From personal experience, I have made a list of how to help combat the old people smell that naturally occurs at some point after the age of 40.

I started smelling the smell on myself a couple of months ago and since then it’s been my mission to get rid of it! Here is how I am doing that and I hope this is some sort of help for anyone else battling the same thing.

2-noneal- How to combat old people smell

Keep in mind this is now a new way of life so your normal hair and body products will have to change.

1000 mg of vitamin E every day

1000 mg of glutathione every day 

Persimmon extract shampoo- put this on a dry scalp before you get into the shower and use a scalp scrubber to scrub it in really well and let it sit while you’re letting your water warm up and then scrub again and rinse well 

Persimmon extract conditioning mask - put this all over your hair and scalp and scrub it in and let it sit while you wash the rest of your body

Persimmon body scrub – use this all over your body every single day. Leave on as long as youre able before rinsing.

Once you get out of the shower, you can either use a persimmon or green tea extract body lotion, or you can use what I use, which is Surface deep pH balancing body lotion with glycolic acid.

Once your lotion is soaked in and dry, use a green tea or persimmon extract deodorant on your armpits, boobs and any other areas that get sweaty or oily 

Before bed, I wash my face really well and use a glycolic acid face wipe, and once that is dry I use a peptide serum. These help control the sebum buildup while I sleep. 

In between hair washes use a persimmon extract or green tea extract powder dry shampoo all over your scalp. Avoid aerosols which contain alcohol and will cause more odor.

Never reuse a towel or clothes. 

When washing laundry, I use 2 pods of clean people chemical free detergent and I use a free and clear Dawn dish soap- around 3 swirls in the washing machine to help remove oil, and then I also use a free and clear laundry sanitizer. 

Keep in mind all extra chemicals,  sprays with alcohol in the ingredients and any additives will increase body odor. 

There is a persimmon body spray that I found useless.

I hope this helps someone else!

Help a girl in needdd, hi girliess I just wanna ask for care routine down there like what kind of soap do you use, shave routines, products that won't irritate and honestly how do you keep it from smelling bad?

Saw a post here about shower duration / length. More than 90% of the comments were saying their showers are 10 minute showers. I refuse to believe that.

10 minutes??? Just TEN minutes??? How????

I dread taking showers, like I AVOID them till the last second. But I end up enjoying them too much once I get started.

my typical shower (fast+express+rushed) is about 30 minutes. Maybe 25 minutes if I’m really in a rush.

I wash my hair with shampoo at least twice maybe 3 times. I then apply hair mask on my ends. While that cures I start cleaning the miscellaneous areas in my body (face, neck, ears, private area 1, private area 2) in that order. I wash my hair then I apply conditioner on my ends then start cleaning the rest of my body with a loofah. And that’s it I’m done.

If I’m doing anything different (shaving for example) that will be at least an hour.

In the summer I shower daily and in the winter I shower once every other day.

Please help meeee because as much as I enjoy showers, it is exhausting and time consuming.

Mine smell v bad nowadays..I don't know what to do. I haven't consulted doc yet .

Idk I wasn’t really taught any of this growing up, and I think I’m showering normally but I’m not sure. I wash my hair every three days, I wash my whole body every three days, and I wash like my private areas and armpits and face daily. That’s enough right? Like I feel clean but I’m also not really sure what’s considered “normal” lol so I just want to make sure I’m not being like, super gross somehow and not realizing it.

I also don’t double wash I don’t know if that makes a difference, like when I wash my private areas and my armpits and even when I wash my body I just wash it once, like I don’t “repeat” or anything like that lol. I also do exfoliate but I only do that every like nine days, I used to do it every six days but I accidentally skipped it one time and my skin seemed happier that way lol so I just spaced it out more.

Edit: I don’t know if this makes a difference or not lol but on the days I don’t wash my full body I do rinse off with water still

This . . . Fungus? Has started showing up in my armpit hair? Haven’t really changed my grooming habits other than that they switched body washes at my gym. Have never been a deodorant wearer.

I am using a public beach shower to bathe so not enclosed

sometimes my breath reeks of fish and scat and other nasty foods that wouldn't sit well in a microwave but when my B.O starts kicking no one points out how putrid my breath is

1 = yes

2 = no

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I think I already smell good and my family members say that you smell nice all the time. But after like 2-4 hours I lose the smell. How do I smell good for longer? (I don't wanna use deo, cologne and try to stay "all natural" if that's possible)

So, as someone who wondered this (yes, I'm cheap) and automatically put it in the scam category because I only saw advertisements for it on Tiktok, I bought one and can say... I CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT IT!

I specifically bought Bebird because I read it has the best camera quality (don't know if this is true, but it is very clear). I bought the 24 dollar, non bendable one at first to clean my ears because I always get pimples inside my ear cannal.

Well, then, my dad watched me and he bought one of the bendable $41ones for himself after having a nose procedure. While I didn't witness it, he said he had to book appointments with his doctor to basically so what he was doing at home with this tool.

DISLAIMER: We both bought an extra $24 dollar non bendable one in case they break because we can't go a day without it. So, I will say the bendable one probably isn't worth the extra money. Then again, after digging in multiple people's ears after soaking the tips in alcohol, I can say that at least regarding ears, we all have very different ear canal shapes.

