body odor? - Men's Health Message Board

curious333 · 10-26-2003, 06:49 AM

im not sure if i have a body odor or not, but im always paranoid about it, sometimes i hear people say it smells like *** or something and i dont know if it is me or somebody else. and then i try to take really long showers to make sure im clean, but that probably isnt the solution. so anyways i remember reading a post about some kind of mixture other than soap, that gets bacteria off of your body does anyone know what im talking about?

thanx

focus · 10-26-2003, 08:42 AM

I'm not sure what product you're talking about.

If people are saying it 'smells like ***', you may need to check you are wiping your anus well enough after doing #2. Don't mean to be so blunt, but I have found some people don't wipe well down there, and you can smell it. I don't know if this is your situation or not, but its just a possibility. If so, two tips that can help: 1) when you're finished wiping, moisten some toilet paper with tap water, and use damp toilet paper for your final wipe. 2) Use baby or talcum powder when you finish wiping on the area to mask any remaining odor.

If you just have general sweat/body odor (not from the armpits which should be addressed with deodorants or anti-perspirants), you may want to try one of the new men's "body sprays" which are like light colognes you can spray on your body to mask any odor.

Hope this helps.

curious333 · 10-26-2003, 08:53 AM

no one has ever directly said i smell like ***, ive just heard it and i dont know if it is me or not...and yes i wipe very well i even moisten the toilet paper, i may just be paranoid or something though

thanx for the advice...any other comments or suggestions?

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