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Oily Greasy Odor as I age: What helps?
Aging Well | Last Active: Nov 16, 2025 | Replies (16)Comment receiving replies
.... my husband of 40 yrs, he will be 70 soon; his bedroom has similar odour...sort of greasy and I change his pillow case every day or two... he has frequent showers; smoker since age of 15 and where his back has been on the sheet over time there is a light brown stain.... his clothing is clean , he uses deodorant...he has never asked a dr. about this as seems oblivious to it. Even after I launder the bedding there is a slight odour especially on the pillow slip..I used to work with a woman who said her husband's same and she put it down to his diabetes, not sure why, but my husband has it too... maybe some other readers have some suggestions ..... J.
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@lacy2 Have yall heard of HS? I am pretty sure this is what it is, I believe I have this too, It has a very bad smell when it leaks or whatever, I believe I am in stage three of this, but it is fairly new just look it up, it’s worth checking out, ppl are dying from it or getting cancer from it a dying, My dad did, my friends sister did and my ex is probably next then me, neither of us are doing well rn he is worse off than me tho
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I have the same issue with my husband of 43 years, he is now 67 yrs old. His skin has always had a milky smell but the last few years his head and skin smells horrible. Sheets where his head and back are get greasy in a couple days, so hard to get the stains and smell out. He has diabetes and takes insulin and is in a lot of meds for heart disease. He does have a fungal toenail and finger nail. I’m sure his doctors notice the smell but don’t address it. I don’t sleep well because of the smell. He showers daily. I can’t take it anymore.