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Menopause Discussion => Other Health Discussion => Topic started by: CLKD on August 10, 2009, 03:31:55 PM
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I smell. Not old lady smell but menopausal :-\
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Is there a difference? :na:
Taz x :whist:
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Oh God. you mean it has a smell now!! What does it smell like CLKD, can you describe it?!?
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Menopausal :-\ .. whiffy. Not nasty. But I can smell it ........... <lifts armpit>
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mmmm...not my armpits, but sure you can guess :rofl: :rofl:
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I would definitely say meno has a smell - well for me anyway the odour my body gives off has changed - in spite of a strict hygiene regime, just more musky, heavy - armpits and "elsewhere" - it was much worse on HRT though. But that's just me.
Have tried all sorts of deodorants - Mitcham, crystal and the one without alcohol - don't seem to make much difference though. Just another symptom of "the change" ...
Night_Owl
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Yep - that smell is definitely musky. My OH loved it!! Since I went on HRT I have lost "that" smell - something that I think is great but he thinks is a shame ;D
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An anti-persperant might work more efficiently than a deoderant ........ anti- gets rid of the sweating and deoderant deoderises, huge difference in what they are designed to do. Off to put on yet another T-shirt !
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which deodorant do you find most effective? - none of them seem to deodorise me! Mitcham seems to block the pores a lot and create a nasty barrier.
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I only use an anti-persperant if we go to an event or if we are with a lot of people in a small space. Otherwise I bath each evening and once dried put talc as and where necessary. I tend to smell of old beds on waking but it's not unpleasant and Hubby can't smell me .......
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i use amplex, I get it from Superdrug, seems to work for me :) I haven't got a very good sense of smell, so I think it works ;D ....think hubby would tell me if it didn't & daughter certainly would ;D
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My musky smell came from all over though - back, breasts, legs etc - it was exuded by the whole body and not something that a deodorant could hide
Taz x
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This thread kind of typifies exactly why I love this forum,and have missed it whilst I've been on hols! ;D
Where else can we discuss everything without fear of being seen as outcasts? LOL
Seriously though,I have become aware of a slightly more pungent aroma 'down below',and as a result usually shower twice rather than once a day now.
Another thing I do....and this won't suit a lot of you because of allergic reactions etc.,....but I use a lot of soaps/bath bombs/massage bars from Lush,and I store them nestled amongst my knickers.The fragrance gives me a little lift,and hopefully helps to counteract that 'old lady' whiff that Lee Evans so hilariously talks of in one of his shows.....
When Nan is dancing at a party and lifts her skirt,there is a waft of unpleasant air,and you reach for the Glade ! ;D ;D ;D
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Nice to have you back Jilly and I'm really glad that your hols went well.
As for the whiff - I would love to use Lush but you are right about the allergic reaction. Though they use natural ingredients it is the sulphates that cause me to itch apparently - like the sulphites in white wine! Funny that - have managed without the Lush but put up with the itch from the wine ;D ;D ;D
Taz x
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I put those scented sheets for the tumble dryer in our drawers [name escapes me begins with B] to give a little 'lift' but not in the pillow case drawer or I am unable to sleep ::)
As for 'old lady whiff' that's urine not menopause >:(
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Is it Bounce CLKD? :bouncing: I got some free with my tumble drier years ago, but had to throw them away, made me sneeze like hell!! Can't use perfumed softeners or washing powders either.
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:bounce: that's them - ta!
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Blimey..do they still make Bounce?? I haven't seen 'em advertised for years! :o
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I didn't whiff at all yesterday even though ti was hotter ???
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Are you sure your nose wasn't blocked up CLKD? :whist:
Taz x :lol:
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Well I had sneezed a lot since 4.10 a.m. :-*
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OMG...lol, I dont want to smell whiffy but I don notice my armpits have became a lot more sticky! I dont use antidepressants as I prefer to use organic deodrants and carry a small pack of wipes in my handbag to keep any unpleasant odours at bay :)
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Dinkydo,
loved your reply :rofl: assume it was a typing error or maybe meno????
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Remember: anti-perspirants stop perspiration - it's the bacteria in the sweat at it dries that causes the BO
Deoderants purely deoderise ....... doesn't make any difference if they are organic or not, they are still chemicals ;)
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CLKD the reason I choose to use Organic is because I dont approve of animal testing, no parabens are used and also the alum used in antispirants cloggs the pores and has had a lot of negative reports. Its all down to personal choice and my being health conscious but I understand this wouldnt be everyones choice. :)
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I use talc under my arms 'cos it smells pretty .......... :-* I used to use 'femfresh' down there when a teen, dad used to say "why not smell natural like the French girls do " ... I nearlly killed him, I had left an aerosol in my waste bin and in those days he burned rubbish, the can exploded knocking him off his feet ......... :o
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I don't use talc very often but I think it's because I read somewhere that it's not that good for you. It's definitely had some bad press when used down below.
