It takes me forever to finish a health or beauty product. Usually by the time I get to the end, the stuff I was using is no longer available. Often a new formula has been developed or the product has been discontinued.
Last week I ran out of my Soft & Dry deodorant and ventured to the store for a replacement. True to form, the formula I was accustomed to had been improved. Lucky me. I purchased the ‘improvement’ and headed for home. The next day I took the new version for a spin. Holy satin surprise, was it strong! My pits raged with fragrance. Every time I exerted myself it was as if a flower shop had opened for business under my shirt. I couldn’t sleep that night because I couldn’t find a position where my nose and eyes weren’t itching from the onslaught.
Now that a week has passed I notice my pits a lot less. I’m no dummy though. I know the smell is still there. My body is evolving and tuning out the smell so I can cope and go on with my life. That doesn’t save the poor unfortunate souls who are in my company during a strenuous or tense moment. Their noses won’t have the benefit of adaptation. I’m a bit weirded out over the thought of people being so accutely aware of my underarms. Don’t get me wrong, I totally prefer a floral explosion over funk. I just don’t understand what Soft & Dry was trying to accomplish. Perhaps they’ve been working on a secret project with the Department of Homeland Security to develop a less expensive and more mainstream human lie detector test that could be used on an unsuspecting public? Lord knows they’ve found a good one. I suspect if I tell a lie a swarm of bees and butterflies will be making tracks in my direction. Pitiful.
