tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post544137167538667745..comments2024-03-28T17:21:53.117-05:00Comments on Althouse: "David Whitlock has not showered or bathed for 15 years, yet he does not have body odour."Ann Althousehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01630636239933008807noreply@blogger.comBlogger63125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-58919386917645764872019-08-07T03:43:57.034-05:002019-08-07T03:43:57.034-05:00Homeless people smell. Make of that what you will...Homeless people smell. Make of that what you will.NotWhoIUsedtoBehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14568355742926021406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-18978902512000314002019-08-06T16:09:09.971-05:002019-08-06T16:09:09.971-05:00I almost never take a bath. [I much prefer shower...I almost never take a bath. [I much prefer showers]. mockturtlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10507310332014103437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-35170770693603490662019-08-06T13:35:35.858-05:002019-08-06T13:35:35.858-05:00Funk or not, few things in life are as pleasant as...Funk or not, few things in life are as pleasant as a daily hot shower. PMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15216578936157701583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-12003503142933271492019-08-06T12:42:33.211-05:002019-08-06T12:42:33.211-05:00Makes me think of the Family Guy scene, a spoof of...Makes me think of the Family Guy scene, a spoof of Cinderella, where Prince Charming (Peter Griffin) tells Cinderella (Lois Griffin), "Now let's go home and make love in the era before toilet paper."Bilwickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12264809254712506094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-25767002426513926362019-08-06T09:37:35.048-05:002019-08-06T09:37:35.048-05:00Gospace said...
"I am firmly convinced a goo...Gospace said...<br /><br />"I am firmly convinced a good deal of body odor is dependent on your B vitamin intake and whether your body gets rid of excess primarily through sweat or urine. By BO smells just like the B-100 I take on a daily basis. <br /><br />I am unaware of anyone else ever noting this connection. I aßsume it's because they've never smelled a B100 capsule, or any other multi-B."<br /><br />This has been my experience. In the Marines, I knew a guy who was a bodybuilder and he took tons of supplements. He was a clean guy but he always smelled bad. We went on a mountain climbing trip in the Olympic Mountains and it became orders (just about typed odors) of magnitude worse.<br />dbphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00457585811847604584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-46482821008973336302019-08-06T08:50:53.683-05:002019-08-06T08:50:53.683-05:00You don't need to use water and soap to wash -...You don't need to use water and soap to wash --- using rubbing alcohol on paper towels gets rid of the bacteria that cause the stink much more effectively and conveniently.<br /><br />Useful when camping or a quick clean up if it's a very hot day and your out and about and need a refresh, or you are in a hurry.<br /><br />I learned this from a friend of mine who used to smell terrible when using soap, no matter how often he washed, until his doctor gave him this tip. He hasn't bathed in years now and definitely does not smell at all.<br /><br />Me, I use both methods, a hot shower or a nice long soak are just too much fun to forego.Required field must not be blankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03379951831747620571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-28985863242484184772019-08-06T08:43:24.191-05:002019-08-06T08:43:24.191-05:00"Michelle Strutton, a global beauty analyst a...<i>"Michelle Strutton, a global beauty analyst at the research firm Mintel, says that while probiotic skincare still has a low market share, it has increased more than 300% from 2015 to 2019, “so it is definitely an area that’s worth watching”. For example, the French brand Gallinée uses lactobacillus bacteria “deactivated by heat”, while LaFlore, a US brand soon to launch in the UK, suspends microbes in a “gel matrix”. "</i><br /><br />So long as there are products to sell one can be sure there will be people promoting them.<br /><br />An obvious problem here is that no matter how bad you smell, you probably won't know unless someone tells you. And who do you trust not to tell you a polite lie? Probably not a "beauty consultant" who happens to be selling something.<br />Caligulahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14845933309483623110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-19048443666323832002019-08-06T04:59:10.395-05:002019-08-06T04:59:10.395-05:00In winter I go months without a shower, and I'...In winter I go months without a shower, and I've not had a "bath" in many decades. Hate baths. Disgusting things. I do wash my nether furries almost daily, rarely with soap. Northern furries maybe every fortnight with light natural soap or shampoo.<br /><br />In summer I may shower twice a day, not for the sweat, but for dust from working in the field. On hot days I've come into the house for dinner and a siesta ... covered with a muddy combination of my own profuse sweat and abundant field dust. I shower, soapless, before eating, and it looks like the Missouri River heading down that drain.<br /><br />Back into the field when it cools off -- no cab on the tractors -- and I'll shower again once I come in at dark.