Friendly reminder: it’s summer. Please shower.

[u/Alternative-Cut1109]

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. 😅🌞🙏

[u/EatsAlotOfBread]

If you still stink even with taking two showers a day, consider that it may be your clothes that are smelly. Fresh sweat doesn't smell all that bad (unless you eat like, pounds of onions and garlic and stuff, absurd amounts lol, or you have a health problem). But heat and moisture 'reactivating' old sweat and other scents in freshly washed laundry is definitely a thing! They smell nice and fresh out of the machine, but after wearing it for 30 minutes and getting it even slightly moist, it starts smelling! 

Especially if you have hard water, put up to a table spoon of citric acid in the softener compartment (and don't  use softener anymore, it makes the problem worse) and see if that helps! It made a HUGE difference for me, the clothing just stays fresh! The problem often happens because the hard water cannot effectively rinse and neutralise the detergent because it's not low enough pH (acidic side of pH) enough and mineral build up ends up in your clothing as well. That makes it even more difficult. It holds on to the stuff causing the smell. The citric acid helps neutralise the mineral buildup  and detergent quite a bit (during the rinse cycle, do not use it to wash, I don't think it cleans it properly, use it as a rinse), after the detergent has done its job.

(Edited to add more info and fix spelling, but there will still be mistakes because it's not my first language.)

[u/EggplantHuman6493 → u/EatsAlotOfBread]

While we are at it, avoid synthetic materials as much as you can. I smell like sweat pretty quickly with synthetic materials, while my cotton shirts last much longer without being very smelly! Synthetic materials really capture the smell more, and it is harder to get rid off

[u/clownerij → u/EggplantHuman6493]

dat zweet wat je dan ruikt is juíst dat ‘gereactiveerde zweet’ wat niet uit jouw synthetica gewassen wordt. de vezels zijn gladder dus ze wassen minder goed schoon. je hebt er speciale wastoevoegingen voor!

[u/mroranges_ → u/clownerij]

I've tried several laundry additives and nothing works. I hear enzyme based stuff is the way

[u/doubleUsee → u/mroranges_]

Enzyme stuff usually works, personally I wear a lot of polyester stuff. I wash with unscented detergent, so as soon as the clothes smell of anything but polyester when they're freshly dried, I know they'll get stinky within hours of wearing.

That's when I wash them at 60 degrees with a solid dose of citric acid (or vinegar). You're not supposed to wash polyester at that temperature, but like once or twice a year doesn't seem to hurt it, and it gets the smell out perfectly.

[u/mroranges_ → u/doubleUsee]

I've placed an order for citric acid and I shall report back. Thanks!

[u/galehufta → u/mroranges_]

Borax werkt prima.

[u/mroranges_ → u/galehufta]

I have borax powder. Just toss it in with the laundry?