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re: Soap for “Old People Smell”

Posted on 10/21/26 at 1:10 pm to
Posted by Ricardo
Member since Sep 2016
6827 posts
Posted on 10/21/26 at 1:10 pm to
Part of the problem is their joints hurt and can't reach anything anymore. Plus, they easily lose balance, so they are more or less forced to do a substandard job of scrubbing.

Rather than some fancy soap, buy them an exfoliating brush. Wal-mart sells them with a loofah on one side and a scrub brush on the other.
Posted by Porter Osborne Jr
Member since Sep 2012
44405 posts
Posted on 10/21/26 at 2:51 pm to
It’s a smell that is excreted and gets in your clothes. It’s not lack of washing.
Posted by Ben Rumson
Anywhere but a town
Member since Sep 2026
391 posts
Posted on 10/21/26 at 3:16 pm to
I smell pet odors on old people more than I do younger folks, especially cat smells.

They probably tend to let their pets lay on them and around them more and then you combine that with their reduced ability to clean themselves and their clothes as already mentioned.

Some are practically a walking litter box.
This post was edited on 10/21/26 at 3:18 pm
Posted by WylieTiger
Member since Nov 2006
15018 posts
Posted on 10/21/26 at 3:18 pm to
I use it. It works.
Posted by Cheese Grits
Wherever I lay my hat is my home
Member since Apr 2012
64772 posts
Posted on 10/21/26 at 3:33 pm to


Coal tar was used for ages for dandruff, best product, and actually worked.
Posted by Cheese Grits
Wherever I lay my hat is my home
Member since Apr 2012
64772 posts
Posted on 10/21/26 at 3:35 pm to

If you want to smell like an old man

Use Kirk's Castle soap in the shower

Use Bay Rum as aftershave

"Grannies, hang onto your panties"
Posted by Ricardo
Member since Sep 2016
6827 posts
Posted on 10/21/26 at 3:52 pm to
quote:

It’s not lack of washing.


All body odors get into clothes. Frequent bathing and exfoliation is essential to managing unpleasant odors and skin health.
Posted by Friendly Satan
Member since Nov 2024
1982 posts
Posted on 10/21/26 at 4:04 pm to


Guaranteed to smell like paw paw
Posted by oldtrucker
Marianna, Fl
Member since Apr 2013
4050 posts
Posted on 10/21/26 at 4:05 pm to
Or maybe it's because old folks wear coats around the house in the summer months? PS...I'm not in that number btw
Posted by shutterspeed
MS Gulf Coast
Member since May 2007
74490 posts
Posted on 10/21/26 at 5:19 pm to
Can you use it behind your knees and above your crack?
Posted by Porter Osborne Jr
Member since Sep 2012
44405 posts
Posted on 10/21/26 at 5:24 pm to
quote:

All body odors get into clothes. Frequent bathing and exfoliation is essential to managing unpleasant odors and skin health.


The old person smell is an oil that sticks to the clothes and skin more than normal stank
Posted by Bigfishchoupique
Member since Jul 2017
9722 posts
Posted on 10/21/26 at 5:35 pm to
I have a small bucket in my shower. I mix Dawn4x dishwashing detergent, bleach and water in it. Scrub with a Lowe’s terry cloth shop rag and finish off with Dial soap.

I’m 68 and don’t stink.
Posted by kywildcatfanone
Wildcat Country!
Member since Oct 2012
143283 posts
Posted on 10/21/26 at 7:36 pm to
You want to smell like an old person?
Posted by LSUtoBOOT
Member since Aug 2012
21839 posts
Posted on 10/21/26 at 7:46 pm to
quote:

I think it's the clothes as well.

It’s the moth balls, but we really shouldn’t hate a man because his balls shrunk.
Posted by X123F45
Dictated not Read
Member since Apr 2015
30383 posts
Posted on 10/21/26 at 10:46 pm to
quote:

Bay Rum


I've had a solid bay rum fragrance and this since I was in my early 20s



The girlfriends could always take it or leave it. When meeting their family for the first time, their mothers or grandmothers always commented on it after the first hug.

It's not nearly as endearing as you think to have milfs comment... "You smell like my Daddy", and be completely unable to give the response that statement deserves
Posted by eddieray
Lafayette
Member since Mar 2006
19644 posts
Posted on 10/21/26 at 11:27 pm to


It looks like the old Dial on steroids. Splash on some Brut or British Sterling and they’ll be fighting it out for air superiority.
Posted by Spankum
The Sip
Member since Jan 2007
63924 posts
Posted on 10/22/26 at 12:28 am to
I just recently heard about old people smell. I really think it is a result of everything suggested in the thread so far. When you get really imoble, it is a monumental task to bathe…and as a result often people bathe every other day or so if they stay inside all day. They find it hard to reach the center of their back, etc.

That said, I picked up some of that persimmon soap recently, and have to admit thst it does smell damn good!
Posted by N2cars
Member since Feb 2008
40630 posts
Posted on 10/22/26 at 7:10 am to
Never heard of it until this thread...


I use Prequel products.




Most soaps are just fillers and perfume.


Posted by Cheese Grits
Wherever I lay my hat is my home
Member since Apr 2012
64772 posts
Posted on 10/22/26 at 7:14 am to
quote:

It's not nearly as endearing as you think to have milfs comment... "You smell like my Daddy", and be completely unable to give the response that statement deserves


Your loss is my gain!

Grannies are my target market.

Posted by Cheese Grits
Wherever I lay my hat is my home
Member since Apr 2012
64772 posts
Posted on 10/22/26 at 7:15 am to
quote:

When you get really imoble, it is a monumental task to bathe


That is where nurses and sponge baths come in.

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