Pits and bits: Whole-body deodorant

汗渍点点:全身止汗剂

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2024-05-30

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  • the backs of her knees have begun to emit an unusual smell.

  • Luckily for her fellow campers,

  • she has packed a tube of Peach and Vanilla Blossom Whole Body Deodorant Cream,

  • a fresh product launched in January by Secret, a personal care brand.

  • Americans have long had a particular aversion to stench.

  • Last year, they bought $6.6 billion worth of deodorant,

  • the equivalent of nearly $20 per person,

  • more than in any other rich country, according to Euromonitor, a research firm.

  • Lately,

  • companies like Secret have been encouraging them to hunt out odours from their feet to their underboobs.

  • Google searches for whole body deodorant,