What could I do so I'm not smelly while sitting in my wheelchair and out and about?

Answer #1

Do you take showers/baths often and use antiperspirants?

Answer #2

I wear deodran every day and have 2 showers a week

Answer #3

2 showers in a week? I think you need to take a shower daily, I mean once e day :-)

Answer #4

Two showers a week really isn’t enough. You should take at least one shower a day, if not two.

Answer #5

I only have 2 because my mum showers me cause I am disabled

Answer #6

If you can only shower with assistance, maybe on the in-between days, you should try sponge bathing, as long as you’re not too limited by your mobility…fill up the bathroom sink with warm water and use soap on a washcloth and wash up that way. Wear deodorants/anti-perspirant. Make sure you wear breathable fibres (ie: cotton…not man-made fibres) that will help wick away any perspiration. A light spray of cologne would help too (just don’t drench yourself in it). You could always tuck a small deodorant and cologne spray in your bag/back pack to have when you’re feeling a little sweaty when you’re out and about.

Answer #7

You should talk with her about your bathing schedules.

2 showers a week is a bit lacking. and make sure that the wheelchair receives regular cleaning too. =)

Answer #8

I get my hands and face washed any day that I dont have shower

Answer #9

Hands and face is not enough. There are specific areas o the body that really produce odor. Be sure to wash these parts daily: Face, armpits, back, chest, crotch, feet, the area behind the knees, the area opposite the elbows, and the neck.

These are the target parts when nurses/caretakers do spongebaths in immobile patients. =)

Answer #10

I dont remember nurses washing behind my knees when sponge bathing me

Answer #11

They should. Basically every joint is prone to producing more sweat than other body parts. =)

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