Taz x
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Some talcs are purer than others; when I had radiation I was told to use only Johnson's baby powder as it doesn't contain zinc; and no talc at all when having mammograms
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This is what I read http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-1063040/Cancer-alert-talc-Women-using-powder-day-risk.html but it's to do with "between the legs" as they so eloquently put it! Deodorant has been linked to breast cancer of course so it looks as if we will just have to gently "hum"
Taz x :)
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That's very interesting Taz.....I have always remembered that years and years ago (I was only a teenager at the time!),one of my mum's friends developed ovarian cancer and her surgeon told her after the op that analysis of the tumour had found grains of talc.He said that this wasn't uncommon,and that he firmly believed that talcum use should be severely limited by women,and never used in the genital/rectal area.
She sadly died at quite a young age,and it's something that has always stuck in my mind. I only ever powder my toes, and then only sparingly.And I never used talc on my daughter's nappy area either for the same reason.
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My mum used to pay for a 'newsletter' type thing each week for a charity & I remember when i was young I read on it that they believed talc could cause cancer. I only put talc on my daughters tummy- Johnson's & not very much of it either.
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Deoderants have been cleared in recent years too ..... it is important to know who funds any Research and who writes up the Reports .. Hubby has read Bad Science recently and there is a web-site too .......
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BUMP - found it 8)
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:o :o
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We have a smell in this room we use as an office, can't locate it but Himself doesn't notice ....... so is it only here because I am :D....... have checked the bottom of my slippers, [we keep chickens], have brushed the bottoms of the jeans, jumper is clean on ........... does smell ike an old dog pooh though :(
Is it me?
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I can't smell it, can't be you. ;) Eddie. x
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Theres still plenty of life in the old dog yet...........I know that has nothing to do with the subject but I just wanted to join in...sorry ::)
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;D Thanks Larky,are you going to watch that new drama tonight "Marchlands"?
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Hubby can't smell anything unusual ........ will change my socks tomorrow to see if it's those ::)
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Just found this ;D ;D Noticed I'm a bit more whiffy than I used to be, - we have a Lush store in the city I've never been in as you can smell it from across the road and it's just TOO MUCH.
Having a bit of a boring day today so this has made me cackle and cheered me up no end. You all have such a great sense of humour!
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I hate strong scents and when I took the Pill I could only smell garbage or very sweet things, nothing really nice like roses ........
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Until I hit Peri, I never used to sweat anywhere unless I'd been really active in the garden or something, never needed anti-poo, but then it all changed, I could smell myself but it wasn't unpleasant. I can smell things others can't and sometimes it's a real nuisance. Hubby can't understand why I go round the house like a bloodhound until I can pinpoint the smell and rectify it if needs be. But since starting HRT 10 weeks ago, I smell awful, like a bin that needs to be put out. Hubby can't smell it, but I can and I can't fix it no matter how much I wash. (and if I don't wash, boy oh boy)
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Hi Witches Cat
Could it be your Sinuses are playing up?? Mine were really problematic when I went into menopause and can make you smell things differently.....
Failing that - I would suggest, Sure Maximum Protection - costs about £5 for a cream anti-perspirant but is really good :) Got mine from Savers or Superdrug....
Valxx
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Oh I can smell whiffs around the house which Hubby swears aren't there ::)
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:rofl: Oh Larky
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To be honest the only positive for me in all this meno lark is that the sweats I get do not seem to smell. This I find very surprising given the copious amount of sweats I get. Funnily enough until I became meno, I had never really sweated, never needed to buy deodrant in my teens or anything. If the sweats did smell I would become a total recluse cos I could not stand the shame. Hopefull I am not deluding myself or have no sense of smell. My hubby says there is no bad smell but he would probably be scared to say anything else!!!
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Yeah, right, I know if I asked OH, if I smelled whiffy, and he said "yes you do a bit darling" he knows he wouldn't see daylight for at least another 24hours! :beat:
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I want honesty!
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Just joking CLKD,...I rely on my daughter for that kind of thing, she would definitely tell me if I wasn't fresh!
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"even your best friends don't tell you" ???
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omg you lot are joking lol? So now we whiff too? OMG lol x
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No joke ::)
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Hmmm aint happy about that like lol noones said anything to me lol ...
