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?

  • gamer
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    9 months ago

    Idk, I always wear deodorant so I don’t have enough data to compare.

    Maybe you lack the body odor gene and that makes you sweaty when you use deodorant? Or maybe it’s a reaction to the specific brand you use?

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      9 months ago

      Oh that’s super interesting. I wonder if there’s an easy way for me to test it out. I’m definitely of European decent, so it sounds unlikely that I wouldn’t have the gene. Smells are very interesting, I wonder if the study is looking at a complete lack of scent, or just a significantly reduced scent. I’d imagine sweat still has an odor even without the bacteria.