<br /><br />Interesting corollary to the odor thing. We eat semi-industrial quantities of garlic, yet our bodies do not smell of it -- mouths, yes, right after a bunch of fresh garlic, but not for long. I suspect that our skin micro-flora includes critters which happily decompose garlic-derived thiols. Our gut micro-biome could also be responsible for pulling the thiols apart before they ever make it to sweat.<br /><br />We have more bacteria living on us and in us than we do of actual cells that are "us", and thus it should be of little surprise that there are many different possible combos of skin and gut microbes.<br /><br />It would make for many interesting studies to find out which species we all have in common, like <i>Staph. aureus</i> and which ones vary amongst individuals or groups.Bart Hallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18014303303902523264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-89076816204226685862019-08-06T02:30:09.540-05:002019-08-06T02:30:09.540-05:00the 17th century Japanese were disgusted by the st...<i>the 17th century Japanese were disgusted by the stink of the English seamen,...</i><br /><br />When I was a kid I’d call my aunt”s swimming pool the Seaman Pond because I misheard the Beverly Hillbillies call their pool the “Cement Pond”.<br /><br />Undoubtably, to their horror, my mother and her sisters must’ve heard me repeatedly say Semen Pond.Wincehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15002449963597087316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-63608878161108773492019-08-06T02:13:54.054-05:002019-08-06T02:13:54.054-05:00...the 17th century Japanese were disgusted by the...<i>...the 17th century Japanese were disgusted by the stink of the English seamen, but the stink disappeared if and when they adopted the Japanese diet.</i><br /><br />Yeesh, how’d they know what English semen smelled like?<br /><br />Is this a bukkake thing?Wincehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15002449963597087316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-842208906049954262019-08-06T00:28:21.961-05:002019-08-06T00:28:21.961-05:00For sixty-five years I ate pretty much whatever I ...For sixty-five years I ate pretty much whatever I wanted. Then I ran into blood pressure and blood sugar problems and had to eat more healthily. Out with fried foods, junk food, processed food (including deli meats), most red meat. In with non-fried chicken and fish, veggies, fruits, proteins and fibres. Oil, not butter, and lots of spices. Very little dairy and careful with fats and carbs. It made a huge difference to my bathing and deodorant needs.<br /><br />In Shogun, James Clavell writes how the 17th century Japanese were disgusted by the stink of the English seamen, but the stink disappeared if and when they adopted the Japanese diet.Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15836910211382887430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-15864644571835740312019-08-05T23:33:45.980-05:002019-08-05T23:33:45.980-05:00When I lived in England, central heating was not c...When I lived in England, central heating was not common. It took a certain amount of moral fiber to bath thoroughly on cold mornings. Nonetheless, sex happened. But not oral sex. Williamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07837540030934495651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-2570726483390598182019-08-05T22:55:34.410-05:002019-08-05T22:55:34.410-05:00When someone is so determined to avoid soap that h...When someone is so determined to avoid soap that he anoints himself with bacterial paste grown in dirt that horses have rolled in, it's hard not to think that some sort of mental illness is at workTom T.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09539041295879675002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-89371722336158872532019-08-05T22:40:56.721-05:002019-08-05T22:40:56.721-05:00Mishu
It is cultural appropriation. Toilet paper ...Mishu <br />It is cultural appropriation. Toilet paper was invented. The inventor’s culture owns the exclusive rights. Ken Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08207803092348071005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-49664040169516264972019-08-05T22:35:31.601-05:002019-08-05T22:35:31.601-05:00It's only a matter of time when someone from t...It's only a matter of time when someone from the Guardian will proclaim wiping your ass after pooping serves the patriarchy.mishuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03182751091395503578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-63988456157470784152019-08-05T21:49:49.664-05:002019-08-05T21:49:49.664-05:00Wouldn't go near any female crotch that hasn&#...Wouldn't go near any female crotch that hasn't seen soap & water for more than 4 hours.gspencerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01335355555146940449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-68396577310871241172019-08-05T21:45:56.443-05:002019-08-05T21:45:56.443-05:00I get overheated and prefer to risk running practi...<i>I get overheated and prefer to risk running practically nekkid as a jay bird.</i><br /><br />I hear Meade asking for pictures.Darrellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11277966379512526469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-15415685647981115132019-08-05T21:42:42.343-05:002019-08-05T21:42:42.343-05:00How does this guy feel about baby-wipes?
