So firstly, I don’t sweat a lot to begin with. I’ll go for a run and I’ll be at a mile before I feel sweat beading up. I’ll get a little clammy throughout the day, but rarely have whole body sweats. As a result, I have very low body odor. If I don’t shower, it’ll take several days before my significant other will notice.

But I don’t wear deoderant or antiperspirant. If I do, then its like the rest of my body decides it needs to sweat. Anyone else out there with this experience?

  • atlasraven31@lemm.ee
    16·
    10 months ago

    Deodorants don’t reduce how much you sweat, it just masks the odor. Antiperspirants reduce how much you sweat.

    In the summer, I get sweaty anyway and take 2 showers if I can: a rinse before bed and a full cleaning shower in the morning. I would get smelly quickly if I did not use deodorant.

    • pe1uca@lemmy.pe1uca.dev
      51·
      10 months ago

      Yeah, most people buy whatever product they see first or smell nice but they most probably are buying a deodorant.
      When I noticed this and started looking for antiperspirants, it was a game changer, my days were more comfortable.