Meet Madame Sweat, the viral Toronto hygiene expert whose six rules will make your summer less sticky and smelly
'I tell people armpits are like rainforests — moist, dark and full of bacteria,' says Mary Futher, more famously known as Madame Sweat.
If you aren't already following her, you're missing out. Madame Sweat is the internet authority on hygiene and personal care etiquette, gross grooming truths and tricks for keeping your body and home germ-free, with 1.1 million followers on Instagram and 18.3 million likes on her TikTok posts. And she happens to be Canadian.
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