# I am a man who uses womens deodorant and am proud of it so FUCK OFF! **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [August 1, 2002, 9:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-a-man-who-uses-womens-deodorant-and-am-proud-of-it-so-fuck-off/121845 "2002-08-01T09:41:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![nightshadea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7ba0ec/32.png) [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2016, 7:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-a-man-who-uses-womens-deodorant-and-am-proud-of-it-so-fuck-off/121845/41 "2016-05-10T07:17:39Z")
this reminds me of that horrible vagasil body soap commercial… but if I don’t use scented soaps and such no one can be in a room with me … its even more unbearable in the summer ---
**Author:** ![Isamu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/7c8e57/32.png) [@Isamu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isamu)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2016, 8:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-a-man-who-uses-womens-deodorant-and-am-proud-of-it-so-fuck-off/121845/42 "2016-05-10T08:32:50Z")
> [@Cubsfan](#): > > Thanks for your support. You’ve… always… had my support. xxx ---
**Author:** ![Lacunae\_Matata](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8491ac/32.png) [@Lacunae\_Matata](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lacunae_Matata)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2016, 9:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-a-man-who-uses-womens-deodorant-and-am-proud-of-it-so-fuck-off/121845/43 "2016-05-10T09:51:32Z")
Of all the weird ass threads to zombify… For unisex products, however, I generally buy Mitchum clinical strength. It works nicely, the scent is faint and neutral. I don’t recommend application immediately after shaving the pits, though. Owowowowow! ---
**Author:** ![Broomstick](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/broomstick/32/246_2.png) [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2016, 10:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-a-man-who-uses-womens-deodorant-and-am-proud-of-it-so-fuck-off/121845/44 "2016-05-10T10:29:43Z")
Since I’ve been working in retails I’ve discovered there’s a definite slice of people using the “wrong” deodorant: women using men’s, men using women’s. It’s probably more common than people think. The real difference is marketing, it’s not like the deodorant itself knows or cares what gender is using it. ---
**Author:** ![Doug\_K](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b5ac83/32.png) [@Doug\_K](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doug_K)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2016, 12:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-a-man-who-uses-womens-deodorant-and-am-proud-of-it-so-fuck-off/121845/45 "2016-05-10T12:09:58Z")
I, for one, refuse to use deodorant that’s less than 14 years old. ---
**Author:** ![Baron\_Greenback](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/baron_greenback/32/48_2.png) [@Baron\_Greenback](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baron_Greenback)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2016, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-a-man-who-uses-womens-deodorant-and-am-proud-of-it-so-fuck-off/121845/46 "2016-05-10T12:59:40Z")
I make my own deodorant in my home chemical plant. Far superior. ---
**Author:** ![BubbaDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bubbadog/32/333_2.png) [@BubbaDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BubbaDog)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2016, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-a-man-who-uses-womens-deodorant-and-am-proud-of-it-so-fuck-off/121845/47 "2016-05-10T13:12:33Z")
If you’re not using bear fat and crushed cayenne peppers under your arms then you’re all sissies! ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2016, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-a-man-who-uses-womens-deodorant-and-am-proud-of-it-so-fuck-off/121845/48 "2016-05-10T15:49:39Z")
Why is there even such thing as “women’s deodorant”? Doesn’t every human armpit have more or less the same chemical requirements WRT odor-neutralization? ---
**Author:** ![Count\_Blucher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Count\_Blucher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Count_Blucher)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2016, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-a-man-who-uses-womens-deodorant-and-am-proud-of-it-so-fuck-off/121845/49 "2016-05-10T15:58:05Z")
> [@Isamu](#): > > You’ve… always… had my support. xxx (You had her at deodorant…?) ---
**Author:** ![somepumpkin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/7feea3/32.png) [@somepumpkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/somepumpkin)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2016, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-a-man-who-uses-womens-deodorant-and-am-proud-of-it-so-fuck-off/121845/50 "2016-05-10T16:11:26Z")
Yea, but you’re a Cubs fan. ---
**Author:** ![BubbaDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bubbadog/32/333_2.png) [@BubbaDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BubbaDog)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2016, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-a-man-who-uses-womens-deodorant-and-am-proud-of-it-so-fuck-off/121845/51 "2016-05-10T16:59:12Z")
> [@BrainGlutton](#): > > Why is there even such thing as “women’s deodorant”? Doesn’t every human armpit have more or less the same chemical requirements WRT odor-neutralization? Because it doesn’t actually deodorize. It masks the armpit smell with another smell. So men’s deodorants are fragranced with smells that are typical of men’s aftershave/cologne and women’s deodorants are fragranced with smells typically used in women’s perfume. ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2016, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-a-man-who-uses-womens-deodorant-and-am-proud-of-it-so-fuck-off/121845/52 "2016-05-10T19:34:33Z")
> [@BubbaDog](#): > > Because it doesn’t actually deodorize. It masks the armpit smell with another smell. So men’s deodorants are fragranced with smells that are typical of men’s aftershave/cologne and women’s deodorants are fragranced with smells typically used in women’s perfume. Then they should pull 'em all off the market and replace 'em with something that smells like something people actually want to smell, like fresh-baked cookies or marijuana or money. ---
**Author:** ![Doyle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doyle/32/439_2.png) [@Doyle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doyle)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2016, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-a-man-who-uses-womens-deodorant-and-am-proud-of-it-so-fuck-off/121845/53 "2016-05-10T19:47:21Z")
Moi aussi, because I live with a bunch of women. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-a-man-who-uses-womens-deodorant-and-am-proud-of-it-so-fuck-off/121845.md?page=2)