smells

The constant barrage of advertising from companies in the personal hygiene business has made us a nation of body washers, and odor deodorizers. Much of our time is spent smelling good. Households are full of body cleansing agents, and perfumes. Showering at least once a day is a must. Those that miss their daily shower are called smelly. The human body is supposed to be odor free. Telling a person that they have body odor is the worst insult that can be given. The offended person will quickly find the nearest shower, and scrub themselves until they bleed.
The human body does have a natural odor, but that odor is not unpleasant. There is no perfume in the world that can smell as sweet as human sweat. Its wonderful fragrance can't be duplicated by the most sophisticated laboratories. Under arm odor can also become a delight if sniffed with an open mind and nostrils. There is absolutely no part of the body whose smell can't be accepted and appreciated. It is not even necessary to shower in order to smell good. The most useful part of showering is the nice feeling that you get when the water tingles against your skin. Otherwise showering or bathing is a waste of precious water. It is not even hygienic because it dries out the natural oils in the body and causes dry skin and itching.
Those that are in the business of pedaling personal hygienic products are doing the public a great disservice. They are causing people to feel that they smell bad. This is wrong because it is a lie. The body nature gave us smells nice, and it doesn't need deodorizing. I hate the odor of chemicals like perfume it makes me throw up, but I love the odor of people, it never got me sick. The whole Earth has a pleasant fragrance including its human population and the idea that humans need deodorizing smells bad

melvin_polatnick@yahoo.com