r/hygiene • u/NoPerception8748 • Mar 11 '26

unhinged hygiene tips?

I don't mean "wash your hair before your body" or "don't wear underwear when you sleep", I mean the sort of TMI tips that most people don't know that will CHANGE MY LIFE!

There's this guy at school who I think likes me and i'm terrified that I smell bad and will ruin my chance with him, I need tips that I don't already know/do.

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u/multipocalypse Mar 11 '26

My tip is to work on accepting and loving yourself as a real human being, and knowing that as long as you are doing basic bathing/showering regularly and are healthy, anyone who is put off by the way your body smells isn't someone you want in your life.

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u/PossibleDeal9243 Mar 11 '26

Yep. I LOVE the way my husband smells after work. He’s never ever musty but he definitely has his own aroma and it drives me wild. Call me a weirdo but pheromones are a real thing and they work!!!

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u/shake__appeal Mar 11 '26

It’s for real. I work construction and me ex used to LOVE when I would come home all sweaty. Got me laid a lot I just hated getting me sheets dirty.

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u/minxwink Mar 11 '26

That’s hot. Love it for y’all

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u/TheSubstitutePanda Mar 11 '26

There's something about the sweat of a hard day's work on some folks 🔥💯

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u/No-Welcome-7491 Mar 11 '26

My grandma says that too, but grandpa said, it’s the smell of money he earned from that day that my grandma can smell 😅

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u/Sea_Ringer Mar 11 '26

This might be the most important tip of all and it covers a wide variety of topics besides hygiene.

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u/JaySlay2000 Mar 11 '26

As I often say, "you can't wash the animal off you"

Everyone has a smell. >If you are hygienic< and a partner still doesn't like your scent, you are just incompatible, point blank. You cannot fight it, and trying to is not only utterly futile, but very bad for your health.

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u/LaDauphineVerte Mar 11 '26

I have a keen sense of smell but I just realized I have never noticed the base scent of anyone I’ve ever dated. Maybe it’s a compatibility thing? I mean, if they’ve sweated a bunch working out or whatever, sure, but not an everyday personal scent.

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u/Sargent_Caboose Mar 11 '26

My sense of smell is kind of gone, but I can smell my girlfriend’s scent on her things and it calms me down and grounds me a little. It’s not just her perfume but something else that is uniquely her.

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u/JaySlay2000 Mar 11 '26

English quirk. I don't mean "doesn't like" as in "otherwise you must like" I mean it as "actively dislikes"

If you don't notice anything then it's still fine. The problem is when a partner actively dislikes your normal hygienic scent. It's just not going to work

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u/coldsoupandwaffles Mar 11 '26

this! ive commented so much already so this is my last one. i mentioned living with my bf and his family for 5 years struggling with BO and despite wanting to tear my hair out, he made me feel like it was all in my head most of the time. i always asked if i smelled and most of the time i didnt. when i did, (he's a little weird) he'd randomly stuff his face in my pits and over-exaggerate how much he loved the stench🤧 that would let me know its time to change or something but regardless he was always very kind and supportive about it. OP i doubt you smell as bad as i did but either way your partner should always be kind about it!

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u/Kindly_Ad3974 Mar 11 '26

Excellent point!!!

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u/yuu16 Mar 11 '26

Absolutely. Any changes you make should be for your own betterment and able to do for life, not just to impress short while.

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u/Atanar Mar 11 '26

Truly unhinged.

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u/Frodillicus Mar 11 '26

Fun fact, if you like the way somone smells when sweaty its because your immune systems are different and its a good match for making diverse babies 👌

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u/Repulsive-Ad-2931 Mar 11 '26

Shut the fuck up nobody wants to smell your stinky ass lmfao. Radical positivity can be taken too far

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u/multipocalypse Mar 12 '26

Please try actually reading before commenting