No Shower Month: Record How Long You Lasted

[stoned]

When I fianally take shower one day, I'm going to have to use bleach or chlorox instead of fancy soaps.

 

[Huckleberry]

Oh, Evo, what's your favorite soap? Lever2000 and Irish Spring are like aphrodesiacs for me! I could just gobble up a guy who smells like one of those. Oh, and one guy I dated always had great smelling hair, so I asked him what shampoo he used because I just loved the way it smelled...Head and Shoulders

Irish Spring is my favorite. I like the smell of it and the colors on the bar of soap appeal to me. They all kind of swirl together without ever blending. I'll try and watch the pattern as it wears down. My grandmother had a canary once that would wolf-whistle whenever the commercial came on.
TV "Clean as a whistle. Woooot Wooo!"
Canary "Woooot Wooo!"
I don't like most colognes. I especially despise Old Spice. Anything that smells like baby powder I don't like. I bought this new gel anti-perspirant and tried it out. It smelled like baby powder and I hate it. I'm too cheap to throw it out so I use it anyway. Works good, just don't like the scent.

 

[Moonbear]

Irish Spring is my favorite. I like the smell of it and the colors on the bar of soap appeal to me. They all kind of swirl together without ever blending. I'll try and watch the pattern as it wears down. My grandmother had a canary once that would wolf-whistle whenever the commercial came on.
TV "Clean as a whistle. Woooot Wooo!"
Canary "Woooot Wooo!"
I don't like most colognes. I especially despise Old Spice. Anything that smells like baby powder I don't like. I bought this new gel anti-perspirant and tried it out. It smelled like baby powder and I hate it. I'm too cheap to throw it out so I use it anyway. Works good, just don't like the scent.

Ooh, you're sounding better and better (or at least smelling better and better). My stepdad wears old spice and I hate it! Now I know what old man smell is, it's Old Spice. Baby powder smells good on babies, but that's it. But, yeah, I'm like you are about that, if the antiperspirant works, just live with the scent and don't buy it again.

 

[Danger]

Hey, what's the world record for not bathing?

The only one I personally know of was my uncle who was killed in France in 1917. He spent several weeks in the same trench. When they were pretty sure that they weren't going to get shot at for a few minutes, they'd take their helmets off and use them as basins to shave and wash their asses. That was maybe a couple of times a week.
I'm betting that a lot of primitive tribes in Africa and South America don't put quite so much of a premium on hygeine.
As for the Napoleonic quote, it was because of the pheremonal effect of sweat. In the dark ages, women would hold apples under their armpits for a few hours, then gift departing knights with them to keep them inspired. It's all based upon the fact that sweat in the pits, groin and breasts includes proteins, aromatic oils, and other chemicals that are not present in normal sweat. I defer to Ms. Bear for details.

 

[stoned]

I heard something about pheromones being secreted in armpits glands and supposedlly women find them irresistible.

 

[Huckleberry]

It's all based upon the fact that sweat in the pits, groin and breasts includes proteins, aromatic oils, and other chemicals that are not present in normal sweat.

So is it bad if I find my own armpit sweat particularly offensive, or is that normal? This must be a subconscious thing, if it is even a trait that humans still possess. I've read that the sense of smell is different from the other senses in that it connects to the brain in a way that bypasses conscious thought somehow. I've probably described that poorly. I don't know the particulars of it but supposedly this is why scent is the best sense for evoking memories. So maybe when we smell people's armpit sweat (and other areas) we may find it offensive, but we react on a subconscious level.

Hey Moonbear, check my armpits. Do they stink to you?

 

[Moonbear]

I heard something about pheromones being secreted in armpits glands and supposedlly women find them irresistible.

Myth. There was a study where women smelled t-shirts that men had worn to see how they rated armpit odors while they were in different stages of their monthly cycle. The hypothesis was that they would find armpit odor (and included pheromones) more attractive when they were ovulating than other times of the month. They didn't find it attractive...slightly less offensive, but they still ranked the odors as bad. I don't know if I can locate that study again to cite it. Of course there may be cultural differences that were not considered in that study, but that would indicate it's a learned preference, not that there is anything inherently attractive about armpit smell.

