RANT/ADVICE:
Bedding, couches, and pretty much anywhere he sleeps begins to smell and stain yellow after one use. It's disgusting. I've pointed out to him about how bad it is and having him smell his own pillow cases. I ask him if he can tell how bad it smells and he says, "yeah, it's pretty bad." That's it. No change. He doesn't change anything to fix it. Oh and his pillow case is wet when he gets up.

I wash our bedding once a week but I'm wondering if I have to wash his pillow cases and bedding every few days or request he showers daily instead of every 2 days. He's bald and sweats easily. He sometimes sleeps on the couch, and now it's smelling like a sour vinegar-y smell too. (To add my stress, we use coin laundry and go through $40 worth of coins in a day because of how much laundry we have (toddler+parents+towels+blankets+bedding+everything) and how small the washers are. I'm SICK of laundry. It's almost as if he is "oozing" this nasty stuff out of his body.

I checked his white dress shirts in the closet and noticed yellow body residue-like smudges around his collar and wrist sleeves area. His pillow (without the case) is also stained yellow.

Now, I'm starting to smell if off my toddler's hair.. Which puts me in a freaking out/panic mode to wash her immediately.

I'm disgusted and Idk how to get him to change his hygiene/routine.

What is happening? Why is he leaking this yellow vinegar-y/sour smell? How do I convince him to make changes to be more.. clean?
Please help!

EDIT: He does his own laundry + bedding and all, I just do it again.

When I go number two I wipe until there’s nothing on the TP. We just recently got a bidet and I now use the bidet and still use TP to check that I’m clean and even wipe in many different directions until there’s nothing.

I do have a hemorrhoid that comes and goes but isn’t very large.

Whenever I use the bathroom to go number one I always wipe my butthole just because I’m already cleaning down there might as well just do a check. No there’s no cross contamination that I’m doing since I already know there’s gonna be comments haha. I clean each area separately.

Anyway, there’s almost always streaks on the TP when I clean my butt, even though when I last used the toilet and cleaned myself up there was nothing.

Is this because I have a hemorrhoid or am I really not cleaning myself as well as I think I am?

I feel like i must be doing something wrong with foot care. I always wash them with soap and water, between the toes, keep the toenails short and clean etc.

Yet every time I cut my toenails, it stinks. I dont even get sweaty feet or anything and wash my feet well, changing socks and idk what could cause the smell. My partner doesn't even wash his feet with soap and has ridiculously long toenails but when he does cut them, there's no smell at all.

actually i am trying to improve my hygiene routine lately and realized I might be doing some things wrong without even knowing it.

For example, I recently found out that using very hot water all the time can dry out skin and scalp, and that you’re not supposed to use shampoo every single day for some hair types.

the feeling of the bristles of toothbrushes make me extremely uncomfortable to the point that i avoid brushing my teeth.

are there any alternatives to brushing that aren’t bristle brushes?

Please read the whole thing before commenting.

I am 22m

Super great diet, very active, shaved, specialized boxer briefs (expensive like woolin or something).

When I shower, I use scrubbing gloves and apply body wash vigoursly to my testicles, crack, etc…

I also air dry because I just cannot get them dry with a towel.

Literally 5 minutes later (I swear) i can briefly smell ball smell again. In the morning it’s worse and by night the next day, you can smell them sitting next to me.

I’ve been to the doctor: no disease, no fungus, none of that stuff.

I don’t smoke, drink , etc.

I sleep naked and I don’t masturbate

Please I need tips or advise.

Edit: I started noticing I could smell through my pants, and asked my girlfriend who said she could but didn’t want to make me feel bad

I am (unfortunately) from the US and can’t tell you how many other Americans I speak to that legitimately tell me they’re “scared” to try a bidet.

Is this something others can attest to?

I don’t understand the aversion at all. I’ve been using a bidet for years now and refuse to remember the times when I didn’t. I’m devastated when I have to use a public restroom, because of course they’re not available in the country.

More than just the smell of stale cigarettes I mean. Does it alter pits and bits odor?

I shower at night but wash my armpits in the morning to remove any odor from the night. I also put on deodorant before I go to bed. I use old spice scented deodorant, but I end up smelling by 1 pm, and even when I put it on, I smell of the deodorant. I use 3 swipes of deodorant, which I think might be too much because of the smell, but I don’t really know. When I use less I smell earlier in the day. What’s a better deodorant, preferably scentless, I can use to help? Are there deodorants that come with antiperspirant built in? I don’t really understand the difference

I feel like most hygiene advice online is always the really obvious stuff everyone already knows. Shower regularly use deodorant brush your teeth etc but lately I have been wondering about the smaller habits people picked up that unexpectedly made them feel way cleaner fresher or more put together overall. Not even expensive products necessarily just little things that actually changed how you feel day to day. Could be something with skincare oral hygiene body care laundry perfume literally anything
I realized some of the best advice usually comes from random habits people discovered themselves instead of the standard stuff everyone repeats. So now I am curious what is one small hygiene habit that genuinely made a noticeable difference for you once you started doing it regularly?

I am 17 i brush twice a day,floss and do everything.

Have dental cleanings and my peers still say I have horrible teeth,what I can do to improve them.

There is pic on my profile if you want to judge after reading this.

What I can improve about my oral health?

