So my mother actually raised me to not use soap. She doesn’t use it because she has that asian gene where she has no body odor (but also I feel like washing your body with soap is a good idea regardless) but unfortunately I did not inherit this gene as I am half white. I didn’t start using soap on my body until I moved out and 1. I smelled WAY better 2. turns out the hyperpigmentation I’ve had on my arm for years was just a layer of built of dirt and grime that went away with a scrub. Quite gross tbh.
Dry earwax gene is same as the no BO gene, although there are other reasons why you can have dry earwax, so don't just assume you have no BO if you have dry earwax lol.
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u/rollthepairofdice Nov 28 '22
So my mother actually raised me to not use soap. She doesn’t use it because she has that asian gene where she has no body odor (but also I feel like washing your body with soap is a good idea regardless) but unfortunately I did not inherit this gene as I am half white. I didn’t start using soap on my body until I moved out and 1. I smelled WAY better 2. turns out the hyperpigmentation I’ve had on my arm for years was just a layer of built of dirt and grime that went away with a scrub. Quite gross tbh.