How does this guy feel about baby-wipes?<br />Achilleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04109507896997459818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-48912034392304878422019-08-05T21:42:09.101-05:002019-08-05T21:42:09.101-05:00Meade,
Thank you for the link! All of us who cavo...Meade,<br />Thank you for the link! All of us who cavort through the wilds of the East Bay parks have become experts in poison oak hygiene. Mostly we use Tech-Nu and cold water. I seem to be relatively insensitive to it—only getting a small patch of it infrequently. Boy does it itch! <br /><br />I grew up in the Midwest, and poison ivy was indigenous, but I have never seen poison ivy grow the way poison oak does out here. It is like kudzu! It is sneaky, too—in the winter, it loses its leaves, and we unwittingly clamber through it willy-nilly. My fellow runners all dress in protective clothing—tights and knee socks, long sleeves....I get overheated and prefer to risk running practically nekkid as a jay bird.Anne-I-Amhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12415624884631613298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-19332460061642198342019-08-05T21:40:01.972-05:002019-08-05T21:40:01.972-05:00I would estimate one out of 20 Germans doesn't...I would estimate one out of 20 Germans doesn't bathe at all, but should. Their fragrance rolls through public spaces behind them. And God help you if you have to sit next to their stank ass. <br /><br />P.S. to Meade - TMFI. Heh.Oso Negrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07996629147239192401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-71365204537675129482019-08-05T21:23:01.750-05:002019-08-05T21:23:01.750-05:00Argan oil is just oil from an olive-like fruit on ...<i>Argan oil is just oil from an olive-like fruit on the Argan tree</i><br /><br />yeah- they made us read that book "Flowers For ArganOil" in hi-school.<br />That's the one about the dead mouse, right?Ingachuck'stoothlessARMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09042427284494828012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-62936054815885958712019-08-05T21:21:25.771-05:002019-08-05T21:21:25.771-05:00No Hot Showers: https://www.poison-ivy.org/story/n...No Hot Showers: https://www.poison-ivy.org/story/no-hot-showersMeadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00117933390338651739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-90694051418250211182019-08-05T21:07:56.682-05:002019-08-05T21:07:56.682-05:00I can go days and days without bathing and have no...I can go days and days without bathing and have no body odor. I never wear deodorant. The only time I get a (rank) body odor is when I am nervous and sweat—then I smell horrible. <br /><br />I just went for an eight mile run on the trails near my house. I sweated like a pig (so much for women “glowing”), and my lower legs were dark brown with dust, but I had no odor. <br /><br />My issue with not using soap is how will I get all that dirt off of my legs after a trail run? Seriously! And...sometimes I brush up against poison oak. Then I have to use detergent-based cleanser to get off the oil.Anne-I-Amhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12415624884631613298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-49491936555078481492019-08-05T21:02:31.803-05:002019-08-05T21:02:31.803-05:00I can't believe she didn't talk about &quo...I can't believe she didn't talk about "pongy"BuckIVhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947169165290197268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-79353737260010063652019-08-05T20:46:33.590-05:002019-08-05T20:46:33.590-05:00so...no more "Have her washed and sent to my ...so...no more "Have her washed and sent to my cabin" ?<br /><br />Wanna hear a clean joke?<br />I took a bath with bubbles. <br />Want to hear a dirty one? <br />Bubbles is the girl next door!Ingachuck'stoothlessARMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09042427284494828012noreply@blogger.com