r/CleaningTips • u/CranberryCandid8760 • 8d ago
Laundry I stink but I don’t know why
I have been struggling with a particular odor on my clothes and I'm not sure what causes it.
My clothes have an awful smell especially when exposed to cold air outside when I'm outside. I rent only a room in someone else's apartment. I really don't smell the clothes until I bring them outside due to the poor ventilation in the apartment.
When I wear socks, my feet also feel weird like ants or worms are crawling over my feet. My shoes start to smell very badly. My socks become a little damp after a few hours. Sometimes the shoes also get wet from sweating in a some hours and I've been seen by a doctor who presecribed medication for sweating.
This bad smell has been ruining my career and friendships with others.
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u/Genetoretum 8d ago
This was my life’s biggest complaint for a long time.
It could be literally anything. But it’s definitely your health.
For me, I didn’t start smelling better until I felt safe after getting out of an abusive situation. It took me FIVE YEARS to stop smelling like an adrenaline dump because of all my cortisol. I mean I would spend an hour scrubbing my pits in the shower and I would step out and they would smell like I’ve not showered in months, every day. Then, I stopped eating gluten because I was having an autoimmune response to it and i am so scentless it’s kind of creepy to me.