http://www.metafilter.com/tags/armpits Posts tagged with 'armpits' at MetaFilter. Mon, 18 Jun 2007 08:47:10 -0800 Mon, 18 Jun 2007 08:47:10 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://www.metafilter.com/62179/Armpits Armpits! Strange curiosity of the <a href="http://www.innerbody.com/htm/body.html">human body</a>. Sometimes <a href="http://yucky.discovery.com/flash/body/yuckystuff/armpit/js.index.html#">smelly</a>, sometimes <a href="http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/content/questions/chemistry/question/1387/">stainy</a>, sometimes the origin of things <a href="http://www.netdoctor.co.uk/ate/childrenshealth/200572.html">truly weird</a>, sometimes <a href="http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/StoryPage.aspx?id=a78ac2a7-c067-4c1a-9ee4-374ea5b3fcff&ParentID=a274b6b9-25a6-4486-93ec-0386d3d6f0c9&&Headline=The+smelling+Stones">celebrity gossip fodder</a>, and sometimes just the brunt of <a href="http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=armpit+of+the+world">nasty jokes</a> They're also linked to <a href="http://www.achooallergy.com/article-toxic-chemicals.asp">controversy</a> and <a href="http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/medicalnews.php?newsid=38619">danger</a>, but fear not - there are <a href="http://www.wikihow.com/Make-a-Tomato-Deodorant-Cream">greener (reder?)</a> and safer, <a href="http://www.weightwatchers.co.uk/util/art/index_art.aspx?art_id=16261&tabnum=1&sc=123&subnav=looking+fabulous">natural ways</a> to take care of them. tag:metafilter.com,2007:site.62179 Mon, 18 Jun 2007 08:47:10 -0800 armpits deodorant smelly janetplanet http://www.metafilter.com/17277/ <a href="http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&amp;ncid=594&amp;e=1&amp;cid=594&amp;u=/nm/20020521/hl_nm/odor_bacteria_1">Starving Bacteria of Iron Helps Wipe Out Body Odor.</a> Scientists find that blocking bacteria's supply of iron works better at suppressing B.O. than the traditional deodorant method off killing off the bacteria with ethanol. <blockquote> "expert odor assessors who sniffed the participants' armpits found that the experimental combination worked better than ethanol at reducing odor, with longer-lasting effects." </blockquote> Just when you think *your* job stinks. Now, when will they come up with a way to suppress the Indian cooking odor in my apartment building? tag:metafilter.com,2002:site.17277 Tue, 21 May 2002 09:17:38 -0800 armpits bacteria BO BodyOdor brokenlink Fe iron smell stank stink stunk Yahoo Tubes