I was talking about hygiene with my partner who is a nurse and they were telling me that a lot of people remark that their armpits are smelling worse than normal and they are using more and more deodorant and people just think it is normal.
Trichobacteriosis looks like a yellowish coating on some of your armpit or groin hair and you need to shave and wash the area every day for 2 weeks. It is more common in men than women in the US only because it is more common for women to keep their armpits shaved. Most of the patients who are affected by it think that its actually residue from the increasing amounts of deodorant they end up using.
a yellowish coating
people just think it is normal
no, man. what
That is what my partner is a nurse said about the patients that have it. They either don’t notice it or don’t think its a problem. It isn’t that gross, if you google it you can see pictures of it, looks like deodorant coated pithairs
When I avoided bathing due to depression, my crotch smelled terrible. Dunno if it was this, but wow. Glad to feel better.
Hey, glad you’re feeling better!! Depression sucks! I go through the same battles of not being motivated to shower every day. I got a bidet, which helps, and splash water on my head and face. It’s not the same, but better than nothing.
Dude those are for your butt
Hey. Don’t judge me. You use your bidet your way, and I’ll use mine in my way. Besides, it makes for a great water pik when I’m brushing.
How do I unread that last sentence
Yo that’s funny. Maybe twice in my 20s I had a bout where I was like “damn my pits stank”
I basically unscientifically concluded that I had soaked my armpit hair in smelly armpit sweat, and every time e the armpit hair got sweaty it was releasing a stale stench. Like the hairs themselves were the problem, I figured.
So I trimmed my armpit hair.
Problem solved, both times.
Then in my 30s, a bandmate was like “yo my armpits stank” and I was like “homie it sounds odd but just trim your pits.” Worked for him too.
So, my unscientific alternative, faster solution is to just shave your pits.
I recently read an actual scientific study that found a direct correlation between smell and the length of armpit hair. So your unscientific hypothesis is actually backed by science. I’m too lazy to look up the source though.
That’s what armpit hair is supposed to do. Pubes as well. They’re pheromone transmitters
Crazy to think that stench is supposed to be alluring. Is that the takeaway here? It’s more like a repellent in my mind.
My GF would definitely disagree with you there. On my worst days, she stuffs her face into my pits and is practically intoxicated by it. Turns her on.
Sidenote: my pet cat (female) also goes nuts for it. She’ll root her nose into my pits and get all lovey. If she finds a soiled shirt out of the basket, she goes crazy, and her brother had better steer clear when she’s “high on pits.”
ETA: I agree with you, however
Pretty sure I read about a study where they found people that smell bad are genetically close to you, like relatives and people you shouldn’t procreate with.
People who smell nice are genetically diverse.
I went to school with an inbred family, they all stank bad. Natures way of saying don’t fuck that
Huh, I’m going to try shaving my armpits. I’m a smelly guy and I seem to need to use a lot of deodorant to keep it under control.
Just use a beard trimmer, you do t gotta go all the way.
Ingrown hairs in your armpit are bad news
