So many people walk around without knowing bad smell emits from their body and/or mouth.....
Do you think it is right to outrightly tell someone that they have body odour and/or mouth odour or buy them gifts that suggests so?
Or just ignore and stop breathing whenever you are near them?
Remember that whichever way you choose, this person would be badly hurt and it would affect their self confidence...
I will tell you,in a subtle manner.
ReplyDeleteI will never keep mute if i ever notice that someone has mouth or bad breath. If you are not close to me i will look for someone close to you, that is also close to me and speak to the person to talk to you. If you are close to me i will speak to you straight up. If you like feel bad or not that is your own cup of tea.
ReplyDeleteSomeday you will be happy that i spoke to you about it and will appreciate me better. I will make sure i present it in a nice and friendly way to avoid it looking like i was rude to you. No matter how you say it, the person will still feel bad but the needful has to be done.
Is better not to say anything, but buy them a gift that suggest so
DeleteExcept we are very close and I could tell you jokingly as a friend, I would avoid you cause mouth and body odour gives me headache and stays in my memories for a long time.
ReplyDeleteI am an extremely hygienic person, I don't joke with my hygiene at all. For over 15years now I don't go to bed without brusing my teeth. It is a sin for your armpit, mouth and intimates to smell. I can't deal.
Why would you take your bath and leave home without spraying your armpit, it is not fair on humans.
Haha, truthfully it's not fair on humans.
DeleteBut then again, we should understand that some of these is not caused by poor hygiene
Same here oh Miss Ess
DeleteI know that telling them would make them feel bad, so I usually try to hold my breath whenever I am near them.
ReplyDeleteI'll tell the person politely
ReplyDeleteExcept we are very close, I can't say anything about it so the person won't feel embassaed.
ReplyDeleteI will tell her. I just don't care about people's feelings. If it hurts, she should know to use antiperspirant
ReplyDeleteI noticed that people with body odour are crass in behaviour as well
ReplyDeleteFor me, I won't tell you directly but I will get gifts for you like deodorant or book a session for both of us to visit a dentist to check...Coming from a professional will do the trick...Me I can't stand body and mouth odour most especially and then I hate seeing plaque mehn that thing dey irritate me...
ReplyDeleteThank you Stella for this post. I was waiting for FAQ but thank God this came up.
ReplyDeleteI was in church on Sunday with my teenage daughter and the kind of smell I perceive while praise and worship was going on was better experienced. Initially I thought it was from the person sitting by my left not ubunt she came closer. I died and woke up.where have I been,my God. This my daughter is the neatest among her siblings what us wrong. Pls house help me,what should I do.she will be going to the uni next yr and this can damage her self esteem. I don't even know what to do
Buy her deodorant, she can use lemon for her armpits before bathing...It helps to control BO
DeleteCheck her bathing soap if possible Change it, some bathing soap makes people smell.make sure she washes her cloths properly and it gets completely dried before packing, keep her hair neat, her bra and panties shouldn't be left out,she should take care of her private parts ,shave,properly wash with water when bathing and clean properly after urinating and poo... Alot of ladies take care of cloths forgetting bra and panties.. make sure she bathes at least twice a day, use her deodorant.. don't let her get use to body spray and perfumes till she is able to sort this issue out.
DeleteAnon, did it smell like onions? If yes, it's under arm sweat. A good deodorant will solve it. And make sure she doesnt repeat clothes.
DeleteI once worked with a guy that had BO. I just bought this really nice body spray for him, and some other people and told him that it's really nice. He started buying that himself.
ReplyDeletena your true frd go tell you say your mouth dey smell. I won't keep quiet if I notice such about my frds.
ReplyDeleteMet my ex,he was just smelling sweat told him straight up and had to buy him deodorant before we parted
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ReplyDeleteIt could be onions, garlic that might be affecting his breath...Can you tell him to drink lots of water
DeleteThanks a lot
DeleteMeaning I should stop using onions and garlic to cook
He should drink a lot of water and brush after every meal.continue with the garlic, it's beneficial
DeleteThank you all
DeleteReally appreciate
Met a guy very nice and cultured complete gentleman. But the smell I noticed when we went on a date was repulsive notices it and felt the restaurant had a bad smell. This dude stinks oh gosh like ogiri to think I endured because of his personality but I lost it when he showed his true colours.dude was a gigolo I left his ass! Emeka you reek! Aba made gigolo. Cute, short with big tummy plus BO🤢🤮
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DeleteIf we are close I will tell you straight but if we are not ain't gonna say shii except we are always in the same space cos I can't deal with someone who is going to be spoiling my every damn day for me
ReplyDeleteThere's this my neighbor that does not use perfume,as in I have never perceived any thing perfume but she does not smell. I was just outside yesterday when she came back from work, immediately she got close,my God,I never knew what body odour smelt like until yesterday but still I couldn't tell her.
ReplyDeleteHouse pls what is the cause of Doctors In the house pls what is the cause of permanent body odour
ReplyDelete8 years back, I was using one roll-on like that, I won't mention the name here. The roll-on actually causes terrible body odour. I and two other people buy and use it cause its "cheap" I didn't know it was causing body odour, until a guy called me aside one day. He told me the odour that comes from my body isn't nice. This guy told me so calmly and my heart prayed for him that day. The next day, a friend and I went to buy provisions at the supermarket. I decided to shop for roll-on and nice perfume. This girl made a statement, she said "buy three different perfumes because..." She didn't complete the statement but I knew what she meant. Thank God for the guy, this girl was the closest to me then but she probably didn't know how to tell me. The guy really really helped me, he was a colleague but we weren't close. You don't know who you're helping by just telling them about their mouth or body odour
ReplyDeleteThere was a time I was drinking Tumeric tea because of unnecessary inside to outside freshness that I thought I could get from it..kai, no one needed to tell me because I could perceive my smell from a distant. However,The day I knew I had to stop was when I went beside a colleague and he had to look up like who is this?…I yanked that nonsense from my morning routine.
ReplyDeleteRecently, I bought tumeric again to be using for my face but PTSD just made me throwaway am. I can’t let it seep in again and my sweat oozing.
Some don't wash their bras and panties at all
ReplyDeleteI will pass my message indirectly with love.
ReplyDeleteI had a colleague that had mouth odour he was also my supervisor. I noticed that people used to whisper behind him. The day I got close to him and he spoke. I had to summon courage to tell him the next day after I confirmed that the reason for the whispers was the mouth odour. I bought him a mouth wash and he said he had an hole in his tooth that was why his mouth smells. But he was very grateful.
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