Increased Body Odor on Testosterone

Dwarga · Jul 16, 2022

Smokin Joe said:
Folks
This is my 3rd week back on T at 20mg 3x a week. 60mg.
My body oder has gone over a cliff. My wife says that I smell like a garlic patch when working out of any kind to include sex.
Not very appealing.
Has anyone experienced this?
I noticed slightly years ago but this is off the norm.
Could it be the brand?

I WILL say that my body odor has become less “acrid” and a bit more “macho” and it’s less sour smelling but a subtle sweaty scent. It’s not offensive to me and apparently it isn’t for anyone else.
im actually liking My scent more now than ever

Yung4yrs · Jul 16, 2022

Dwarga said:
Is this the same as stinging nettles?
I have read also that they have positive properties to help with reducing prostate size

The Stinging Nettle plant and Common Nettle are the same North American plant. Both it's leaves and it's roots are used as a health supplements. The ground up roots are proven to be more effective in combatting BPH than Finasteride. Even better if you combine w/Tongkat Ali, Saw Palmetto, Tadalafil (generic Cialis). Effects are synergistic.

Smokin Joe · Jul 17, 2022

Week 4 is not so bad.
I'm sweating hard today and the B.O. is not as strong. Maybe 1/2 of what it was just a week ago.

DadOfSonNOVA · Jul 17, 2022

Yung4yrs said:
The Stinging Nettle plant and Common Nettle are the same North American plant. Both it's leaves and it's roots are used as a health supplements. The ground up roots are proven to be more effective in combatting BPH than Finasteride. Even better if you combine w/Tongkat Ali, Saw Palmetto, Tadalafil (generic Cialis). Effects are synergistic.

How do you take it? What do you use?

Nelson Vergel · Jul 18, 2022

Smokin Joe said:
My body oder has gone over a cliff. My wife says that I smell like a garlic patch when working out of any kind to include sex.

You are not alone

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If I forget to put on deodorant, I smell pretty raunchy very fast also.

I think @madman posted once how androgens change not only sebum production but also the microbiome on the skin.

Yung4yrs · Jul 19, 2022

DadOfSonNOVA said:
How do you take it? What do you use?

I am well outside of normal. It's just me. Son of a dual major PhD. Most would just buy nettle leaf in bottles of caps. I have a setup at home that includes a large porcelain (8") motor and pestle, a capsule loading "machine", and a milligram scale. These things really are not all that expensive. And the motor and pestle also works great for grinding up say Star Anise for a recipe.

Many supplements are used by health enthusiasts by making a "tea" from dried leaves of some plant, say Yerba Mate. I am not an "earth" person by disposition and don't like herbal teas, alfalfa sprouts, etc. However, what I do is buy a one pound bag of cut and sifted Nettle Leaf from a company that makes it for said purpose. I grind a bunch of the cut leaf up. Then I load the powder into capsules. I've measured out so that I know a size "00" gel cap holds about 280 mg of ground Nettle Leaf and my dose is 3 caps daily.

I have found the effects to be better than from bottles of caps from a supplement company. If you needed oregano in a recipe, you could use ground oregano or you could use cut leaf oregano and mash it with your thumb in the palm of your other hand. The flavor is much better using the second method. The reason is that the compounds that contain the flavor are in the oil of the live leaf. It's why fresh basil tastes the best. If the Nettle Leaf oil contains that which is of health benefit, MUCH more of the oil is preserved in cut leaf than in a one or two year old ground powder. So while tedious, it delivers better quality active compounds with a fresh grind, not to mention it's a lot cheaper.