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Odor Control?

Icegoddess — Sun, 08 Jun 2025 01:18:30 GMT

In a nation where it seems most everybody bathes every day or even every other day, why do we need 72 hour odor control? I keep seeing ads for deodorants that promise 72 hours.

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Kachina624 — Sun, 08 Jun 2025 01:32:29 GMT

@Icegoddess. For those who bathe every fourth day or people who work under condition where they sweat profusely.

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ellaphant — Sun, 08 Jun 2025 02:05:52 GMT

Just a way to make $$$

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Linmo — Sun, 08 Jun 2025 04:43:41 GMT

People with eczema and the elderly do not always bathe daily, as well as those in professions that have longer shifts like physicians and firefighters.

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AngelPuppy1 — Sun, 08 Jun 2025 10:15:12 GMT

What about all of these deodorant products that you see advertisied on t.v. that are supposed to be sprayed all over the body??? Do we generally need these products??? We have gotten along all of these many years fine without them and by just using an under arm deodorant and/or antiperspirant for the most part, haven't we? I really don't think personally that I have a need for these things. And also, I have extremely sensitive skin so I think this would just be another thing which could potentially cause unnecessary problems for me. Thoughts?

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PhilaLady1 — Sun, 08 Jun 2025 11:17:14 GMT

I think if someone is bathing or showering regularly, they need to see a doctor if any particular part of the body continues to be stinky. The odor control products are a money grab, including those for the private area. If it's really a problem, call a doctor for an appointment.

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CalminHeart — Sun, 08 Jun 2025 12:20:56 GMT

Some people sweat a lot. Not everyone has cooperative odor and sweat glands.

It's so embarrassing for me. Since menopause, I constantly sweat. I can wear shorts and a t-shirt -30 degree blizzard weather and still sweat. Last year, my doctor gave me a medication that has greatly reduced my sweating and I feel normal again!

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SilleeMee — Sun, 08 Jun 2025 12:32:37 GMT

I really like Dove's Whole Body Deo Spray. It's not that I need it but I like that it gives me confidence. I'm an old woman and I don't particularly like having that 'old people smell'...lol! Not sure if I do or not but I'd rather not be told that I do.

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Sunshine Kate — Sun, 08 Jun 2025 12:34:45 GMT

I don't use just any deodorant. I like all natural deodorant and it's not bad for my underarm skin.

I'm not perfect when trying to use all natural products, but every little bit helps.

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wilma — Sun, 08 Jun 2025 15:39:01 GMT

I think some people need more odor control, or they can't bathe due to their circumstances. I guess 72 hour products can help them.

I can't use many products with scents because they aggravate my asthma so I won't be trying any of those scented body sprays.

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Pook — Sun, 08 Jun 2025 18:57:15 GMT

Many do not think they need the odor protection but they just don't think they do. Just run a tissue on the under boob area or under belly area and smell (gross but the truth comes out)!!! For anyone says we did not need that before well it's just that there was nothing to use back then. Just look at all the new inventions and products that we have now.

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SilleeMee — Sun, 08 Jun 2025 19:20:52 GMT

@Pook wrote:
Many do not think they need the odor protection but they just don't think they do. Just run a tissue on the under boob area or under belly area and smell (gross but the truth comes out)!!! For anyone says we did not need that before well it's just that there was nothing to use back then. Just look at all the new inventions and products that we have now.

@Pook

Like Limburger cheese...PU!

I know...TMI.

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shoekitty — Sun, 08 Jun 2025 23:05:18 GMT

kiss my face, Inscented is a great deodorant. My husband has used it for years, and it works. Hard to find outside health stores. But we get it on Amazon

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Icegoddess — Sun, 08 Jun 2025 23:52:49 GMT

72 hours is 3 days. I don't think the ads are aimed at people who are unable to bathe with all the dancing around in them. Dove is the one that comes to mind and yes, it's whole body. The trend seemed to start after Lume and then there's Mando.

If someone is incapacitated or in a nursing situation and unable to bathe more often than every 4th day, they probably also aren't buying their own deodorants.

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poregirl — Sun, 08 Jun 2025 23:55:25 GMT

Men on rural oil rigs need such things. Even if they dont use it for 72 hours often they can't just "order from Amazon" in the middle of no where.

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Jacie — Tue, 10 Jun 2025 02:02:45 GMT

Some members of my family run a hunting outfitting business in the mountains of Colorado.

The advent of those 72 hour products has made dealing with those hunting parties, according to my cousin who cooks for them and handles their tents, a whole lot fresher. Those products are listed on the "bring" sheet. If they do not bring them, she doles them out.

No more game-y guys (and gals)!!!!

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SilleeMee — Tue, 10 Jun 2025 02:22:21 GMT

@Jacie wrote:
Some members of my family run a hunting outfitting business in the mountains of Colorado.

The advent of those 72 hour products has made dealing with those hunting parties, according to my cousin who cooks for them and handles their tents, a whole lot fresher. Those products are listed on the "bring" sheet. If they do not bring them, she doles them out.

No more game-y guys (and gals)!!!!

@Jacie

In a previous life I used to be a Colorado hunter and we did not wear any kind of deo for days and sometimes weeks at a time. The animals could smell that and run away. Instead we would rub big game animal scent on us to mask the smell of us humans.

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lgfan — Tue, 10 Jun 2025 14:19:03 GMT

Sometimes what people eat or the medications they take gives them a stronger body odor. I have noticed that people who eat spicy foods tend to have a stronger body odor.

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River Song — Tue, 10 Jun 2025 13:55:10 GMT

When I was first dating my late husband, he took garlic capsules to treat a bad cold (cue rolling my eyes). The garlic capsules did nothing for his cold but it did produce a strong garlic odor that oozed out of his skin and breath like an aura. And he showered twice a day. So, yep, foods, medications and medical conditions can cause body odor. Those whole body sprays would also be useful for teenagers as puberty kicks in and their sweat glands and body odor go haywire from hormones.

Out of curiosity, I tried Dr. Denese No Offense Long Lasting Whole Body Deoderant, 72 Hours Protection. I used it on my armpits and I found that the cream's odor prevention did not last 72 hours, more like 48 hours, at best, when the moon and stars are in harmonic alignment. For me, this product needs to be used everyday. The 72 hours advertisement is pure marketing.