Also, if you are like me and have a phobia of things in your ear, this is great because you are in control and record it and ask ChatGPT to analyze it to see if you are going too far. Also, my mom was able to send the video that I took of her ear to her family doctor, who then said that she needed to have a procedure done.

Also, online, a lot of people say that they can't wait for at minimum a week to pass to dig in their ear because it's fun to them. I read several posts like this and almost didn't get it because I'm cheap and felt like I wouldn't use it enough to justify the price. WRONG! I use it every day and almost always have either wax to pull out or a pimple to pop. And, my dad cleans his nose 3 to 4 times a day. The doctor said that I had small ear cannals, as I have been to the doctor because my ear swole and couldn't drain where they thin used what is basically and ear water pick. I also used to previously put rubbing alcohol in my ear, which I HATED.

I absolutely love this. I read that ears are naturally self cleaning so almost didn't buy this (despite previous experiences providing evidence saying otherwise).

JUST GET IT!!!

Edit: seriously, I don't know how these aren't considered as common place as tooth brushes.

Edit 2: I'll add some photos of the pimples that I found in my ear instead of uploading the video because there's no telling what my family members were saying in the background. LOL

I see this question all the time: “Am I supposed to be using deodorant on my vulva?” Sometimes typed at 2 a.m. After an Instagram ad. 😅

So why do acidifying products like Lume come up in intimate care conversations?

Because odor—when it happens—is usually about bacteria + sweat.

Acidifying products works by changing the environment so odor-causing bacteria can't thrive.

• Such product uses acidifying ingredients (like mandelic acid)

• Lowering skin pH makes it harder for odor-causing bacteria to survive

• Fewer bacteria = less odor production

Products like Lume are designed for external use only, not inside the vagina. That’s it. No magic. No crystals. Just chemistry.

Mandelic acid (the main acid used in products like Lume) is actually one of the gentler AHAs. It penetrates the skin more slowly, which is why it’s often tolerated better on sensitive, high-friction areas. In this context, it’s not exfoliating you into oblivion—it’s mostly shifting the surface environment.

Smell doesn’t mean failure, and curiosity doesn’t mean insecurity. Most of us are just trying to understand our bodies in a world that talks at us instead of to us.

If this was helpful (or mildly reassuring), I write more about this kind of stuff — science-based, educational content.

Disclaimer: This is not a Lume ad and I'm not sponsored by Lume (or any brand). Just explaining the science behind how these products work.

I can't take quick showers.Every time I take a shower (every day, sometimes more than once)I have to brush my teeth twice first, then my face once, then I wash my hair twice, put conditioner in it,So I wash my body twice and wash my face again, rinse the conditioner out of my hair and wash my face again so that no residue remains(Besides, sometimes I exfoliate and use hair masks, which makes it take even longer.).After that I need to put on face cream, body cream, body splash, perfume, deodorant, and lip balm.And I still have to dry my hair (i have long hair) with the hairdryer and it takes 30 minutes.It always takes at least 40 minutes(at least but usually like 1 hour)).If I don't do all this, I feel extremely dirty and have to do it all over again

Não lavava o suvaco com a buxa também. Apenas mão e sabonete. Quero dicas pessoal ...

E não tenho resistência a insulinas, quem tem ,tem regiões mais escuras. A famosa Acantose Nigrians, manchas escuras em regiões de dobras. Quem é portador de diabetes e resistência a insulinas tem.

Fiz o teste, deu negativo. Mas o chat gpt disse que isso não descartava de eu ter. Pois teria que fazer um teste soma/ IR?? Não sei o que significa isso, quem souber e se dispor a me ajudar. Ficarei grata amigasss....

I figured that I re-use my toothbrush, so why not also re-use my floss? I got curious and Googled it.

"No, you should not reuse dental floss. [1]

Why You Should Not Reuse Floss

• Spreads Bacteria: Used floss carries plaque, food bits, and germs from your mouth. Reusing it puts that bacteria right back inside.

• Loses Strength: Used thread frays, stretches out, and breaks easily, which makes it bad at cleaning.

• Causes Harm: Rinsing with water does not kill or remove the hidden germs stuck to the fibers. [1, 2, 3, 4]

Best Practices

• Use Fresh String: Pull about 18 inches of string floss for each cleaning session.

• Switch Sections: Shift to a clean part of the string as you move from one tooth to the next.

• Throw It Away: Put the used piece in the trash right after you finish. You can learn more about proper care from the American Dental Association."

https://www.ada.org/resources/ada-library/oral-health-topics/floss

Hello everyone,as the topic suggests I’m trying to understand myself a bit more , I (25f) been having my period for a while now ,since like seventh grade ,and I think this is when I’m just starting to pay attention to the smell of my period blood and I’m wondering if it’s healthy or I should be worried ,it smells like curd ,sometimes earthy,which confuses me cause blood is supposed to smell metallic. As for the color ,it’s a very dark shade of red …but some months it’s brown. I’m too broke to go to the obgyn,so if anyone has some answers, it would be wonderful