smells

[soccersam697]

I noticed about a day ago that my armpits started to smell. I have no armpit hair, but i would consider myself a good ways into puberty. Its not like my normal sweaty after sports type smell, its different and i dislike it. Does anyone know what this means, am i growing armpit hair, or is there something else happening here. Any thoughts or opinions as to whats would be greatly appreciated, thanks.

[somanyquestions]

use deoderint

[Pink Floyd]

You're hitting puberty, I started getting body odor around the 7th grade I believe.

bacteria causes armpit odor. You naturally have that bacteria on your body, but heat, dampness, dark causes it to multiply fast and a lot of bacteria causes odor, there is really nothing you can do about it that will for sure make it go away but there are a couple of things you can try

1) use an anti-bacterial soap, this will not totally rid you of these bacteria but it will noticeably lessen the odor because it takes longer for the bacteria to build up again. I personally don't agree with using products like these, but some people swear by them.
2) Most important, use deodorant! It smells good and gives your pits a fresh and clean smell!
3) There are some kinds of crystals that lessen the sweating...I don't know much about them but I have seen them, but sweating is good, so again I wouldn't use them , but to each their own

That's all I got, good luck!

[Bubbawhack]

Yup... Pits smell. Not much you can do to stop it, but you can cover it up and try to make it smell less by cleaning your pits more.

[Jake777dylan]

Ur fine just use deodorant

[OregonStateDude]

I asked my friend about this very same thing. He said when a boy hits 14 yrs old or so, the chemical composition of his armpit sweat changes. And that's what makes them reek to High Heaven.

I shave my pits and I use Right Guard gel, so I have the odor pretty much under control.

[senior.2013]

As said, youre hitting puberty. There isnt much you can do other than wear deodorant. I like a dry stick vs a gel because it blocks the sweat more.

[Giles]

Most people seem to be advising that you use deodorant, however I would recommend that you at least try an antiperspirant. In my experience that actually stops your from sweating for a long time, rather than masking and mixing with the smell which is what deodorant does.