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Well Hubby told me he couldn't smell 'anything' so when I'm likely to be in company I use a good deoderant, otherwise I change my clothes daily and haven't been as sweaty in recent months.
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I've def notice i'm more niffy since HRT and again more so using Vagifem. Hate any smell from down there, even the fresh smell of pads makes me paranoid. Eddie. x
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I have a shower every morning, but just how many times can we wash ourselves.
I have posted before about being more wiffy and I hate it. Does the meno have to do this as well. :(
Honeyb
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Hmmm l must be a one off then cos l have no smell what so ever down stairs lol now if l could get rid of the night sweats grrrrrrrrr
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Does meno cause you to smell "down there" then? I must pluck up the courage to ask my husband if I do, if he'll give me an honest answer. It might explain why he's called time on oral then.
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fpmsl lol l hope this is a whind up lol ????????????????
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How does one approach one's other half though, I think I told him that I was smelly .......
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I don't smell either!
I used to get a sweet, rather compelling smell at certain times during my cycle, but absolutely nothing since my periods stopped. I don't even sweat anymore, which is amazing since I was a real sweaty-Betty up until about a year ago. I don't even have to use deodorant every day which, again -for one so formerly given to perspiration - is surprising.
I climbed 175 stairs at the weekend and, despite my heart pumping and legs like jelly, I did not break a sweat.
That said, I do suffer with hypothyroidism and feel cold quite a lot. I am on medication for this and, while my hair is vastly improved, I do still feel the cold.
I have a very good sense of smell too. I can smell what I have eaten in my urine (just from standing over it to flush) and I can smell antibiotics in other people's urine when I go into a public cubicle directly after someone else (freak! I know).
I don't generate any discharge these days either - perhaps that's why I don't have any odour... I don't even have pimples anymore. As great and novel as this experience has been, it has its downside too, which is dry skin.
Come to think of it, I am like a sterile, human substitute, but for my ears...
This could be a whole other thread, but I shall keep it brief: I make an unfeasible amount of ear wax and extract it by sticking hair grips down my ears. This is very dangerous and I am surprised I am not deaf. I know the more I poke the more protective wax I produce, but it is an addictive "hobby"
Corky
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Lol corky lol l had a thyroidectomy lm freezing all the time even when lm having my night sweats if that makes sense? Kick quilt off and turn to ice lol my smell is acute too lm always moaning lol my family just look at me as if here she goes again only oen who can smell something out lol as for ears... l feel like lm goign deaf! LOL
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CLKD - the only way I'll find out if I have a problem is to ask him! Strangely I think I'll find that easier to ask than why doesn't he want to please me in bed any more!
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I smell again. Maybe all that stress last week has left it's mark >:( I kept sniffing under my arm-pits in the night, I had a lovely bath but still .......... :sigh:
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Unless you can find someone to assist ??? ;) 'down as far as possible, up as far as possible and miss possible out' ......
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Stress def makes me sweat, but so do smells, not bad now, but years ago if i was in hairdressers and someone beside me was getting their hair dyed i would sweat, only the under arms, never found out which product it was, but very embarrassing. Eddie. x
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I agree, but like modern ovens, 'possibles' are self cleaning and if there is a problem with odour it's more than likely caused by an infection rather than inadequate washing surely?
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My possible smells like roses...
I wonder if it is an infection CLKD? How's your skin? Odour is caused by bacteria, so I wonder if they've gone forth and multiplied? Or maybe a simple change in your brand of antiperspirant would help?
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It's OK I got Himself to check last night, apparently he can't smell anything ::) :P
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Give it a 'go' and let us know ??? life seems to be all about Trial and Error >:(
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BOUNCE
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It's OK I got Himself to check last night, apparently he can't smell anything ::) :P
Gosh I wouldn't have the nerve to ask mine to do that! :o ( though if I am more whiffy it would explain why he refuses to give me oral nowadays. Wish he'd be honest about it.)
I think it is happening to me too, so am using Femfresh every day. And er, have you noticed that it's stronger after eating fish?
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Some vaginal conditions cause a fishy odour ::)
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I've just read through the six pages of this thread with interest!
I'm sure you do get more whiffy with age. Just think how elderly ladies smell (over and under the talc and palma violets).
When I was working in an office, every time I got up from my chair I noticed a funny smell - it wasn't horrible exactly, just "telling". Quite embarrassing really.
OH agrees that I do sometimes smell under one armpit only (how odd!). Anti-p does help but I don't find I need to use it every day.
