# Do Axe products (body sprays and deodorants) work? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [December 14, 2004, 10:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-axe-products-body-sprays-and-deodorants-work/279764 "2004-12-14T10:26:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Jervoise](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d2c977/32.png) [@Jervoise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jervoise)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2004, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-axe-products-body-sprays-and-deodorants-work/279764/21 "2004-12-14T22:11:45Z")
I also vote no. If you want to smell nice, invest in a nice eau de toilette. If you want to stay dry, apply a odourless antiperspirant. Combine both if desired. A cheap product from a supermarket isn’t going to do both well. ---
**Author:** ![Ashes\_Ashes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/db5fbb/32.png) [@Ashes\_Ashes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ashes_Ashes)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2004, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-axe-products-body-sprays-and-deodorants-work/279764/22 "2004-12-14T22:34:52Z")
Gah! You’ve reminded me to bring goggles for the first day back at school after christmas break. Imagine a thousand boys let loose with the new can of Axe they got from Santa. ---
**Author:** ![Mudshark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f04885/32.png) [@Mudshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mudshark)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2004, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-axe-products-body-sprays-and-deodorants-work/279764/23 "2004-12-14T23:03:34Z")
Actually, my girlfriend’s mother likes when I wear Orion or Kilo from Axe. Everytime I wear it and go to her house, she says she likes it. So does my girlfriend. But i never wear it as a deodorant, I use regualr deodorant. I just spray a little on my clothes before I leave I dagree that Moves by Adidas is much better. Axe lingers in the room far too long after it has been sprayed. ---
**Author:** ![Flutterby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Flutterby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flutterby)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2004, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-axe-products-body-sprays-and-deodorants-work/279764/24 "2004-12-14T23:21:29Z")
Well, I like Axe but only after it’s had time to dissipate (a few days…) I thought the being able to taste it was just my ex’s problem, I think I’ll have to revise my thoughts on this then. ---
**Author:** ![psycat90](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7ea924/32.png) [@psycat90](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psycat90)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2004, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-axe-products-body-sprays-and-deodorants-work/279764/25 "2004-12-15T00:43:33Z")
My teenage boys love to use the stuff. Especially my younger one. While I don’t particularly care for the smell, it’s not nearly as bad as plain old teenage boy. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Emperor\_Penguin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/c2a13f/32.png) [@Emperor\_Penguin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Emperor_Penguin)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2004, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-axe-products-body-sprays-and-deodorants-work/279764/26 "2004-12-15T03:34:05Z")
> [@Kid\_A](#): > > The only time I use is after physical activity where I am unable to shower. Like when I play beach volleyball in the summer. Just give myself a spray when I finish up and keeps my car from smelling of sweat. I find it really is too powerful for social occasions, plus if the smell makes me nauseous if I apply too much. Heh. Hence my friends and myself dubbing it “Shower in a can”. I have a bottle that I use when I havn’t done laundry, and I’m just running out of the house for a bit. Find a shirt of off the ground, check for stains, put on, couple of quick sprays and voila! “Laundry Fresh”. Also works if I sleep in and don’t have time for an actual shower. Don’t get me wrong, this isn’t an everyday thing. I have to have my morning shower. But in a pinch it’s better to smell like a moldy rose than an unwashed walrus. [sub]No I’m not seeing anyone. Why do you ask?[/sub] ---
**Author:** ![DWToml815](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a8b319/32.png) [@DWToml815](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DWToml815)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2004, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-axe-products-body-sprays-and-deodorants-work/279764/27 "2004-12-15T04:04:31Z")
What, noone uses Old-Spice anymore? The antiperspirant actually works, and my wife likes the scent. ---
**Author:** ![uglybeech](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/82dd89/32.png) [@uglybeech](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/uglybeech)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2004, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-axe-products-body-sprays-and-deodorants-work/279764/28 "2004-12-15T05:06:46Z")
Snap out of it, it’s a commercial. If you even considered for a moment that the “axe effect” was anything other than marketing b.s. you need to switch off the t.v. and slap yourself in the face because you’re in an advertisement induced trance. It’s just a perfume. Use it or don’t. ---
**Author:** ![WeRSauron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f19dbf/32.png) [@WeRSauron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WeRSauron)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2004, 5:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-axe-products-body-sprays-and-deodorants-work/279764/29 "2004-12-15T05:57:08Z")
But . . . but . . . but . . . you mean it’s not true that if I use the stuff I’ll turn into a shirtless, buff god? Oh, darn. I hate reality. WRS ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2004, 7:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-axe-products-body-sprays-and-deodorants-work/279764/30 "2004-12-15T07:05:15Z")
I needed a new deodorant- and I happened to be in the store with a rather hot & lusty redhead. She picked Axe Phoenix as what she thought was the 'sexiest". However, no, she didn’t attack me then & there in the personal products aisle. And several others- such as Brut- she said were “vile”. So- i’d say that to some women it is certainly better than armpit odor. ---
**Author:** ![WeRSauron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f19dbf/32.png) [@WeRSauron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WeRSauron)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2004, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-axe-products-body-sprays-and-deodorants-work/279764/31 "2004-12-18T04:32:06Z")
Very interesting responses all. I guess I’ll get Phoenix but concentrate on other non-Axe products. (Besides, if the commercials demonstrate anything, Axe is probably also a depilatory. All of the hot, sexy men who wear it are noticeably hairless.) WRS/Thû ---
**Author:** ![DadWagonDriver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/edb3f5/32.png) [@DadWagonDriver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DadWagonDriver)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2004, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-axe-products-body-sprays-and-deodorants-work/279764/32 "2004-12-18T21:07:34Z")
After two hours, Axe spray smells like White Castle onions. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-axe-products-body-sprays-and-deodorants-work/279764.md?page=1)