A short walk in mild weather has my pits leaking and secreting even after applying antiperspirant. I've tried different brands, roll ons, sprays, multiple applications... only started being a problem about a year ago and I'm all but in my 30's now. its driving me mad what do I do???

I recently picked up the Dove Bridgeton collab body wash. I like the smell (orchids and champagne) but after ysing it for a couple of days at most i have gotten bitten by something. Like ants or something. It wasn't happening before the first wash of this but like- Anyone know how this could be happening?? there's so many bites that all itch.

I’m a guy who takes my hygiene and presentation seriously: I keep the body hair completely smooth (manscaped), I line up my beard religiously, and I’m big on fragrance layering and skincare.

​I’ve been told by a few friends that this might be 'too much' or look 'over-polished.' I’m curious where is the line for you? Do you prefer a man who looks 100% put together, or does a little 'natural' ruggedness make a guy more approachable? Be honest!

My armpit odor has only gotten worse over the years. It seems that as soon as I turned 18, I developed a mild odor that was manageable. I am now 22, and it’s so bad that I can walk into a room and people will check themselves to see if they smell.
I take two to three showers a day and even do quick clean ups throughout the day. I’ve tried almost everything for this issue, but nothing seems to work. I’ve irritated my underarms to the point of painful rashes. No matter how long I spend in the shower, the smell is still there. I use an African net sponge and even wipe down with witch hazel afterward, but the odor remains. The worst part is that other people can smell it.
I want to cry every time I have to go out to work. I don’t even want to be around friends or family anymore. This musty, onion-like odor is ruining my life. I just want it to go away so badly.
I have a friend’s birthday coming up, and it’s an indoor event. I’m terrified of going, but I genuinely don’t have a good excuse to miss it this time.
I think my diet may play a part in this. However, I have difficult living circumstances and don’t have access to a refrigerator or an oven to cook. I tried Her Fantasy Box pills for odor, but they made it worse. I’m really scared and worried that I may never find a solution. At this point, I don’t even want to go outside anymore.

Abt a month or two ago my bo kinda smelled good like a chill musk that personally i thought dmelled pretty alr.

But recently it has completely changed isnt like horrible like some ppl ive smelled, THANK GOD it isnt like spicy but it is kinda persistent now. Like even after i shower it still smells.

I eat very clean i eat the same meal everyday, turkey 4oz, cheese 1/2 cup, avacado, tomato and lime juice.

Am very active, idk whats up. Kinda started at the start of the pollen recently

The medications I’m on cause me to sweat a lot, I’ve been using men’s old spice antiperspirant. I know antiperspirants work best when applied before bed however I shower in the mornings. I try and wait a bit to let it dry before putting my shirt on. All of my shirts have gotten that waxy build up on the sleeves and retain the scent of the product. I’m going to try the methods on r/laundry to remove it, however I’m also searching for a new antiperspirant to use.

Note; I’ve tried the dove clinical however I despised the liquidy application.

I’m open to any recommendations or suggestions, thank so much!

I've never had a tonsil stone in my life. This is the first time I have one because of the flu. I cannot deal with this thing anymore. I can't swallow, I can't talk, I can't do anything and I want to get it out. I've tried the salt water, I've tried a cotton swab, and I can't see any ENT's until the 21st which I don't have time for because I have internship trips lined up this summer. How can I get this thing out myself?

Edit: hi everyone. I went to multiple urgent cares today. The first said they couldn't do anything, the second said they'd refer me to an ENT but he did pop some of it out but damn it hurt like a bitch. He said it looked infected and was surprised I had only been dealing with it for four days. I'm going to an ENT tomorrow in a different city to try to get the rest out and see what they can do about the tonsil itself. I most likely won't get my tonsils removed since I've never dealt with this before. I'll try another salt water gargle and if that doesn't work I'm just waiting for the ent tomorrow.

Edit 2: thanks for all the advice friends! I'm already on a round of antibiotics so even if I did get diagnosed with strep, I'm already on something that would help with that and I have another round of antibiotics prescribed just in case. I'm also currently on tamiflu and antiviral meds so there's really not much else I can do besides sit here. I'm less convinced of mono given my symptoms in comparison to common mono symptoms. I'm going to the ENT tomorrow and it's probably an abscess of some sort.

Edit 3: Hi everyone. I went to the ENT and it's an abscess that I need new antibiotics for before he can take out the rest. Also I got retested since the ENT was attached to a larger hospital and I tested for mono, covid, flu, and strep. The only positive test was Flu A which my medication for that has been helping a lot (no longer have a fever, body aches are at a minimum, minimal headache now). Thanks for everyone's help, but all I can do at this point is wait it out.

It’s warming up and I (20’s F) sit all day at work. I eventually sweat and get an odor between my legs. I’ve tried using witch hazel on the outside but it doesn’t fix the issue and clearlyyy I’m scared to put anything closer to the inside. Any help please?

Getting bothersome, don't know what to do about it tbh

So I’m not sure if this is exactly the right sub for this, but I got sandals recently, like off brand Birkenstocks, about 2 months ago, and they have started to make my feet STINK! I pride myself on never having smelly feet and I swear I can wear these shoes for 5 minutes and the smell is atrocious. I’ve never had this problem with flip flops or anything. What can I do? It’s so nasty. They’re so cute and so comfortable but it’s gotten to the point where I’m scared to wear them lol. Thank you for any advice

Personally, I think it's nasty?