However, I do think that we are a bit obsessed with it all and use far more perfumed stuff than we should on our privates. And that is probably making the problem worse cos the body is trying to get rid of it!
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Shaving under the arm-pits helps as it keeps the area free flwoing ;)
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However, I do think that we are a bit obsessed with it all and use far more perfumed stuff than we should on our privates. And that is probably making the problem worse cos the body is trying to get rid of it!
You have a point there! I don't think I have any kind of condition as I only smell fishy after I've eaten fish! :o
My pubes are getting sparser ( my husband laughs and accuses me of shaving them off) and my underarm hair has all but vanished, but what I do have is longer than it used to be. I also find that antiperspirants give me a rash these days, and the only one I can use is Bionsen, which is a deodorant, not an antiperspirant.
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Yes Susan, like you, I am also having to shave my armpits and my *down stairs* again. Good thing is, there are no "50 Shades of Grey" yet! ;D
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You can name names but you are not allowed to post a link which has a "shop" or a "buy now" facility.
Taz x
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Fleur...ugh.
Must admit though if OH has been working in garden etc....nice. But I suppose it wouldnt smell so nice if left for days....
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I shoudl imagine its a bit whiffy if they dont shower....but 'man smell' is divine.
I think i could pick mine out blindfold ::)
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I don't think I could: and would I recognise errr, that little pink thing he carries around if lots were pushed through a curtain ??? :o
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I don't think I could: and would I recognise errr, that little pink thing he carries around if lots were pushed through a curtain ??? :o
:rofl: "that little pink thing" ;D
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Men don't like to think of it as little though ::) - but would *you* recognise the one belonging to ???
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I might. He' s been circumcised which might help, and his is the only adult one I've seen, other than on nude statues! I can't imagine such a fascinating scenario ever occurring though.. :o
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My OH has been circumcised as well. So if it was amongst a group of *non* circumcised ones, then yes, I would know it! ;D
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I have seen both kinds Me too as OH has just changed from one to the other, IYSWIM! :D I must admit that I keep looking at it as I'm sort of fascinated by his "new look"! :bounce:
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I have seen both kinds Me too as OH has just changed from one to the other, IYSWIM! :D I must admit that I keep looking at it as I'm sort of fascinated by his "new look"! :bounce:
Bette x
What does IYSWIM mean please Miss?
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If You See What I Mean. ;)
Bette x
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I whiff today ::)
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If You See What I Mean. ;)
Bette x
Oh of course! How did we switch from women's whiffs to men's pink things then? :o
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It was all CLKD's fault! ;D
Bette x
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Pink reminds me undercooked pork - not quite ready for consumption :lol:
Taz x
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;D .......... Himself would say 'that can be arranged' ::)
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I smell more than 'usual' this week, not sweaty but sweaty ::) .............
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I'm less whiffy today ::) under my left armpit and along the under-arm to the elbow. I got Himself to sniff yesterday and I don't know if he was serious with the looks he gave me ::) ........ he did suggest that I sit at the end of a row though :-X
I must dig out the anti-persperant whilst this weather continues :D
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I've noticed that when I nip to the loo, my wee smells unbelievably 'strong'! I can't place the smell exactly, but sort of herbal, tangy, catches in my throat...? I've been spraying the air freshener at work after using the ladies, and am getting a bit of a complex! Also the nice sexy, muskiness of 'down below' that I used to have, has been replaced with something a lot less sexy - Christ, I hate all this. I feel like my femininity is slowly being stripped away, month by month.
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Oh this is cheering this thread - in a terrible kinda way! And why i love this forum...me too. Now do two showers/baths a day, shaving armpits which didn't used to do being a bit of an old 80s why should I feminist kind of girl - also thought it can look quite nice. Use anti perspirant which again never did. Sigh. is no end to the joys of ageing.
Feel very envious of y'all with partners/husbands who share the pain a bit. Broke up with mine 5 years ago (couldn;t keep his d in his ps) Seems no chance at all of ever getting another these sagging whiffing weightgaining sleepless sweating days! Ah me.
Lets hope counterbalanced by wisdom humour etc etc. And can we set up a sister forum for post post post meno as we all move into our 80s.
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Yes this is one of our light hearted threads of acceptance, LOL.
I have asked for something from gp for over sweating, i have used it previously but it can burn the skin. Don't know what else to do, my work tunic is polyester and after about an hour i can smell sweat, i have to spray the top with vanish before every wash.
