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Deodorants and Antiperspirants

Armpits can be particularly stinky areas because they get very hot and sweaty,

and then that sweat combines with the bacteria that live on your skin. The

result: you smell. You actually sweat (and can make smells) all over your body,

but because the skin is folded over in the armpits, the sweat stays around longer,

creating a better chance to stink. Other parts of the body where there isn’t a lot

of air breezing by—like sock-covered feet—can be sweaty and smelly for the

same reason.

Lots of products are available to keep bad armpit smells away. Deodorants do what

their name says: they deodorize. This means that you’ll still sweat but the sweat

won’t smell when you use a deodorant. Antiperspirants are entirely different. These

stop (“anti”) sweating (“perspiration”). If you don’t sweat in the first place, you won’t

smell. Some girls choose one type of product, some choose a combination (anti-

perspirant plus deodorant), and some choose none at all, sticking with bathing

instead. A parent can help you decide what works best for you.