[ChocolateJam]

If only it was that simple Sue. DD is extremely strong willed and this will blow up into a fight if I try to force the issue. We've had some extremely unpleasant fights about dressing appropriately for certain occasions and I don't think it's worth it. I will buy some crop tops but I can't force her to wear them and I won't try because it won't work. I work very hard on picking my battles.

[SlinkyVagabond]

Ive got one too, but only under one arm (she is also older, but had the problem for a few years) showers daily, shaves pits,Mitchum, sure intensive, you name it. She has a couple of tops that no matter what I do, still whiff. I spray with white vinegar, but still not great. (Everywhere else is fine). How about panty liners? And maybe if you can't get sure, do other brands do intensive ones? And those little compressed sprays are great for during the day.

[ScarlettDarling]

I don't understand the post above?

[BertieBotts]

Weird. Looks like a troll?

OP I think it's fairly normal at her age and likely to be hormone related. Vinegar in the pits of clothing can help remove the smell when washing.

[SlinkyVagabond]

Bed time children! Off you pop. Reported.

[ihatethecold]

Wtf is that about???

[BayLeaves]

I hated taking my jumper off at school because I was really conscious of my sweaty underarms

Had a friend like this at school. She always held her arms tightly to her body as well, probably making her sweat more. We bullied her for smelling sweaty all the time (shit friends, I know, I'm not proud of it, unbelievably we are still friends as adults!)

If you are someone who smells, I don't think this means you have poor hygiene, it just means your body just happens to sweat more than most, and that you have to go above and beyond normal hygiene routines in order to prevent smelling.