gotta love taking advice from ancient humans when determining how to be hygienic.
At first, my pits did stink pretty bad. But they did seem to get less so after 3 days. The problem is that I can't tell if my olfactory sense has just adjusted to the stink. Then I recently had a party to go to, and I chickened out and put on deodorant.
By the way, I work from home so I wasn't driving any co-workers crazy with my BO. lol
I've been using deodorant every other day for the last week and that seems to work just fine.
First, shave off your underarm hair. I have a rather keen sense of smell, to the point where I can find my own scent off-putting by evening. Without long strands of fur to cling to, the bacteria will not do as well.
Second, experiment. You could try a left-right method, using one side of your body as control. You might also try putting some T-shirts in a plastic bag and getting someone else (someone you trust and would humor you with this endeavor) to try a whiff test to see what another vantage point has to offer.
However, shave away. Helps quite a lot.
https://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/25/magazine/my-no-soap-no-sh...
Nobody I knew realized that I didn't use shampoo. I told lots of people that I didn't use it and they were shocked that it was even possible. My hair was fine. They weren't just being nice. I also discovered that a few other people in my social circle also didn't use shampoo, including some women with longer hair. I'd have never guessed.
Remove all oils and don't replace them.
Use a bar of surfactant bar soap everywhere.
Everything squeaks and is bone dry until nature's chaos reasserts itself.
Flesh is gross.
Robotic bodies when
