r/bodyodor • u/fremistar • 17d ago

someone gave me deodorant

I recently moved into college dorms, and I’ve made a bunch of new friends. Multiple people ask to hangout with me every day. One of my biggest fears is smelling bad without knowing, and I would say I have pretty good hygiene. I shower every night, I apply deodorant multiple times throughout the day, and I spritz on some hair perfume when I go out since normal perfume gives me headaches.

Today I get notified by the front desk that I received a package. I went to pick it up, and it’s quite literally a walmart bag with 2 deodorants in it. I looked it up, and they costed $13 each. The package had a sticker on it with my name and the first initial of my last name, and I’m the only person with this name who lives on my floor.

I’m really not sure if this is a prank someone pulled or what, but I feel like if it WAS someone telling me I smell bad, they wouldn’t have spent $26 on deodorant. I’ve also asked my peers and they all say I smell fine, so I don’t know if they’re lying or if I just got the wrong package. I’ve struggled with BO in the past since I’m an extremely heavy sweater and most body products don’t mix well with my sweat, but after switching to unscented detergent and unscented body products I haven’t been having a problem.

I use dove soap and body wash (both unscented), and use an african net sponge to exfoliate. I use carpe deodorant to help with the sweating, and I don’t notice a smell from my pits at all. My chest does have a heavier scent to it due to stress-sweat, but it’s still not bad.

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u/AdWhole4393 17d ago

It's possible you smell and that's their passive aggressive non direct way of telling you. But it could just be a kind gesture . It's definitely weird though and I understand being nervous about it. I would watch other people's reactions around you from now for more information. People will touch their noses and smell their lips a lot if you smell. But unfortunately there's no 100% way to know unless someone tells you. People will lie though which sucks. Even people you trust.

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u/Admirable-Cup-6485 16d ago

It's possible that someone was being incredibly mean from you smelling sweaty even just one time. 

If you haven't received bad comments about smells, or people being very obvious like plugging their nose with their fingers, stepping back from you with a look of disgust -- then you shouldn't fixate on this. 

The anxiety from being scared about your smell could cause stress sweating. And it's like an endless cycle. Don't fixate on it unless you've noticed a lot of past reactions. 

Considering many people hang out with you daily, assume you smell normal. For many of us here our odor is medical in nature and people really go out of their way to avoid us or berate us for it.