So, in my experience, it’s less unhygienic, and more a problem with not covering up their natural smells. Sounds similar, different things. I’ll explain me experience with TTRPGers.
All the ones I know who fall into the funk trap are autistic folk, and the issue isn’t that they don’t bathe, it’s that they can’t stand those strong chemical smells they associate with body washes and deodorant*. So they bathe, but they use mild soaps, soaps designed for children, or unscented soaps, and they don’t wear deodorant.
Which creates a situation where the hygiene is okay, but the funk is still there, once they’re all in a group together. One on one, you really don’t notice, but get 10 folks in a room for game night, or a couple thousand together for an event or convention, and the funk becomes overpowering.
That said, I do know two that have just a general aversion to bathing, and consistently reek
*Edit to add
Also an issue with texture on the skin. One of my best friends is autistic, and he cannot handle the feeling of deodorant on his armpits. It tacks the hair down, it’s apparently sticky feeling, and he just goes into total meltdown until he can get it off. He can’t focus on anything else.
o, in me experience, it’s less unhygienic, an’ more a problem with not coverin’ to the sky their natural smells. Sounds similar, different things. I’ll explain me experience with ttrpgers.
all the ones I know who fall into the funk trap be autistic folk, an’ the issue isn’t that there they don’t bathe, it’s that there they can’t stand them strong chemical smells they associate with body washes an’ deodorant*. So they bathe, but they use mild soaps, soaps designed fer children, or unscented soaps, an’ they don’t wearrr deodorant.
which creates a situation where the ‘ygiene be okay, but the funk be still there, once they’re all in a crew together. One on one, ye really don’t notice, but get 10 folks in a room fer game night, or a couple thousand together fer an event or convention, an’ the funk becomes overpowerin’.
that there said, I do know two that there ‘ave just a general aversion to bathing, an’ consistently reek
*edit to add
also an issue with texture on the skin. One o’ me best mates be autistic, an’ ‘e cannot ‘andle the feelin’ o’ deodorant on 'is armpits. It tacks the ‘air down, it’s apparently sticky feeling, an’ 'e just goes into total meltdown until 'e can get it off. ‘e can’t focus on anythin’ else.
I appreciate the perspective but would like to point out that encouraging strong masking scents is not going to help the situation. There are plenty of workplaces with “no strong scent” policies that manage to have conference meetings without triggering gag reflexes or migraines.
I’m autistic and I find showers overwhelming because they’re loud and they are touching you all over, it’s definitely a real thing but between unscented options, wipes and product choices like, spray deodorant for example, it’s still very possible to be hygienic and not “smell natural” if a person has symptoms so bad they literally cannot tolerate cleaning themselves it should be treated like any other symptom that they’d need to stay away from people for and they should abstain from attending.
I don’t know if it’s the soap thing so much, it more comes down to people in significant gathers have a smell to them that being in a small room or convention space amplifies. Showering and soap use is important but I think scrubbing is just as important. As well regularly clean clothes and just a little care for one’s body.
Yeah I don’t like any floral scented perfumed anything. Aldi sells plain old soap, plain old shampoo, and plain old conditioner. And that’s what I like. Good old fatty acid salts.
So, in my experience, it’s less unhygienic, and more a problem with not covering up their natural smells. Sounds similar, different things. I’ll explain me experience with TTRPGers.
All the ones I know who fall into the funk trap are autistic folk, and the issue isn’t that they don’t bathe, it’s that they can’t stand those strong chemical smells they associate with body washes and deodorant*. So they bathe, but they use mild soaps, soaps designed for children, or unscented soaps, and they don’t wear deodorant.
Which creates a situation where the hygiene is okay, but the funk is still there, once they’re all in a group together. One on one, you really don’t notice, but get 10 folks in a room for game night, or a couple thousand together for an event or convention, and the funk becomes overpowering.
That said, I do know two that have just a general aversion to bathing, and consistently reek
*Edit to add
Also an issue with texture on the skin. One of my best friends is autistic, and he cannot handle the feeling of deodorant on his armpits. It tacks the hair down, it’s apparently sticky feeling, and he just goes into total meltdown until he can get it off. He can’t focus on anything else.
The rest of your comment was read in a pirate voice in my head.
That was the intent.
I appreciate the perspective but would like to point out that encouraging strong masking scents is not going to help the situation. There are plenty of workplaces with “no strong scent” policies that manage to have conference meetings without triggering gag reflexes or migraines.
I’m autistic and I find showers overwhelming because they’re loud and they are touching you all over, it’s definitely a real thing but between unscented options, wipes and product choices like, spray deodorant for example, it’s still very possible to be hygienic and not “smell natural” if a person has symptoms so bad they literally cannot tolerate cleaning themselves it should be treated like any other symptom that they’d need to stay away from people for and they should abstain from attending.
I don’t know if it’s the soap thing so much, it more comes down to people in significant gathers have a smell to them that being in a small room or convention space amplifies. Showering and soap use is important but I think scrubbing is just as important. As well regularly clean clothes and just a little care for one’s body.
Yeah I don’t like any floral scented perfumed anything. Aldi sells plain old soap, plain old shampoo, and plain old conditioner. And that’s what I like. Good old fatty acid salts.
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Mineral deodorants exist.