# Who Puts Their Anti-Perspirant On At Night? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 25, 2024, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-puts-their-anti-perspirant-on-at-night/1010761 "2024-11-25T15:02:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2024, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-puts-their-anti-perspirant-on-at-night/1010761/21 "2024-11-26T00:12:18Z")
> [@kenobi\_65](#): > > I suspect that, if @RTFirefly were to look at the front label of that Speed Stick, it would, indeed, say “antiperspirant.” And your suspicion would be correct. The front label says “ANTIPERSPIRANT | DEODORANT,” in all caps but in very small font, in the lower left corner of the front label. ---
**Author:** ![doreen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/858c86/32.png) [@doreen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/doreen)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2024, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-puts-their-anti-perspirant-on-at-night/1010761/22 "2024-11-26T00:20:55Z")
I do. But only because when I started using “clinical strength” anti-perspirants, the directions specifically said to use it at bedtime. ---
**Author:** ![Seanette](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/seanette/32/9139_2.png) [@Seanette](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Seanette)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2024, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-puts-their-anti-perspirant-on-at-night/1010761/23 "2024-11-26T01:46:55Z")
> [@Jaycat.again](#): > > > [@Seanette](#): > > > > One would think that would get rather unpleasant for the tech, especially later in the day. > > You’re the first woman I’ve ever known who is concerned about how the other guy feels while getting a mammogram. Seems like basic “this is a human being I’m interacting with” to me. (shrug) ---
**Author:** ![wolfpup](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpup/32/10618_2.png) [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2024, 6:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-puts-their-anti-perspirant-on-at-night/1010761/24 "2024-11-26T06:33:22Z")
> [@Jaycat.again](#): > > > [@Seanette](#): > > > > One would think that would get rather unpleasant for the tech, especially later in the day. > > You’re the first woman I’ve ever known who is concerned about how the other guy feels while getting a mammogram. As a pup of the male persuasion, I don’t get mammograms, but I do understand the motivation to not emit an “interesting” aroma to those examining you, particularly when the practitioner you’re seeing is your own doctor. It’s really rather amazing how scents of various kinds, not necessarily the classic “BO”, but just about anything, can be so easily detected. I realize that not everyone here is a sharp-nosed canine like me, but even humans have a pretty well-attuned sense of smell. The other day I was using self-checkout at the supermarket and the customer beside me needed help so one of the employees, a very pretty young girl, came by to help. As soon as she arrived, the faint scent of something unnatural wafted through the air. It wasn’t BO, it was more like some medication or the faint scent of insecticide. I suspect it was probably a badly-chosen perfume. And when I visited my GP a few months ago, well showered and all my clothes freshly washed, she said she could smell that I’d had coffee recently. Lord knows what she would have said – or thought – if I’d gone in there smelling like a hobo. ---
**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:** [November 26, 2024, 9:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-puts-their-anti-perspirant-on-at-night/1010761/25 "2024-11-26T09:17:27Z")
According to my sister the doctor human body odor is something you encounter as a medical professional, and it is, apparently, far from the worst thing you run into. Doctors have to deal with people with BO, stinky feet, bad breath, and so on. Still courteous to make yourself presentable and pleasant to be around whenever possible. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2024, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-puts-their-anti-perspirant-on-at-night/1010761/26 "2024-11-26T13:15:27Z")
I use _Degree_ brand antiperspirant. The label specifically says “48 hour antiperspirant/deodorant”. I decided once to try that out, and damn, it is correct. Even though I showered on day 2, I remained odor free! The problem is in knowing if each day is a use or don’t use day. So, I apply daily. ---
**Author:** ![Spiderman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spiderman/32/230_2.png) [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2024, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-puts-their-anti-perspirant-on-at-night/1010761/27 "2024-11-26T14:41:00Z")
> [@Dr\_Paprika](#): > > on some views (planes) it might be trickier. I’m pretty sure the guy flying over the nude beach with binoculars is **not** a radiologist ---
**Author:** ![Moriarty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/moriarty/32/49_2.png) [@Moriarty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moriarty)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2024, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-puts-their-anti-perspirant-on-at-night/1010761/28 "2024-11-26T14:42:45Z")
I put my deodorant on in the morning. What do I put on at night? [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/X2LTL8KgKv8/maxresdefault.jpg "Corey Hart - Sunglasses At Night (Official Music Video)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X2LTL8KgKv8) ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2024, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-puts-their-anti-perspirant-on-at-night/1010761/29 "2024-11-26T15:33:21Z")
> [@Moriarty](#): > > What do I put on at night? I think you’re putting us on! 😉 ---
**Author:** ![TRC4941](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trc4941/32/6792_2.png) [@TRC4941](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TRC4941)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2024, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-puts-their-anti-perspirant-on-at-night/1010761/30 "2024-12-02T16:25:29Z")
I take my shower at night. I put on deodorant when I get up in the morning. ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2024, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-puts-their-anti-perspirant-on-at-night/1010761/31 "2024-12-03T01:21:54Z")
I tried it once because the product said it would work better. I seemed worse off by the end of the day. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2024, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-puts-their-anti-perspirant-on-at-night/1010761/32 "2024-12-03T12:42:23Z")
> [@BigT](#): > > I tried it once because the product said it would work better. I’m imagining an antiperspirant with a chip similar to one on a greeting card. **BigT** removed the cap and the product literally told him it works better when applied at night. ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2024, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-puts-their-anti-perspirant-on-at-night/1010761/33 "2024-12-03T20:13:52Z")
Okay, that wasn’t even really a set-up that time! You’re just a bit of a goof. (Thanks for the belly laugh.) ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2024, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-puts-their-anti-perspirant-on-at-night/1010761/34 "2024-12-04T23:02:20Z")
Am I the only one who has that line from The Wolf-Man stuck in their head? “Even a man who is pure of heart and puts on his antiperspirant at night can become a wolf when the wolfsbane blooms and the Autumn moon is bright” ---
**Author:** ![DemonTree](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/demontree/32/8646_2.png) [@DemonTree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DemonTree)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2024, 12:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-puts-their-anti-perspirant-on-at-night/1010761/35 "2024-12-06T12:12:04Z")
I already knew that you’re supposed to apply it at night, but I still don’t do so. I can’t bring myself to trust that it won’t wash off in the shower, and I don’t want to habitually put the stuff on twice a day, so I apply it after taking a shower in the morning. I use the 72 hour deodorant, which does not last beyond 24 hours, but unlike the normal kind is at least reliable up to that point. Dunno if anyone else has this problem, but for me the issue is not the immediate smell, it’s that it gets into my clothes and comes back every time I wear them thereafter. I can never get it out, and usually end up throwing away the affected t-shirts etc. It’s annoying and wasteful, so I’ve become religious about applying antiperspirant. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-puts-their-anti-perspirant-on-at-night/1010761.md?page=1)