I can also say from experience that I don't care how much I love a guy or how attracted I am to him, if his pits stink, I'm sending him to the shower!

 

[Evo]

As for the Napoleonic quote, it was because of the pheremonal effect of sweat.

The Empress Josephine was addicted to musk. She used so much that story has it you can still smell it in the walls.

 

[Moonbear]

Hey Moonbear, check my armpits. Do they stink to you?

No way! Smell your own! *hands Huck Irish Spring soap* Even better, just take a shower to be on the safe side. Need any help washing your back?[/size]

 

[Evo]

Myth. There was a study where women smelled t-shirts that men had worn to see how they rated armpit odors while they were in different stages of their monthly cycle. The hypothesis was that they would find armpit odor (and included pheromones) more attractive when they were ovulating than other times of the month. They didn't find it attractive...slightly less offensive, but they still ranked the odors as bad. I don't know if I can locate that study again to cite it.

You mean this study?

Study...
A study conducted by UCLA's Department of Psychiatry has revealed that the male face a woman finds most attractive can differ depending on where she is in her menstrual cycle.

For instance, if she is ovulating, she is attracted to men with rugged and masculine features.

However, if she is menstruating or menopausal, she is more prone to be attracted to a man with scissors lodged in his temple and a bat jammed up his ass while he is on fire.

Further studies are expected.

 

[Moonbear]

You mean this study?

Study...
A study conducted by UCLA's Department of Psychiatry has revealed that the male face a woman finds most attractive can differ depending on where she is in her menstrual cycle.

For instance, if she is ovulating, she is attracted to men with rugged and masculine features.

However, if she is menstruating or menopausal, she is more prone to be attracted to a man with scissors lodged in his temple and a bat jammed up his ass while he is on fire.

Further studies are expected.

 

[Danger]

Myth. There was a study where women smelled t-shirts that men had worn to see how they rated armpit odors while they were in different stages of their monthly cycle.

Another one had women sniff T-shirts and rate which owner they would probably be most attracted to. They then did the same thing with a series of facial photos. It was bloody amazing how often the owner of the shirt was the picture chosen by a particular woman.

 

[cronxeh]

However, if she is menstruating or menopausal, she is more prone to be attracted to a man with scissors lodged in his temple and a bat jammed up his ass while he is on fire.

Further studies are expected.

so.. who wants to sniff my pheromones.. limited time offer! finest quality alpha-male sample!

 

[Moonbear]

Most armpit odor is just bacterial by-products. There might be pheromones secreted too, but it's not what causes the odor.

 

[SOS2008]

Myth. There was a study where women smelled t-shirts that men had worn to see how they rated armpit odors while they were in different stages of their monthly cycle. The hypothesis was that they would find armpit odor (and included pheromones) more attractive when they were ovulating than other times of the month. They didn't find it attractive...slightly less offensive, but they still ranked the odors as bad. I don't know if I can locate that study again to cite it.

It was a program on Discovery or some channel like that, right? I also thought I saw a program about attraction to pheromones indicating chemical compatibility for reproducing, but I could never find that one again.

I had a client that wore cologne too heavy who would always give me a hug when I saw him. I couldn't wait to get home and shower that obnoxious smell off of me. Many men think women are loving their cologne--so sad.

 

[cronxeh]

its better to have certain bacteria on your skin, as they will protect you in case of some virus/chemical attack by simply being there

thats why i won't scrub too hard in the shower - might get your skin raptured and infected, causing more harm than good. its never 'good' to scrub too hard.

 

[stoned]

Cronxeh ? we two are real men unlike those weaklings who must shower obsessivelly each and every day.
Bacteria is Good !

 

[Danger]

The Empress Josephine was addicted to musk. She used so much that story has it you can still smell it in the walls.

