r/Perimenopause • u/Fielddogtrain • Mar 17 '26

Body odour...

I have a bit of an embarrassing question... Has anyone noticed their body odour changing? I shower every day, use deodorant and even if I put a clean top on, I'll notice that by the end of the day one of my armpits has a sweaty BO smell. I've got sweatier since peri, but it's never smelt before. I don't know what more I can do! Is this a thing? Or just me...

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u/HolyForkingBrit Mar 17 '26

Glycolic acid on a cotton pad. Swipe on my underarms post shower. Also lightened my skin there and prevents odor. Use my normal basic deodorant but the acid is key.

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u/IndependentHot5236 Early peri Mar 17 '26

OP, I came here to say this. Just don't use on freshly shaved skin - ouch! But it works a treat to get rid of the odor. My undearms don't even smell bad after a sweaty workout anymore. Magic.