Speak for yourself. I'm a dude and currently smell like oranges and lavender
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me spending a bunch of time and money to find and buy unscented stuff:

...just make your own at that point and save money? You should not be suffering spending extra on unscented stuff. That's like the easy ass default. You can buy unscented soap in bulk for cheap as hell.
And haven't tried this, but: https://cadryskitchen.com/diy-coconut-oil-deodorant/
Like baking soda, cornstarch, and coconut oil might be all you need for an unscented deodorant
sadly i am a stinky/sweaty lady and require antiperspirant, not just deodorant. which I did actually attempt to make myself once. i bought aluminum chlorohydrate powder and then proceeded to not make the time/effort to make an antiperspirant gel/spray out of it for about 5 years before giving up, admitting to myself it was an abandoned project, and tossing it along with components for several other abandoned projects in a pre-move cleanup 😑
fortunately I'm actually good on soap for now between Kirk's Coco Castille unscented and my hipster friend's homemade unscented olive oil soap :]
shampoo and conditioner have been difficult. I like the CeraVe ones I currently use but have to decide if I'm satisfied with their performance enough to justify the price. 😬 though if I do decide that I'll likely get them online for cheaper next time I run out
it is a big dumb scam that unscented things usually cost way more than scented.
It's often harder to make "unscented" stuff because it means that none of the ingredients can leave a noticeable odor. Customers expect "no scent" not "smells like baking soda and tallow but not added fragrances".
I believe that, often, "unscented" things have stuff added to mask smells and "fragrance free" is the one that has this issue, but I don't think these phrases are actually regulated like "organic"
https://www.epa.gov/sites/default/files/2016-10/documents/saferchoice-factsheet-fragrancefree_0.pdf
You might want to look up some high end perfumes; they often sell anti=perspirants with the same scent.
Just put this liquid aluminium smelling like asphalt and excavator under your arms, bro
Check the organic/natural isle of your grocery store and look for the Potassium Alum based deodorant. They look like a block of crystal. They're natural and non-aluminum. They also come in unscented variants. Best of all, they're cheap.
I have one, they're super great astringents for stopping bleeding of small cuts :D sadly they're not very effective on my level of sweat/stink 😭 though they are better than nothing so I use mine as a backup when I've run out of aluminum chlorohydrate antiperspirant. They are indeed cheap if you know where to look, and I've never had one run out (I just drop them and they break 😂)
of note, potassium alum / any alum mineral does actually contain aluminum ions by definition. they are known to be non-irritating to some people who have a reaction to more mainstream antiperspirant ingredients (e.g. aluminum chlorohydrate, aluminum chloride) hence their popularity as an alternative
What the fuck does an F-16 smell like?
Smells like https://youtu.be/MhQ5678cJU8
Tactical body wash with essence of slaughterhouse, IPAs at the axe throwing place, and gym floor mats covered in sweat from the bois.
My deodorant apparently smells of "dry impact" and I guess, the color red...?
As in, they have another deodorant in the shops of the same brand, identical description on the label, except it uses blue as the highlight color and it says "dry active" instead.
Like, those pictures are way too concrete in the meme. I just get to smell like concepts.
The gender product grift is laughable. And yet people eat it up. I couldn’t believe the first time I saw these at almost 2x markup of regular unscented baby wipes:


Yes but baby wipes are for ✨ ^baby bottoms^ ✨, while the XL wipes are for ASS.
Never mind the probably small size difference or the fact you can use two.
Just use a bidet
The best decision of my life. Have the one that's hand held so its simple and easy to repair but I can never go back to just toilet paper, I just feel dirty.
Whoooa, brand name so I can look?
No idea, there's no logo and it was bought long ago. Just any bidet shower will do I suppose. It's not a complicated device. Make sure it has stop valve just in case something happens with the shower head, we have hard water here so it can get clogged up over time and needs cleaning.
Apparently, women are supposed to smell like things while men are supposed to smell like concepts.
You can also smell like Greek mythology (I got 'Heroic' and 'Colossus' lol)
Im trying not to smell like the dark abyss of eternal existental crissis. That is why I need deoderant to begin with. I just dont know why so many of them smell like desperate raging hormone.
I realised earlier today that my shower gel has a stylised snail on it. Like...that's a snail, right? Leaving a snail trail of hydration across my body.

