[Carak19223]

I am really surprised that you consider yourself a senior at 57! Maybe it’s because you’re retired? I am 60 and still working full time, will not consider myself a senior until at least 65! I think older people should be very careful about this business of not bathing every day. It is true that as you get older your hormones decline and things like underarm odor tend to decrease (but not necessarity disappear!). However, this does not mean that overall body odor will decrease. What DOES decrease for many seniors is the ability to detect it! My great-aunt decided to stop bathing every day because she thought she no longer smelled – she did, but her nose no longer worked. Unfortunately other people’s noses did… It’s better to shower every day (and wash clothes after a day’s wearing) whether you can smell yourself or your clothes or not, just to be safe! I intend to keep doing this into my dotage, with the unfortunate examples of my great-aunt and a number of other seniors I know in mind…

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Name : Carak19223, Gender : F, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Agnostic, Age : 60, City : Boston, State : MA, Country : United States, Occupation : high-tech professional, Education level : Over 4 Years of College, Social class : Middle class, 

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