"Ian Stirling" wrote in message
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Mary Fisher wrote:

"dave @ stejonda" wrote in message
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D.M. Procida writes
I've never got on well with deodorants, and have generally never
needed
or used them. The more I use them the more I find I need to be
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I've started using TCP (rubbed on with a little wad on of cotton wool)
on those days when I think I'm likely to get hot and sticky, and so
far
it seems to be efficacious, even if I do smell a bit disinfected at
times. Are there any alternatives?

I've been using Pitrok for several years now. It's a crystal rock which
you apply to wet skin. It claims not to block pores but to create an
environment unpleasant for the whiff-producing bacteria. It certainly
seems to work for me.

It doesn't for me :-(

I sweat a lot and smell a lot. I use deodorants made by men in white
coats
and they work.

Me too.
Though I will admit to recently finding the discovery of Safeway own-brand
deodorant, at 49p each very welcome.
I can tell no functional difference between this and the 2.50+ ones, once
the perfumes of both have worn off in a couple of hours.

This is where genetic engineering could be really handy.
Pit bacteria with a floral scent.
One application, and you smell good for life.

That's the only good use for gm I've heard ...

Mary