Okay, so the next time I want to woo a French empress, I'll rub a musk ox under my arms.

she is more prone to be attracted to a man with scissors lodged in his temple and a bat jammed up his ass while he is on fire.

Is that a fruit bat or a Louisville Slugger?

Most armpit odor is just bacterial by-products. There might be pheromones secreted too, but it's not what causes the odor.

Yeah, I know that the noticeable odour is bacteria ****; I was referring to the subliminal chemicals that directly impact the limbic system without being consciously noticed.

The thing that I find weird about cologne or after-shave is that women and men don't find the same scents attractive. For men, pumpkin pie is the most reactive one, on average. I can't remember what the female one is. Now, I'm not about to wear something that I don't like myself, and if it's something that I do like, then the women probably won't. So I don't bother. I just leave a little trace of my aloe shaving cream on (smear it around while partially rinsing).

It was a program on Discovery or some channel like that, right?

Naw... I don't get cable, remember? It was an episode of 'The Sex Files' dealing with bodily fluids.

its better to have certain bacteria on your skin, as they will protect you in case of some virus/chemical attack by simply being there

That's one reason that I boycott antibacterial soaps. I have a very good working relationship with my bacteria. I don't try to kill them, and they kill things that are trying to make me sick. All that those stupid high-tech cleansers do is erode your immune system.

 

[stoned]

The only one I personally know of was my uncle who was killed in France in 1917. He spent several weeks in the same trench. When they were pretty sure that they weren't going to get shot at for a few minutes, they'd take their helmets off and use them as basins to shave and wash their asses. :

you are absolutelly right, soldiers in WW1 and other conflicts went thru hell.
my grandpa was in trenches fighting on the German side, he was wounded few times.he told simmilar stories about personnal hygiene while fighting there.

 

[Huckleberry]

More people were killed by the flu virus in one year than all of the people that died in World War I. http://www.stanford.edu/group/virus/uda/ Would proper hygeine have saved many of those lives?

However, if she is menstruating or menopausal, she is more prone to be attracted to a man with scissors lodged in his temple and a bat jammed up his ass while he is on fire.

Where did they find guys willing to participate in this experiment? Must be the same ones that they advertise in the papers for smoking pot experiments. Get 'em high and then sodomize them and light them on fire. I think I smell die hard feminists nearby.

No way! Smell your own! *hands Huck Irish Spring soap* Even better, just take a shower to be on the safe side. Need any help washing your back?
Today 01:50 AM

Yes please.

Time for bed for me. I think tomorrow I'll see if I can dig up any info on human pheremones and how the sense of smell functions. I'm kind of curious.

 

[Danger]

my grandpa was in trenches fighting on the German side, he was wounded few times.he told simmilar stories about personnal hygiene while fighting there.

You never know; they might have been fighting each other. The thing about my uncle was that he was shot in the leg. After the next movement, the British medics did a sweep of the field and missed him. A German soldier about 17 or 18 years old (who could very well be the one who shot him) found him, picked him up, and carried him to an Allied field hospital. Needless to say, that involved his surrendering. Not an easy thing for someone to do, particularly given the false propoganda as to how we treated prisoners. Unfortunately, Bruce had already developed gangrene and died of that. If penicillin had existed at the time, he would have been fine.

More people were killed by the flu virus in one year than all of the people that died in World War I.

I'm sure that if my uncle was still alive, he would be sad to hear that, but it has nothing to do with the question which you originally asked.

 

[Moonbear]

Yes please.

Time for bed for me.

Okay, one down. Who's next for the shower?

 

[hypatia]

I wouldn't even worry about bacteria, its the fungus that will get ya.
I shower every other day, useing french hard milled soap, or natural peppermint soap.
And yes you do get use to your own smell, so you don't think you stink, when in fact you do. Your body sweats off at least a pint of fluids a day, even in your sleep.

