According to a new survey, lots of guys are self-conscious about this one thing. Can you guess what it is? It’s the way they smell. A whopping 72% of Millennial male respondents said they are anxious about their body odor on any typical day.
52% worry they have B.O. and don’t know it, 51% worry they don’t know how to fix their body odor, and 59% said they’d want someone to tell them if they have bad body odor. The body parts men are most concerned about when it comes to odor include their armpits (71%), neck (40%), head and hair (39%), arms (30%) and hands (25%).
They survey, by Old Spice, by the way, also found that the top three situations where it’s important to smell good are:
- During the first sexual experience with a new partner – 35%
- On a job interview – 19%
- On a first date – 18%
More findings:
- 35% of the men surveyed said they have been broken up with over their body odor.
- 38% said they broke up with someone because of the way they smelled.