Find Out What Is Causing It

How old are you?

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Under 40
40 to 49
50 to 59
60 to 69
Over 70

Which of these sound like you?

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My collar or pillowcase smells musty
Someone in my family has said something
The smell is back a few hours after a shower
My deodorant gives up by the afternoon
My coats and scarves hold the smell
I am not sure, but I think about it

Where do you notice it most?

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The back of my neck and behind my ears
My chest and upper back
My hair
My clothes and bedding
Everywhere, not one spot

How long has this been going on?

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A few weeks
A few months
About a year
More than a year
So long I cannot remember

You are in the right place

What you just described has a name. People call it old person smell.

It is not about washing more. After about age 40 your skin starts making a different oil, and that oil turns into a smell. It happens to almost everyone.

There is one more thing almost no one is told. It is the reason your soap has never worked.

How often do you shower?

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Once a day
Twice a day
Every other day
A few times a week

What have you already tried?

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A stronger or antibacterial soap
Body spray, cologne or perfume
A different deodorant
Washing my clothes more often
Scrubbing harder or showering more
Nothing yet

How does your skin feel after a shower?

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Dry and tight
Normal
Oily
Itchy or sore

Your Odor Profile

What Your Answers Show

How built up the smell is

You are here

This is based on your age, what you have noticed, how long it has gone on, and what you have already tried.

How long it has been building: Months, not days
Why soap has not worked: It slides past the oil
What your skin is doing: Making more each year
Chance of fixing this: Very high

This is based on your quiz answers and is for general information only. It is not a medical diagnosis. If your skin is sore, or your body odor has changed suddenly, talk to a doctor.

How much does this bother you?

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A lot. I think about it every day
Quite a bit, mostly around other people
A little
Not much, but I want to stop it early

Why Soap Has Never Worked

The smell has a name too. It is called 2-nonenal, and it is oily.

Soap is built to wash off sweat and dirt. Those wash away in water. This oil does not, so the soap slides straight past it. You get out clean, and a few hours later the smell is back.

That is why scrubbing harder has not worked. You were never dirty.

Japanese persimmon works a different way. Its tannins grab the oil and break it apart, so the smell is gone instead of covered up with perfume.

How much time can you give this?

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Under 30 seconds a day
About a minute a day
A few minutes a day
I do not want to change my routine

If the smell was gone tomorrow, what would change?

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I could hug my family without thinking about it
I would stop checking my collar
I would feel like myself again
I would stop buying sprays that do not work

Reading your answers...

Based on your answers

It is one oil. One bar removes it.

Your answers match the pattern we see most often. A musty smell that soap does not remove. Strongest on collars and pillowcases. Back within hours of a shower.

That is 2-nonenal, and persimmon tannin is the one thing that takes it away instead of covering it up.

It starts working on the very first wash
Most people smell fresher inside a week
Your family stops noticing, and so do you
It takes 30 extra seconds in the shower you already take
Nothing new to remember — use it instead of your old bar

Now

The smell on your skin: Strong
Your collar by evening: Musty
Hugging people: You hold back
How your skin feels: Dry and tight

Your Goal

The smell on your skin: Gone
Your collar by evening: Still fresh
Hugging people: You do not think about it
How your skin feels: Soft

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Use it for 60 days. If you do not smell fresher, email us and we send back every cent.