If a person bathes or showers daily, and puts on clean clothing, he needs no deodorant.

I have several sources for that statement. One is a book on running
by a surgeon who said he ran about five miles to the hospital, toweled
off, and put on his "doctor" clothes without showering. He showered
when he got home after a day's work. It may have been in James Fixx's
book, but I'm not certain it was that one.

Another source was an article in _Smithsonian_ magazine. It dealt
primarily with pheromones but included the statement about human
perspiration. That was perhaps 15 years ago but you could probably
find the article easily in an index.

Another "source" (a live one) is a woman member of our running group.
Like the surgeon, above, she just changed to her "office' clothes,
drying off in the process, and worked all day. Occasionally we would
get together at quitting time, about eight hours later, for a couple
of beers. Neither I nor any other member of the group noticed any
unpleasant odor.

Consumer Reports, some time ago, told readers there was no need to buy
soaps like "Dial" that claim all sorts of antibacterial properties,
because ordinary soaps, if used regularly, do an adequate job of
suppressing odor-causing bacteria.

You've been brainwashed by the companies that make a fortune scaring
you into thinking you'll stink if you don't buy their product. You've
heard it so many times you believe it.

vince norris