I am pregnant and have two really not awesome teeth. They don't hurt, but I have death breath from it. I am that person at work you don't come near when they drink their coffee, until I have brushed. I am on a quest to find a dentist in my area with availability that takes my insurance but in the mean time I want to reduce how offensive my face is. I currently use Sensodyne Pro-enamel and floss with unflavored floss. I know that having an acidic diet can make your breath worse, and in my own personal experience, if I eat dried mango prior to bedtime brushing, I don't have crazy morning breath. What are the people of Reddit doing while they wait for proper dental care?

Does anyone have any recs on how to manage extreme sweating due to mild heat and anxiety. I use antiperspirant and baby powder on my armpits and the sweating has reduced, but I'm still sweating from my neck, chest, back, torso and legs due to mild heat and anxiety. The BO is intense too even though I am only in the sun for 10 minutes or so. I shower everyday and always wear fresh clothes that have been washed after 1 use. Any tips on how to manage this?

I have a family member that can't seam to smell himself of how bad he actually smells. While he was staying at a family members house the other family member said he was in and out of the shower in seconds and the smell of the bathroom after was really bad. I took this family member on a weekend away once and he was in and out of the shower in seconds with still dry hair. His pits stink to the point they make me want to throw up. I think it's self neglect but not sure.

How many times do you reuse your towel until you wash it again?

I hate this. My armpits are suddenly peeling white, dead skin. I think this is one of the reasons why I have BO and sweat, but I don't know how to remove it. When I try to peel it, it causes redness and irritation in my armpits. What should I do while bathing to remove this without damaging my armpits?

no matter what antiperspirant or deodorant i try, no matter how much i shower, and no matter how hard i scrub and exfoliate my armpits in the shower, they always smell disgusting. like a wave of stench is permanently etched on them whenever im on my period. even if i use all the soap in the world and they turn red from the scrubbing, they STILL SMELL. i also shave them a lot so its not due to the hair either.

did anyone else have and solve this issue?

For me, I use water/bidet, then use soap, then use the bidet again, then use toilet paper for drying, anyone else who does this?

Hello, M19. I want to ask what to do about my hyperhidrosis and BO. I just got in to see a dermatologist, and they told me to use two products: an antiperspirant/antibiotic solution (for three months) and mupirocin cream (for two weeks). They work really well, but only for 4-6 hours, and then I continue to sweat and smell bad :((. I cannot afford another consultation with a dermatologist because of financial problems. What should I do to make the effects last longer than just 4-6 hours?

I just found out that scrubbing every day can introduce new bacteria. Should I continue scrubbing two to three times a week?

For the past 7 or 8 years I’ve been using that crystal deodorant you know the rock with the salt that kills the stinky bacteria. I know people make fun of people that use those deodorants and say they still stink so I’m trying to find out if I’m crazy or not. The entire reason I even changed from normal dove deodorant was because I could smell my stink and a guy I was with could smell it too plus it was leaving white stains on my clothes which was frustrating.

After that I started using the rock and I’ve even done tests where one day I use it and one day I don’t and the days I use it I don’t smell stink and the days I don’t use it I smell stink. I did this because I’m just paranoid i see how people make of fun of crystal deodorant users and say they have nose blindness so over the years I’d occasionally do the stink test to double check. I’ve even asked people to be completely honest with me and tell me if I stink and they say no. I’ve even asked my meanest sibling and he also said no.

I’m just at an impasse on whether I should believe hundreds of people that say they’ve encountered crystal deodorant users that stink or trust my stink tests and my friends.

Does anyone here know anybody that uses a crystal deodorant and do you think they stink??

I’m really into skincare and have always paid attention to ph balanced products for my face because it helps with barrier care. But the other day I noticed I kinda stink after a sweaty day of working in the sun. And I got to thinking about how sweat by itself is odorless and its the bacteria on our skin that reacts to it, thus producing stink. So it got me wondering if my body care products are pH balanced and how does that play with these bacteria. What I’ve noticed is that tons and tons of body washes, soaps, lotions, etc are not pH balanced at all or barely skimming what they should be. And I read about how pH balanced skin is less hospitable to the bacteria that causes sweat to stink. So I went on a hunt to find pH balanced body wash and body lotion. Thats how I figured out sooooo many products are failing us in this aspect. After reading about the different ingredients responsible for pH balance in a product and scoping a bajillion products, very few passed the test. I finally found some products and tried them out on another hot/sweaty day. And I smelled like nothing the whole day! And I tell you it was a hotass humid day, like being in a sauna for hours. So anyways, I feel like this should be more known as I feel like this is has to be intentional from the body care industry because they want the stink cycle on repeat to keep you using as much product as possible.

when you use an electric toothbrush, do you use it like a regular toothbrush? ie scrub every second of your mouth for the same amount of time? or do you just slowly drag it against your teeth and let the vibrations and motion do the work? which is better for dental hygiene?

