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6 year old DD smelling of BO, anyone else notice this?

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clayre · 31/05/2009 11:51

DD 6 has started smelling of BO, i noticed it this morning, she normally has a bath in the evenings and a shower in the morning but she didnt have a bath last night and as i was putting her in the shower this morning i noticed she was smelling of BO, it wasnt over powering but it was there. She is a bigger than average 6 year old im not keen to use deoderants on her.

anyone else had this problem?

what would anyone advise?

thanks

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clayre · 31/05/2009 12:28

just me that has a smelly child?

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BCNS · 31/05/2009 12:33

no.. DD (5) can get like this when it's hot. you could get her a pitrok
DD uses teatree and mint shower gel.. and this also seems to work well

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ellingwoman · 31/05/2009 12:38

I was going to say pitrok. Also don't dress her in school dresses They are more constricting. Those two-piece summer dresses you can get are the best. And buy big!

This is based on a 6 year old in my class last year who got terribly whiffy during the day and was avoided by other children

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BCNS · 31/05/2009 12:40

good point elling.. DD doesn't wear summer dresses at school. light weight girl teousers and a large cotton polo shirt .. seems to keep her cooler

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forehead · 31/05/2009 12:54

She should wear deodrant for sensitive skin.My dd aged 7 uses Sanex deodrant. I have also bought her some body shop perfume.
People are always telling her that she smells nice.

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clayre · 31/05/2009 12:57

thanks, never heard of pitrok but i'll have a look for it, she does wear school dresses but i havent noticed her smell wearing them, they are big and baggy thou as she wears an age 8 for her height but is like a stick insect!

Glad to know its a normal thing, i thought she was maybe a bit young!!!

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forehead · 31/05/2009 12:57

Sorry i mean deodorant

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Mousey84 · 31/05/2009 13:20

I read on here a while ago that an MNers DS has this problem and switching to organic milk helped.

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Elibean · 31/05/2009 15:34

dd first had whiffy little pits last summer, when she was only 4 (and it was very hot and she was rushing about). I was really worried, but she's fine - and a year later, it doens't happen any more often.

I use natural deodorant for her, the same as my own - just herbal stuff (can't remember name, will have a look later!) which can't hurt and does work beautifully so far.

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clayre · 31/05/2009 20:47

thanks, she was smelly again today so im def going to find some natural deodorant for her.

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