People who think it's cool to stink

[Army Wife'79]

My dermatologist told me to only shower every few days because as you age your body doesn't produce natural oils. I totally ignored him and just use more moisturizer. The whole idea just creeped me out.

[nikki1920]

Um, I brush my teeth BEFORE I go to the dentist, even if it means I have to get a brush there at the office, 10 minutes before my appointment.

I couldn't be a GYN. Some women just dont understand that their va-jay-jays need to be cleaned EVERY DAY.

Europeans are about the "natural" body smells. I didnt care for it as a kid when I lived there, and I KNOW I wouldn't care for it now. I mean, do you, but dont be mad if I limit my breathing around you and your funk.

Could the fact that we are maturing at earlier ages have something to do with the increased need for bathing?

[DSTCHAOS]

Originally Posted by AKA_Monet

Old woman, don't know what she had in her purse, but the minute she opened it, all the cockroaches ran out into my dad's office...

This reminds me of an episode of that reality show Airport (or something like that) where this older black man was stopped after he left the terminal because his suitcase and pants' legs of his suit had tons of baby roaches crawling from them. And he was like "what...really? where?"

[nikki1920]

I saw that!!!!!!

*spew and vomit*

[DSTCHAOS]

Matthew Mc is HOT and it hurt my soul to find out that he's funkmaster flex.

I imagine he gets the anti-funk treatment on movie sets but is allowed to bask in his funk when he's not filming movies.

[Leslie Anne]

What makes me nuts are the people who all into being "natural" so they don't bathe and then they wear Patchouli. OMG! I get physically ill from the smell of Patchouli. Bleech!

[Coramoor]

Originally Posted by nikki1920

Um, I brush my teeth BEFORE I go to the dentist, even if it means I have to get a brush there at the office, 10 minutes before my appointment.

I couldn't be a GYN. Some women just dont understand that their va-jay-jays need to be cleaned EVERY DAY.

Europeans are about the "natural" body smells. I didnt care for it as a kid when I lived there, and I KNOW I wouldn't care for it now. I mean, do you, but dont be mad if I limit my breathing around you and your funk.

Could the fact that we are maturing at earlier ages have something to do with the increased need for bathing?

Don't even remind me about the European stink. Bathing twice a week and just throw on some perfume on the off days. Add that into finding hair in odd places on a chick...it's enough to make a man go celibite.

[nikki1920]

well now I gotta ask: where?

three day old funk mixed with body spray does not equal clean.

[AKA_Monet]

Didn't the Europeans always have issues with their water sanitation that is why that "custom" developed? Showers are not abundant "ritual" as it is in our culture. It is beginning to be one. And the French use to make lavish perfumes--the real stuff--the oils and stuff broke on Jesus Christ's feet.

[SWTXBelle]

True story - a friend of mine was studying in Germany, and they thought he must have a skin disease because he bathed EVERY DAY.

[ThetaPrincess24]

Originally Posted by Leslie Anne

What makes me nuts are the people who all into being "natural" so they don't bathe and then they wear Patchouli. OMG! I get physically ill from the smell of Patchouli. Bleech!

Agreed!!!!!

[kellybell]

Originally Posted by AKA_Monet

The sad part is you get some people who need these narcotics--Sickle Cell Anemia patients. After reviewing the scientific pathology and etiology of this disease, my thoughts are they could really benefit from some mindfulness training. The insurances are already making fibromyalgia patients take these mindfulness training...

Hey AKA_Monet, I was wondering what "mindfulness training" is? I have a close family member with fibromyalgia so I'm curious.

[AKA_Monet]

Originally Posted by kellybell

Hey AKA_Monet, I was wondering what "mindfulness training" is? I have a close family member with fibromyalgia so I'm curious.

Here are some links: Wiki's overall

Kabat's Zinn

Thich Nhat Hanh

[Coramoor]

Originally Posted by nikki1920

well now I gotta ask: where?

three day old funk mixed with body spray does not equal clean.

Germany.

[Educatingblue]

Originally Posted by ForeverRoses

I used to work with a lady that claimed she could only wash her hair once a week because of it's texture (she had red curly hair). Tuesday night was her hair washing night. On Wednesday, she had normal looking hair. By the next Monday, sure the texture was different- matted, dirty, greasy and smelly! I had horrible morning sickness with my first pregnancy, and sitting next to her in Monday morning meetings made me have to puke. literally.

Most people with naturally curly/ethnic hair do not wash their hair everyday. I have natually curly hair and use the No Shampoo method http://naturaldsm.wordpress.com/2006/12/20/25/

When some people with naturally curly hair say they only "wash" their hair once per week or less, they probably wash with conditioner on the other days to keep from drying their hair out. I have been doing this for over a year and it works fine for me

Anyway, speaking of stench, I have a little boy in my classroom who smells like straight doo doo everyday. All of my students pick on him so I asked the school nurse and the guidance counselor to speak with him and see what the deal was. They rolled their eyes and stated they had been speaking to him about it for 3 years now, but it has gotten better. Apparently he has Rhypophobia, and does not want to touch his poop shoot and wipe...All I can say is damn those hot days because we do not have central air!!!