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I thought polyester went out with the AARK >:( - there's no way I would be wearing it as I get sparks off the material ::)
Had to use a deoderant this morning under the left armpit :-X
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If it helps go with it ;)
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I dont notice any but sometimes wonder if i do imperceptibly? As I certainly could no longer get away without 2 showers a day. Back in the day sometimes I used to just have a wash!
The other thing I notice is that the two scents I've used since in my late teens (both Dior so not cheap) smell "wrong" on me now. Have to find another.
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NOPE my old fanny still smells like it used to BUT it didnt untill I went on Vagifem
Gosh Id forgot that Id no smell down there I missed it makes me feel young hehehehehe
Its as if the old juices are working (some hope hehehe)
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CLKD, I'm just checking the label now, i def don't have anything else made of it. Yep it def is. Roll on is helping.
Eddie. x
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Ladies if you can only use Aluminium free deodorant
It might not smell musky sexy flowerey but its safe
Use perfume for smell
AND NEVER USE SPRAY ON YOUR FANNY BAD BAD BAD XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
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I use Infacare in the bath, it's very gentle with a light baby powder smell... I can't use bubble bath etc it makes my ##### itch....
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I have tried two different anti perspirants recently that dont have parabens. Neither of them stop that sweaty smell :(
"Parabens can mimic the hormone estrogen, which is known to play a role in the development of breast cancers. Researchers have found parabens in breast tumors and believe there is a relationship between parabens and tumors"
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Any hard evidence on that Milliemoo?
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No idea, just putting it out there since Suzi had mentioned anti perspirants that dont contain aluminium.
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That's fine - I thought that the link to talcs/anti-perspirants etc. was old hat ::) :-X
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It's interesting you say that, Trey has mentioned today in her post to BB that Replens contains parabens and relates their connection to cancer. I also understand that women should be very careful where they put talc, if you know what I mean.
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They don't recommend putting talc on babies either.
Horrid stuff....makes me sneeze.
Honeyb
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This post has really ticked me - I can always find something to smile about on here
On a serious note, I still use baby talc as I get so hot and clammy under my size 40G's ....... not bragging. Talc stops me getting sore and smells nice but I don't use it anywhere else - can't reach Ha Ha !!!
Meggie
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I was told to only use Johnson's baby talc because it doesn't contain zinc. I often wonder how old the Research for these various do/don't use scenarios are - if I had energy I would have a look at Ben's site ::)
Was whiffy lastnight, probably due to urine infection :(
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When I was in hospital last year, the nurse came to help me wash,and she left a tin of talc behind when she had finished....I noticed it was un perfumed though.
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This thread made me think of something really funny .....
Anyone see the episode of "The Chase" when Bradley went into fits over "Fanny Schmeller" ? :lol:
Meggie
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I watched it, it was sooo funny.....you can watch it on utube, and it's just as funny when you watch it again ;D ;D ;D
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Thought it was incredibly appropriate for this thread ..... FANNY SCHMELLER !!!!!
Meggie
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DH was up and at it really early - he thinks the pessaries are throwing out pheramones ;D - good excuse for cuddling :bed: or might there be some truth in it ........ certainly my underarms smelt different this morning :-X
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YEP - ::) DH told me he couldn't smell me :-X
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There we are - isn't called 'whiffy' at all ;D
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Here it is again ;)
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The left arm pit even though I have shaved, is whiffy :-\. Of course the right one hasn't any sweat glands left ::) but I can smell the left side …………
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Ladies, just took 10 mins out from housework and read through entire thread.
Ihave sat and laughed at all the comments. Brilliant.
Cant imagine men being so brutally honest about their bits /pink thing as CLKD described.
On a personal note Ive not noticed a change in body odours. Will post here if I do.
Thank you all for making me laugh today.
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Anything that brightens up the onset of Autumn ;)
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I can smell me again even though I'm wearing clothes that apparenlty wick odours away >:( - probably anxiety based :-\
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CLKD i read (cant rememer where) that although women smell their own personal odour other people cant smell it.
It said something along the lines of if you havent smelt a smell from another woman its unlikely theybwill have smelt you.
Try powersurge 34 signs on menopause could be somewhere on there.
Maybe its only you thats aware of this smell.
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I hope it is. Although I remember smelling the same odour on my M in L when she was the age I have reached ……… it is 'typical' age related :-\ …….. even after using a good smelly soap I can smell me ..
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http://www.34-menopause-symptoms.com/body-odor.htm
Taz x
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I don't think I smell :-\
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My darling daughter would tell me without a doubt ;D......so I presume I don't.
