# How frequently do you wear deodorant? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [November 3, 2010, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-frequently-do-you-wear-deodorant/559340 "2010-11-03T16:24:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2010, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-frequently-do-you-wear-deodorant/559340/41 "2010-11-04T02:47:53Z")
Female, 31, Ohio. I put on deodorant every day before I get dressed, which is not until after work, as I work from home in my jammies. I shower at night, every other day. My dad is like some of the folks mentioned in this thread - he doesn’t wear deodorant and he does not smell. I don’t think he showers every day. I never knew what Sweaty Man BO smelled like until I did a construction project with some older dudes. Ack! ---
**Author:** ![Autolycus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/22d042/32.png) [@Autolycus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Autolycus)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2010, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-frequently-do-you-wear-deodorant/559340/42 "2010-11-04T02:59:58Z")
Male, 26, currently in northern Japan. I shower every weekday and almost every weekend-day. I use deodorant almost every day as well. I sweat easily and it’s not always lilacs and daisies. ---
**Author:** ![divemaster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/divemaster/32/78_2.png) [@divemaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/divemaster)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2010, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-frequently-do-you-wear-deodorant/559340/43 "2010-11-04T03:00:31Z")
Male 42. Shower every morning before work; apply antiperspirant/deodorant afterwards. After working out in the afternoon, another shower and application of the no stinkum. Saturdays are a bit more lax. Currently living in Northern VA, but same pattern no matter where I’ve lived. > [@GameHat](#): > > QFT. I dated a Korean woman for a while and it was shockingly bizarre to me - she never wore deodorant, but I never knew until she told me. She never smelled, ever. Not even after a heavy workout. My wife is Korean and this is true for her. I would add that her shit don’t stink but honestly _I don’t think she ever takes a shit_. In 10+ years together I’ve never seen nor smelled any evidence of that. Oh, she can fart up a storm, but that’s about it. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Kiwi\_Fruit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kiwi_fruit/32/12_2.png) [@Kiwi\_Fruit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kiwi_Fruit)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2010, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-frequently-do-you-wear-deodorant/559340/44 "2010-11-04T03:06:45Z")
Are you male or female? **Male** How frequently do you wear/put on deodorant? **Daily (Unless it’s a weekend day at home, for example.)** And how frequently do you shower? **Same as above, unless I do strenuous work at the weekend and I shower after.** What age are you? **55** Where do you live? **New Zealand** ---
**Author:** ![AHunter3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ahunter3/32/368_2.png) [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2010, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-frequently-do-you-wear-deodorant/559340/45 "2010-11-04T03:11:43Z")
Male, 51. Tom’s deodorant, no antiperspirant, after every shower, which means every morning. ---
**Author:** ![lindsaybluth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/90db22/32.png) [@lindsaybluth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lindsaybluth)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2010, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-frequently-do-you-wear-deodorant/559340/46 "2010-11-04T04:02:14Z")
> [@Hilarity\_N.Suze](#): > > I have deodorant failure after wearing a certain brand for awhile, and have to switch. When pregnant, I had deodorant failure with EVERY brand I tried. I used to have “deodorant failure” until I tried Mitchum gel. Blow dry pits, apply, blow dry pits again. Let’s just say the Tom’s deodorant stopped working 45 minutes in. ---
**Author:** ![Askance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/askance/32/8281_2.png) [@Askance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Askance)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2010, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-frequently-do-you-wear-deodorant/559340/47 "2010-11-04T04:16:48Z")
> [@Todderbob](#): > > Are you male or female? How frequently do you wear/put on deodorant? And how frequently do you shower? What age are you? Where do you live? Male Never Daily 54 [see location field] I specifically asked my SO whether I smelled at all, and the answer is basically no - if she has her head in my armpit (she’s quite short) at the end of the day, maybe a little, but otherwise no. ---
**Author:** ![OpalCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8edcca/32.png) [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2010, 6:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-frequently-do-you-wear-deodorant/559340/48 "2010-11-04T06:11:10Z")
**Are you male or female?** Female **How frequently do you wear/put on deodorant?** maybe once a month. I used to have to wear it daily, but when I got pregnant, my body odor (including foot odor) just _went away_ and hasn’t come back (my son is now 15). If I get really sweaty I _may_ end up needing it, but not even usually then. It’s kind of weird. \*\*And how frequently do you shower? \*\*2-3 days, but I have a bidet attachment on my toilet so I keep fairly fresh in the danger zone areas between times. \*\*What age are you? \*\*38 **Where do you live?** Boston area, but I’ve lived in many climates, including Tucson, AZ. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2010, 6:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-frequently-do-you-wear-deodorant/559340/49 "2010-11-04T06:24:34Z")
Male. Pretty much never. Once or twice a month at most. I try to shower every day, but if I’m not meeting up with anyone, I might skip a day. 35. ---
**Author:** ![shiftless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9c0ed/32.png) [@shiftless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shiftless)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2010, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-frequently-do-you-wear-deodorant/559340/50 "2010-11-04T13:50:25Z")
Male, 54. Shower twice a day usually (morning and after my workout) and apply deodorant each time because I got a couple of comments about my smell back in my 20s so I worry about it. My wife has never used deoderant that I know of and she always smells nice. ---
**Author:** ![Ferret\_Herder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e47774/32.png) [@Ferret\_Herder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferret_Herder)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2010, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-frequently-do-you-wear-deodorant/559340/51 "2010-11-04T14:07:23Z")
Female, 40, Chicago, wear deodorant/antiperspirant combo every day, shower every day but might occasionally skip a day if I’m not going out (home sick, etc.). I used to sweat a fair amount until I started using a “clinical strength” antiperspirant; now I never have that problem - in the armpits at least - except on the worst hot days. My husband used mine on a day that he ran out, and immediately decided he had to get some clinical strength as well; he walks several miles a day delivering mail, lugging a heavy bag with him, and this stuff helps tremendously against underarm sweat for him. ---
**Author:** ![may\_be\_ignorant](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c5a1d2/32.png) [@may\_be\_ignorant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/may_be_ignorant)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2010, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-frequently-do-you-wear-deodorant/559340/52 "2010-11-05T22:01:07Z")
I’m 18, male and live in Indiana. Every single day for all of the above. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-frequently-do-you-wear-deodorant/559340.md?page=2)