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How to know if you smell bad - and what you can do about it: Hygiene experts' tips on everything from the forgotten body parts you MUST clean to the fruit to eat to avoid bad breath

How to know if you smell bad - and what you can do about it: Hygiene experts' tips on everything from the forgotten body parts you MUST clean to the fruit to eat to avoid bad breath

Daily Mail​6 days ago
We've all worried at some point: do I smell? With the rise of extreme hygiene routines on TikTok, a surge in sales of wet wipes and all-body deodorants, and the obsession with scented everything, it's easy to feel paranoid about personal odour.
So, after yet another heatwave this summer and more expected before the cooler months arrive, what do you need to stay fresh and fragrant when the temperature is rising? Are we over-cleansing or under-scrubbing? Or are household habits the real culprit? We asked dermatologists, dentists and hygiene experts to sniff out the truth.
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