Honeyb
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I smell...like an old bloke in the morning if it's been a particularly sweaty night...one thing I'm paranoid is about how I smell...maybe I should start splashing on the Yardley Lavendar or Lily of the Valley...I'm single too and can't even imagine getting up close and personal with a new guy...aaargh...i just couldn't bear to see him flinch lol, unless I find one with no sense of smell... ::)
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:thankyou: Taz ….
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I have a very good sense of smell too. I can smell what I have eaten in my urine (just from standing over it to flush) and I can smell antibiotics in other people's urine when I go into a public cubicle directly after someone else (freak!
I think I smell at the moment, I have been on anti-biotics almost non-stop since February due to a long standing bladder infection and I think they have played havoc with my entire body. My urine smells really strong, perhaps it is the anti-biotics in my urine :-\
Also my skin smells of vinegar, even when I am in the bath the smell comes out of my pores. My OH says I don't smell though.
I used to smell really nice :'(
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Does your practitioner know of the smell in the urine and on your skin?
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No but I am going to have some more blood tests done tomorrow to check my kidney function. Something is going awry somewhere.....
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ADs may well alter the chemical overall which will encourage smells i.e. pear drop breath can be a sign of diabetes so with having a chat about.
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I've had a bath but still smell whiffy :o ………. :-[ ……. excuse for a shower in the morning then ;)
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Bumped for new Member
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My BO has definitely changed in the last year...didn't realise at the time that it could be a sign of peri, just couldn't work out what was happening. I've always smelled different when I had my period so I guess it makes sense. No idea if anyone else can smell it, but I can, even straight after a shower and I HATE IT!!! People say 'how wonderful' to have a good sense of smell, but it's not great if what you are smelling is horrible. :(
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I'm always ok after a shower but I have to be very careful in the summer to use a good anti perspirant. It's when I wake in the morning that I'm aware that I maybe don't smell so good.
When we have warm weather I need two showers a day just to feel good.
How we smell can also be linked to what we eat :-\
Honeyb
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Yep - spices, medications, medical conditions can seep through the pores which is how Medical Detective Dogs work - either by breath or skin alterations - don't think I'm ready for a smell-a-ton dog though :scottie: and DH says he can't smell any changes ..........
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There you go.
Bumped for new members.
Honeybun
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Thanks - I am getting a stale smell of urine or just a "whiffy" smell inside the vagina - I can smell it on the applicator (that I use for Gynest) after I have removed it - not overpowering but not pleasant :-( Don't know why..?
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Love this forum..... :D
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Some days I sweat more than others and it's not related to how warm the day is ::)
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I'm whiffy again, but wasn't aware that I've been sweaty ::)
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Good deodorant sorts that out. Wouldn't be without mine.
Honeyb
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It's in a different room to the wardrobe ::)
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;D love this, much needed laugh.
Not only that though, ANOTHER symptom from last year - I thought I just 'suddenly' got stinky and could not work out why, I told nobody.. but luckily I changed deo to Mitchum and that has worked fine for me, maybe the change of diet too as I dont eat process food now either.
The more I read about this damn condition the more it STINKS :o
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Love your sense of humour, you'll fit right in ;D
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I can smell me again :-\ ……… I am wearing a wicking t-shirt with a thickish jumper over the top …….. it's not particularly warm - I have been shopping and tried to stand away from other people whilst browsing, in case :(
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The only anti-perspirents that work for me are Dove or Sure 48hr stick. Anything else I sweat through. They're expensive at £5, but worth it!
Just a word about talc, it has been said its not recommended to use on breasts or in the nether regions as traces have been found in ovarian cancer.
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Depends on the talc. When I had radiation treatment I was advised to use Johnson's baby only due to the presence of zinc in other makes. How can talc be found in ovaries unless 1 inhales it :-\
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http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/about-cancer/causes-of-cancer/cancer-controversies/cosmetics-and-toiletries#Cosmetics2
Taz x :)
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:thankyou: when I have time ……..
The Jury is out still? I used talc for years and my ovaries have been OK thus far .
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There we are, I remembered ;D
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Oh God. you mean it has a smell now!! What does it smell like CLKD, can you describe it?!?
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My thoughts exactly :)
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Nope. Because Himself can't smell me ………. it is characteristic though, I remember M in L being whiffy and have smelt ladies when I'm shopping :-\
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and have smelt ladies when I'm shopping :-\
I now have a mental image of you sniffing ladies in the checkout queue ;D
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:rofl: don't need to ………. if I use an anti-perspirant it is less noticeable on me. Or baby talc sorts it. HORMONES >:( ::)
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I never use AP but I do use Toms of Maine stick deodorant and I am never aware of any smell.
