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?
Dove deodorant makes me feel like I sweat more. It also actually somehow makes me smell worse than if I were wearing none at all. Maybe it’s a body chemistry thing.
I used to think it was mostly the anti-perspirant I was using that caused me to smell worse when I used it but I found out later on that it’s all about giving it time to dry before getting dressed. It made a noticeable difference just spraying about 3-4 mins before putting my shirt on and not spraying with my shirt already on. Turns out, anti-perspirants on fabric can provide places for bacteria to grow.
Also, making sure you apply it to dry skin helps a bunch. If you’re already sweating when you apply it doesn’t help a whole bunch.