 

[arildno]

My B.O. is excessively strong, so that I need to shower at least twice a day (along with use of deodrant) to remain reasonably "fresh".

While I enjoy showering, it is rather bothersome since, on occasional days, I can't get a decent second shower.

 

[Astronuc]

Bacteria is Good !

Oh, yeah?

Watch out for Necrotizing Fasciitis, a rare bacterial infection that can destroy skin and the soft tissues beneath it, including fat and the tissue covering the muscles (fascia). Because these tissues often die rapidly, a person with necrotizing fasciitis is sometimes said to be infected with "flesh-eating" bacteria, especially Streptococcus pyrogenes.

 

[BobG]

More people were killed by the flu virus in one year than all of the people that died in World War I. http://www.stanford.edu/group/virus/uda/ Would proper hygeine have saved many of those lives?

Where did they find guys willing to participate in this experiment? Must be the same ones that they advertise in the papers for smoking pot experiments. Get 'em high and then sodomize them and light them on fire. I think I smell die hard feminists nearby.
Yes please.

A little hygeine goes a long way towards improving people's ability to both avoid and to withstand a lot of diseases (although I have the same poor opinion of anti-bacterial soaps - it's equivalent to doctors handing out a dose of penecillin for every childhood cold just to shut the mother up).

You can find guys willing to participate in any experiment. They got volunteers from an Army base up in Alaska to test mosquito repellents. The volunteers had to sit out in the woods wearing mosquito repellent and then the researchers would count the mosquito bites. Repellents with DEET scored best - only about 4 bites per hour. The poor guys wearing the placebo got about 1089 mosquito bites per hour. Those (the placebo wearers) are probably the ones that volunteered for Evo's experiment.

In fact, I'd make one exception to good hygeine. When I was in Alaska I didn't like to shower because it tended to wash off the mosquito repellent ... for minutes at a time! Of course, that did tend to solve the 'cologne' problem - everyone, male or female, all smelled like mosquito repellent.

 

[Echo 6 Sierra]

I just took my annual shower.

OMG...I just threw up a little in my mouth...

I've gone aboot a week w/o washing, except for the goods, and for fun we would sit in the glow of a heat tab bonfire and use our bayonettes to scrape the gook off ourselves, but, as astronuc advised, had to reapply the deet (govt. bug juice) to the freshly scraped areas. We were finally hipped to deet laundry additive. It was alright for chiggers-n-such but some would get a "tinny-oyster" taste in their mouth almost like if you used DMSO.

 

[SOS2008]

its better to have certain bacteria on your skin, as they will protect you in case of some virus/chemical attack by simply being there.

Cronxeh? we two are real men unlike those weaklings who must shower obsessivelly each and every day. Bacteria is Good !

That's one reason that I boycott antibacterial soaps. I have a very good working relationship with my bacteria. I don't try to kill them, and they kill things that are trying to make me sick. All that those stupid high-tech cleansers do is erode your immune.

Um, Dirt Theory is my theory - 'k'?

The thing that I find weird about cologne or after-shave is that women and men don't find the same scents attractive.

Right. So what you do is let your woman pick out a cologne for you.

 

[Evo]

Ok, I'll admit that my one weakness is Grey Flannel cologne for men. I cannot resist a man that wears it.

So, what does everyone smell like? I know body chemistry affects scent, but it will give us some idea. I currently wear "Body" by Victoria's Secret.

 

[SOS2008]

I think tomorrow I'll see if I can dig up any info on human pheremones and how the sense of smell functions. I'm kind of curious.

There are some fragrances that supposedly use pheromones as an ingredient.

I don't know what that guy used, but it was definitely an aphrodisiac. I asked him, but he wouldn't tell me.

Ok, I'll admit that my one weakness is Grey Flannel cologne for men. I cannot resist a man that wears it.

I don't know what that guy used, but it was definitely an aphrodisiac. I asked him, but he wouldn't tell me.

Hmm, maybe you have been a victim of this ingredient...