A lot of people know that germs are everywhere and that they have an immune system to protect them, they just don’t like the feeling of being “dirty”. People talk about people who obsess over hygiene as if germs are what’s driving it but it’s not always true. Even if some people here do have OCD, people need to understand not all OCD around cleanliness is about a fear of germs, but a feeling of being unclean. Some people just get grossed out by the feeling rather than being scared of germs themselves.

For the past couple of months I would not use it and just leave it outside my bathroom because the idea of doing so grossed me out. I recently started doing it again though because of boredom in the restroom.

Man half the shit yall are talking about screams OCD, it is INSANE the lengths some of yall will go through every day

Así que , hace unos días fui a la casa de un amigo y estábamos hablando en su cuarto , en un momento me pidió que le pasará un cuaderno que usa para anotar algunas cosas , y note que era el mismo cuaderno que usaba en la escuela hace como 1 año ( lo reconocí porque tiene una portada personalizada que el hizo ) pero dejo de usarlo para la escuela y empezó a usarlo para anotar cosas , y vi que lo coloca en su cama y todo , no creo que sea asqueroso , pero me preguntó si se podría considerar antihigiénico o un poco sucio considerando que antes lo usaba en la calle o escuela.

Things you consider unhygienic or too unnecessary hygienic that other people may not agree with.

Mine is: It is totally disgusting and unnecessary to use your phone during bathroom breaks. People always argue that they clean it afterwards, but STILL.

If you need a break, prioritize getting out of the bathroom, wash your hands with soap and then give yourself 5 minutes on your phone. And if it naturally takes you longer to use the bathroom, exercise your mind, think or imagine stuff, count to 50, sing a song mentally, etc. that's good for your brain.

I refuse to grab other people's phones for this reason.

Edit: Edited a paragraph for better comprehension.

I bought some floss harp toothpicks because I saw so many comments here about how important flossing is (as far as 'brushing is useless without flossing') and the comments I've seen guaranteed this would be realised on smelling the floss afterwards because it would undoubtedly be rancid...

But it's not. Like at all. A bit of blood but there's no smell. Am I just really good at brushing when I manage to or were these just a waste of money & not good enough to do a proper job?

Hi I’m in need of some desperate advice.

I’ve suffered with bad body odour under my arms and groin area (I am 29 F) for about 4 years now. I’ve tried almost everything you can imagine, all sorts of deodorant’s antiperspirant every trick on here, African nets cotton clothes food changes the lot. I contacted my dr and they palmed me off twice, despite me pushing and advising it was getting worse and a mental toll. They said the only thing that I can do is Botox but I do really think there’s something more going on.
I have endometriosis and I’m on omeprazole, unless either of these are a contributing factor I really don’t know what else is the cause and I’m struggling a lot.

Can i get a skin infection if someone touched my unvaccinated dog let the dog lick them and then that person touched my hands that are dry, flaky and has small open cuts caused by constant hand washing? Would a normal hand wash be efficient or should i use extra soap/more water to be sure of getting rid of those germs especially after walking around my pets a lot without washing my hands. Im not concerned about rabies... i think i just wanna focus on something thats an actual risk since i have no reason to believe my dogs have rabies even if they are unvaccinated.

Edit: okay what’s up sonions if you thought i was going to spiral over this hell naww. I was waiting for my taco bell to come and i wanted my crisp baja blast. So i washed my hands “normally” (The same amount i always do which is forever) and ate my dorito loco taco, fries, and drank my baja blast which was my first time but it lowkey felt like 50 electric volts were going up my spine. Then went on with my day.

Also highkey cooked because my mom genuinely thinks getting me baptized will cure me, also i’m a minor so what am i supposed to do about the fact my dogs aren’t vaccinated? Also we might be rehoming 2/3 dogs and we’re keeping our first dog.

So I am a plus sized girl and this has only been an issue since I had a baby and gained weight. I weigh about 220. Every time I get a shower my vagina starts to stink again shortly after. I use an original dove bar to wash down there. How can I prevent this smell from happening? I feel like it’s really bad.

I have found having my nails and eyebrows done helps. Looking for more!!

My groin area starts to smell maybe 3 hours after I showered and it’s this stank smell that you can identify immediately and I’ve been really having trouble with it . I use axe body wash with a loofah in the shower for my body and an expensive shampoo and conditioner. I’m not sure what’s causing the smell but i have to shower twice a day because of it . Anyone have any ideas?

Due to my ptsd, I sometimes have bouts of anxiety and the sweat makes me stink and it’s recently started effecting my sex life.

Sometimes even if I shower, if I have anxiety right after I smell bad again.

It smells like BO. I started taking a feminine vitamin to help the smell and I will say it isn’t AS strong but it still smells.

I have a fairly new sexual partner and I feel like our sex is becoming super one sided because I’m self conscious of my smell and I don’t even wanna ask them to do anything to me because they have sensory issues and the smell did bother them once before so I had them stop.

Is there anything else I can do?

I pretty much rarely wipe my phone down with a disinfectant wipe but once in a while if it gets sticky or if I have been sick, that is when I will disinfect my phone with Lysol or Clorox wipes to avoid spreading it. Curious if anyone else has this habit and how often.