My 6 yr old girl is sweaty.

Silver Member Joined: Jan 05 2006 Posts: 768

My 6 yr old daughter is heavy . She complains that she is sweaty under her arms. Now that it's getting hot, she really smells.
Am I supposed to start her young on deoderant, or just give her a bath more often?

Platinum Member Joined: Jan 01 2006 Posts: 48139

Probably both. Ask your dr.

Posted: Sun, May 22 2011, 5:42 pm Post subject: re: My 6 yr old girl is sweaty.

Overweight girls often start puberty early.
I know a 7 year old girl who should be in a bra next year.
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Posted: Sun, May 22 2011, 5:52 pm Post subject:

my 6 year old has been getting strong underarm odor since she turned 5. she's not heavy but she's incredibly tall and developed for her age. anyhow, I try to make sure she showers daily and really washes herself well. morning showers are better than evening ones too so she's fresh in the AM. on days when it's really bad, I do use a bit of deodorant on her.

it's probably helpful to make a paste from baking soda to help with the odor, and better than deodorant, but I never remember to do this and pulling the stick out of the medicine cabinet is just easier.