Does your 9yo/10yo son wear cologne or body spray?

[Anonymous]

We have deodorant down, but do boys this age also wear cologne? I hear teachers complain of musty classroom odors after recess and gym, is there more than deodorant needed at this age?

[Anonymous]

No

[Anonymous]

Please no. Just stick with deodorant. (Speaking as someone who has taught for years)

[Anonymous]

Ugh, no. In middle school the kids start to and it smells like axe and bath and body works got in a fight every day and I come home with migraines.

[Anonymous]

Is this a serious question? No. Our boys just started using kid's underarm deodorant at around 10yo.

FWIW our 9yo daughter has some perfume that my wife had let her put on a few times for fun/play, but she doesn't own or use any regularly.

[Anonymous]

No. I spend a lot of time with groups of 9/10 yr old boys coaching an academic competition (indoor practices in a confined room) and leading Cub scouts activities. I can thankfully say that I have not yet noticed Axe / body spray smells OR body odor.

Farts and stinky feet, yes. Teen boy smell, no.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We have deodorant down, but do boys this age also wear cologne? I hear teachers complain of musty classroom odors after recess and gym, is there more than deodorant needed at this age?

Gag. Please don’t allow this.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Ugh, no. In middle school the kids start to and it smells like axe and bath and body works got in a fight every day and I come home with migraines.

Truly nauseating. It’s bad enough even when there’s a hint of it but some of these boys seem to bathe in it.

[Anonymous]

No. We would never allow that.

[Anonymous]

Have to hold him down to put deodorant on him.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We have deodorant down, but do boys this age also wear cologne? I hear teachers complain of musty classroom odors after recess and gym, is there more than deodorant needed at this age?

The stench is the sweaty smell from kids.

[Anonymous]

No. DS just started wanting to wear it and he's 14. No kid in elem school needs cologne.