Stinky teenage boys

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Does anyone have any suggestions for an air freshener for my 13yo DS's bedroom?!
He showers daily, and his bedclothes are clean. His room just has a constant aroma of teenage boy!
Most air fresheners are too floral and smell like fabric softener!!
Thank you!!

Why does his room smell OP? Does he have dirty clothes in there, or pongy trainers or what? I think rather than masking the nasty niff I'd want to root it out!

Mitchum deoderant is 3x normal strength - you might want to buy him some.

Make sure he's not hoarding dirty clothes.

Odour Eaters for his shoes.

And we like Febreze room sprays - they even get rid of nasty bathroom smells IYKWIM!

I just hold my breath and leave the window open all day. Well from noon till dusk. He rarely surfaces until 11. He got up early yesterday and spent the whole day dropping off to sleep.
I feel your pain.

I have just bought huge quantities of white vinegar. I chuck it in the washes to deodorise the clothes and bedding.

Make sure his room is ventilated every day.

Washing his bedding more often.

Wash duvet and pillow and chuck vinegar into wash too, if they haven't been washed in the last 6 months.

At least he washes.

You are a lot luckier than many mums of teenage boys.

Just getting this here too with a 12 year old (no he doesn't smell nor does he have smelly clothes or shoes in the room).
Ive started washing his bedding more often and the window is always open!

I would not spray a load of synthetic crap around. Investigate whether the smell is lingering in places that haven’t/can’t be washed. Eg the fabric on the back of a chair perhaps? A bean bag?
Open the window and door and make sure as well as showering, he’s doing a good job of teeth cleaning. If he has a dirty washing basket in his room, remove it. Clothes on the top half of a teenage boy need washing after every wear.

Is he washing properly in the shower

I have 2 teenage sons and one has a room that smells, the other doesn't. Both shower every day and I change bedding/air the rooms daily, and they bring plates/cups down every day. But the teenage boy smell is really strong in one and not the other. Weirdly, he doesn't smell of it, only his room does. Watching this thread with interest. Maybe I should take the laundry basket out of his room.

air freshener is nothing of the sort, it is just extra stink.

if he is washing properly and the bed is clean - windows open daily? all clothes clean? no abandoned food?

I'm going for stale farts, that is definitely the lovely aroma in ds's room. Also he will eat in his room when we're at work. So although he's relatively clean as is his bedding, cheese and onion toasties, crisps, noodles type food and plates and bowls left sitting around all day and him farting. Culprits, Nice eh?!

As the mum of a 19 yr old who pongs I am glad yours at least washes! Sorry I have no helpful answer but just hope it makes you feel a bit better to know it could be worse!!

Open windows a lot

Demand soap is used on pits an bits

Wash all clothes on 40C or higher (no cold washes!)

No polyester clothes, cotton only (polyester retains BO!)

Those room sprays do nothing but send headache inducing perfume in the air, for a bit

I have one of each - a smelly and a not smelly!

Both only wear clothes once and I wash their sheets/hoover/dust every week. They shower daily and use deodorant.

I believe the stinky one has bad habits eg. leaves dirty plates etc under things; smelly socks shoved into places - whereas his pleasant-smelling brother doesn't hoard manky stuff. That's the difference IMHO. God bless 'em

hang a pine car fresher in there

Mine just smells of David Beckham spray or lynx. he does wash but needs to be reminded but why do they shut windows. I spend my day opening them and then shut half hour later!

Stronger deodorant? I still sponsor 20 yo DS with bottles of Perspirex because I know he wouldn’t spend £7 of his own money on a tiny bottle.
Also wet, dirty shoes and socks have a horrible musty smell. I think shoes need to be kept in quarantine to dry out and be washed if possible. We keep ours in the (dumping ground) porch and only have crocs in the house.

We have a stinky 16 yr old and a fragrant 18 yr old. I think it is all down to hormones!!
DS2 is very clean and fastidious (as is his room) but he just emits an aroma bless him. Open windows and a fan...

It might be worth having the carpet steam cleaned.

Neutradol - open door and spray in when he goes out, open window. My son is the same - his room smells wolfie but he doesn't smell.