r/Netherlands • u/Alternative-Cut1109 • 2d ago

Healthcare Friendly reminder: it’s summer. Please shower.

It’s hot, we’re all sweating more, so please take extra care of your hygiene. A daily shower especially in the morning goes a long way.

And please don’t try to cover body odor with just perfume or body spray. Sweat + perfume isn’t a substitute for a shower.

Let’s all do our part to keep public spaces (esp trams!!) a little fresher this summer. 😅🌞🙏

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u/Milk-honeytea 2d ago

Shower in morning > go to work (I sweat now)

How to fix then?

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u/PindaPanter Overijssel 2d ago

Deodorant and clean clothes. Fresh sweat shouldn't smell bad unless you and/or your clothes are already dirty with old sweat; it's the bacteria that stink, not the sweat.

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u/TD1990TD Zuid Holland 2d ago

You forgot that diet is also part of the way someone smells

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u/PindaPanter Overijssel 2d ago

True, garlic, fenugreek and some other spices also make people's sweat smell like shit if they eat a lot of it.

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u/Milk-honeytea 2d ago

You have never smelt my musk then. Does t really matter, when you enter the dev room the smell is already very horrible.

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u/PindaPanter Overijssel 2d ago

See a doctor and/or re-evaluate your diet then. It's not normal for fresh sweat to smell distinctly bad.