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Oh blimey, yes. THIS. For the brief while I was on Estrogel, it actually smelled worse too! And I believe our sense of smell changes anyway, doesn't it? I know a lot of perfumes these days smell really nasty to me. I don't use them myself (the commercial ones), only nice natural things I get from Whole Foods. A lot of the ones the 'younger generation' (can't believe i'm typing this) use these days just smell like a chemical soup to me. Whatever happened to the sophisticated classics? I have also read that they've messed with these due to new regulations too. I never really liked Chanel No.5 but they've messed with that now as well apparently! Perfume aficionados are now trying to buy up 'vintage' bottles online as they smell vastly superior in their original formulas.
Blinkin' change, everywhere you turn...........{{wanders off muttering}}..........
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Dove here too ;)
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'dove' are OK but the shape of the containers means a lot is left in the bottom >:(
Most perfumes are 'chemically' constructed ;-). 'natural' doesn't always mean what we think it might do ::)
I love my evening bath, gives me a sense that for a few hours I'm sweet enough ;)
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Oh god, how come I've never seen this thread until tonight? I've read all the pages and had such a guffaw, thanks for the laughs ladies.😂
I've got so paranoid about smells coming off me recently that I started using my saline nasal rinse again in the vain hope it was all in my nose. No such luck, I definitely smell but of what, I have no idea. So long as it's not pee.....😂
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'dove' are OK but the shape of the containers means a lot is left in the bottom >:(
I turn the bottle upside down when it starts getting to the end and leave it propped up somewhere CLKD ;)
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I really do smell …….. even after a bath :-\
I think the smell of pee arrives later ;) ……. but how much later :o.
How do you prop up a 'dove' bottle ??? ……….
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I'll send you mine shall I ;D
Warm again so ………..
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I tried a new roll on under-arm hair remover earlier, well that was a waste of time and money: after 10 min.s it removed absolutely zilch >:( so I had to use a razor. I then covered myself in talc :o - job done!
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Oh my days I have only just seen this thread but yes I have noticed a smell - not an underarm smell but when I have a hot flush it's an unusual smell and also down below but not a wee smell....I have been washing my bras in the evenings as I am finding the area under the humongous boobs gets very damp :-\
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I had busy dreams and woke up smelly so had a Very Good Wash and applied copious amounts of talc B4 going to the hairdressers ::)
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I have just ordered a deodorant stone & so far, it is working BRILLIANTLY! You rub it onto damp skin after washing & it's incredible - I have been finding that even 15 minutes after a shower, I can smell my underarms, but now I can go all day with not a single whiff! I thought I might just be going through a 'less smelly' phase, so after a few days, I switched back to my usual roll-on and the smell came straight back!
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I've read about stones to have in the kitchen which are supposed to remove fish smells etc., is that similar?
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;D I hope not!!!
It's a kind of natural mineral salt that works by stopping 'bad bacteria' forming in your sweat (this is what makes it smell). At least, that's what I understood from the article I read on it! I read a couple of reviews on various sites and a lot of them mentioned that their stone lasted a couple of years, so I reckon it's worth the bigger outlay at the start (especially as it seems to be working, unlike the other deodorants I have tried!) If you search for 'deodorant stone' or 'natural mineral deodorant' you should find some. I got mine from ethical superstore, but I know a lot of different places do it
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Menopausal :-\ .. whiffy. Not nasty. But I can smell it ........... <lifts armpit>
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Shave fanny shave armpits keep tidy down there and whiff will go xxxxx
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Perspiration is odourless. A certain bacteria likes it which causes the smell ;).
Himself would like me to shave all over :o but I resist ;)
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You sexy thing you x
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Apparently :rofl: ……..
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I whiff again :-[ - it's probably the stress of the time of year >:(
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I whiff because I haven't had a shower and had a temperature last night, but no one here to smell me so doesn't matter :)
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BO Diary
Hurdity x
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yay great thread...
I hate that my cleavage smells like trucker BO...I wonder if I will ever smell like myself again!
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Himself says that he can't notice any difference: so does that mean that I've always been smelly ;D
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Himself says that he can't notice any difference: so does that mean that I've always been smelly ;D
Oh no! ;D
Just been watching some Bradley Walsh giggle videos from the Chase, thanks to this thread...so funny has been making me laugh out loud with tears in my eyes ("Contestant breaks chair then farts!" and "Dick Tingeler")
I have a little theory, as in pregnancy when the hormones were crazy the last time, heightened sense of smell etc...maybe it's a hormonal shift in niff perception...I'd like to think so... :o
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I think hormones do play a part because my sweat smelled vaguely like a hamsters cage when I first started hrt. Thank god it went after the first few months!