Jokes on you, guys. Your buying the same stuff as women just with "cool" names.
What’s the fruit that looks like a cross between an eggplant and a coconut with tauntaun guts?
Marking for men is marketing for 16-year old:
- Gilette Power Fusion
- Weber Stealth Kettle
I just get whatever is on sale that has an effective track record on my BO. Work with fluids and sweat all day so I can smell like an airplane or a shark or flower as long as I don’t smell like body funk I’m happy.
I stopped in a Walgreens the other week on a trip to vegas to get some spray-on deodorant. They had a dozen womens options, mens had 6 versions of degree, all locked inside containers so you couldn't smell any. I ended up going with 'white'. I would have loved some jet fuel options....
I'd love to buy a body wash that isn't marketed to people that want to fuck sharks for the government.
Dr. Bronner’s comes in normal scents and works really well as long as you don’t mind it being covered with the ramblings of a madman.
My favorite is peppermint because it feels tingly.
I am a man and I chose my deodorant because to me it smells like fruit roll up. I'm not a shill, so if you're curious, it's this kind:
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Old Spice Wolfthorn
I'm going more diesel scented this year.
I'm much more of the "what does Costco have" kinda guy
For me it's more like "which one of these is least likely to give me a rash"
As a woman, I just want to smell like trees with a bit of floral or musky undertones. My taste in scents is my butchest aesthetic
I just look for solid gel over liquids or pastes and deodorant over antiperspirant, smell a few and go with what smells least offensive. Couldn't tell you what any of them are called because even when they are supposed to smell like an actual smell they rarely actually smell like that thing, really.
deodorants over antiperspirant
You want to mask the smell instead of not having a smell? 🤨
Antiperspirant tends to be the stuff that contains concerning heavy metals. You're supposed to be able to sweat, it's just the stinky part that sucks haha.
Aluminum oxide is the primary active ingredient to most anti-perspirants. It may cause skin irritation in some people, but the perceived health risks are unfounded.
Oh I still sweat. So don't worry about that. Using deodorant I can still smell like a boar pen within an hour after use. Even if I'm just sitting at a desk with my eyes closed.
You want me to use all the heavy metal antiperspirant I got.
Almost every antiperspirant has an aluminum compound in it that make me red, swollen, and itchy. I can only use alum free deodorant, as antipersepeants genuinely cause me pain after a few days of use. The weird thing is I don't even have sensitive skin, no allergies, and I regularly get all manner of metal shavings and various carcinogenic chemicals on me (gas, diesel, parts cleaner, ATF, gear oil I could go on) and don't have any issues with eczema or anything but the antiperspirant sticks will fuck my week up. Ymmv but if u find a speed stick makes u itchy or uncomfortable see if it has alum, and if it does switch to without.
Generally speaking with 24h deodorant it neutralizes my odor very well, or so say people I've asked. Antiperspirant stops my sweat but doesn't neutralizes odor nearly as well in my experience. I definitely don't want something that will stop my body from perspiring as it's not an issue for me because I really don't perspire much, but I definitely want a dedicated odor neutralizer.
No bear glove love?
When can we start getting the nihilist aromas? Yankee Candles has some I think. I want 'goodbye to a good friend', 'de ja vu', 'deep repose', and 'scenic outcrop'.
To be fair I need everything on that bottom picture to overpower my armpit sweat 😅
wtf is that fruit with tons of seeds?
You mean passion fruit?
Salt stick FTW
Game changer for me. I always thought it was some hippy woowoo nonsense, but it actually works for me, and I'm physically active at work and sweat a lot. One stick lasts me for more than a year of daily use and I don't smell like deodorant.
It's not an antiperspirant, however, so it's not much help if you are worried about pit stains.
Well, pit stains are usually caused by antiperspirant because they use wax to hold the fragrance and water absorbant chemicals in there.
I've had zero pit stains since I switched. And yeah, even after a workout, zero stink. Lasts 24 hours for me usually.
Reminds me of the WD-40-scented perfume (regardless of if it's even real or not).
I just pick unscented and apply perfume/cologne when i want to smell a certain way
This is always such a bullshit. The products marketed at men are ALWAYS either "deep cedar - smell like your granddad!" or "SUPER ICE ARCTIC FRESH!!!!!!!"
Before I learned to ignore it completely, I was constantly stuck between two equally terrible options.
I just do everything with coal. Worked for my gandpapi and it works for me.
I just want deodorant that stops my pits sweating and smells like nothing. Do they make non-binary coded deodorant? I imagine that would be exactly what I need.



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