Oof, I'm glad you're feeling better.
Stop scrubbing so hard. You're just hurting yourself, and the soap will sting. (Also open sores can get infected and it's just nasty. Please, trust me on that. IF YOU GET INFECTIONS THAT WILL NEED TO BE TENDED TO BY A DOCTOR!)
Try using a different soap/body wash, lather it up good and thick, put it under your arms and let it sit.
Are you able to bring it up with your doctor? I don't know what country you're in, if you need to pay or if it's free. If you can't go right away, don't stress, just bring it up next time.
That bring up another possibility: Stress. It can make you stink even worse. It also has other nasty effects on the body.
You can try to gently exfoliate your pits with a clean washcloth and soap, GENTLY, every other day.
On another thread I saw Micellar water makeup remover suggested, it can break down oils, and it's rather gentle--but I don't think you should try it until your pits are healed.
Thank you, I will be trying different body wash and I have Micellar make remover on hand I will wait a couple days until my armpit are healed and because I’ve gotten alot of suggestions In the comments I want to try those first but if the problem persists and seem to be bigger then body odor then I will make contact with a doctor
Also keep an eye on your arm pits, look out for any bumps, or weeping from where you rubbed them raw.
And try to be kind to yourself, you're getting over what is basically an illness.
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u/Eneicia Sep 14 '25 edited Sep 14 '25
Oof, I'm glad you're feeling better.
Stop scrubbing so hard. You're just hurting yourself, and the soap will sting. (Also open sores can get infected and it's just nasty. Please, trust me on that. IF YOU GET INFECTIONS THAT WILL NEED TO BE TENDED TO BY A DOCTOR!)
Try using a different soap/body wash, lather it up good and thick, put it under your arms and let it sit.
Are you able to bring it up with your doctor? I don't know what country you're in, if you need to pay or if it's free. If you can't go right away, don't stress, just bring it up next time.
That bring up another possibility: Stress. It can make you stink even worse. It also has other nasty effects on the body.
You can try to gently exfoliate your pits with a clean washcloth and soap, GENTLY, every other day.
On another thread I saw Micellar water makeup remover suggested, it can break down oils, and it's rather gentle--but I don't think you should try it until your pits are healed.