Bradley Walsh, he is such s tonic bless him. I only have to see his face crack into a grin and notice that mischievous twinkle in his eye and I'm off chuckling. I haven't seen the broken chair video, it sounds my kind of thing haha.
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Bradley has released a CD in time for C.mas …..
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Although shaving underarms ( when I was younger and more hairy) definitely made me less sweaty by the end of the day I always use an anti perspirant. I don't think shaving pubic hair would have same effect as some of the bacteria and their breakdown products are different also lots more 'nooks and crannies ' for them to hide. I wash throughly in a daily shower but sometimes not happy with the whiff that I sometimes from that region put it down to coming of HRT and subsequent change in vaginal bacteria.
Sorry to go on but I find this a fascinating subject, but not when it's me that pongs Flutterbyx
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"even your best friends don't tell you" ………… ::) I do get Himself to sniff me occasionally but he reassures me that I smell 'normal' ………. ;D
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Yes that might be an idea CKLD, if I pick the right moment ;)
I can smell other people sometimes but I am hoping it's only me that can smell myself as its only when I remove my knickers I occasionally get the strange smell. Flutterbyx
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As long as you don't have a low-grade infection down there, this too will pass . I also note that my urine smells of sulphur occasionally or, well I can't describe it.
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No not an infection, my wee smells strongly after eating onions
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…….. and don't get me started on asparagus :-X :D
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…….. and don't get me started on asparagus :-X :D
You might find this link interesting !
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-4029716/Can-smell-asparagus-urine-s-genes-scientists-discover.html
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It was interesting Evelyn63 thanks.
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I've had a definite whiff about me :-[. We used to buy 'shield' blue soap which really worked, it seems to have been withdrawn from the Market :-\ with noticeable effect :-X
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Being partially sighted I have phenominal sense of smell :o and I used to not overly like the pre meno smell but oh dear please bring it back as it was much preferable to this old goat smell of post meno ;D ;D
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oh errrrr ...........
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Yes. One of the first things I noticed while periods were still a bit awry; a change in armpit sweat smell. I was never a very sweaty person (I hope!) but this was weird, musky. No one else ever said anything, including OH. I don't notice it so much now but I definitely smell differently from my youth! I seem to remember reading/seeing it as one of the many symptoms of meno (on here probably.)
Have noticed my lovely Mum has a real old lady smell now. Just a sort of mix between old stale perfume on scarves and a slightly musty body smell.
Something else to look forward to huh :-\
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Thank you CLKD, I've been having a bit of a giggle reading through the posts :D
Luckily mine isn't my pits or the nether regions, it's mainly my chest!! I do have a vague recollection of a vinegary smell but now it's more a damp dog/ fusty washing smell, attractive :bighug:
I have resorted to a bit of a talcing on the chest (and a lot of the talcing under the boobs) and a light dusting on the inner thighs to ward off the chaff. This seems to do the job for a couple of hours ::)
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I often use baby talc ;-).
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Here it is. HORMONES :D
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CLKD,
Thanks for getting this thread back. AG
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Off for my evening bubble bath ;)
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Here it is.
Muggy weather .......... DH says he doesn't notice :-\
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Here it is, my thread from ages ago. Even now; sometimes ::)
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There you go.
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Oh my goodness this is a great thread! Thank you CLKD for starting it!
Haven't sifted through all the pages but (warning: totally weird info upcoming) when I started getting night sweats 2 years ago, the sweat that would pool around my outer nostrils smelt like...BBQ-flavour crisps! It was totally gross and this is the only place I've been able to mention it.
My armpits deffo smelt more pungent before HRT. Haven't noticed any difference to my lady garden's fragrance but I'm ready for anything after the BBQ crisp experience!
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Oh that's gross ;D
There are people that think in colours or hear music with words ........ synsitheseia.
Phermones are important but I really didn't want to smell my own. I took heart when no one moved from my area in a store as well as DH not noticing ;-)
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I have smelly feet. Always have had. 🤷🏼♀️
You can’t smell them up next to me, but stick your nose on them, and 🤧😷. ;D
I’ve tried talc, moisturiser, deodorant. Wash my flip flops regularly, or buy new ones, and still they have a musty smell. 🤷🏼♀️
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That could be candida jillydoll. My Dad's elder brother - you could smell his feet when you went into a room. Woolly socks washed daily. Talc etc.. It never bothered me ::)
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Recently I've woken up with the skin on my left arm and under neath smelling of onions ::)
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