Life is stressful. And with stress, comes sweat. If you've ever noticed that when you're stressed, you actually smell worse, you're not imagining it. According to Medical News Today, our apocrine glands respond directly to norepinephrine, a hormone that circulates during stress responses. The thicker sweat these glands produce often reacts with bacteria on our skin and creates a stronger, more offensive odor.

That's to say nothing of all the warm weather on its way. You know the devastating effects of swamp crotch. But maybe you have more of an issue with your feet smelling, or your backside ... maybe your chest? This is exactly the reason why full-body deodorants are an exploding category in the personal care space. Grooming brands both big and small are experimenting with formulas that are kind to your skin while killing all the odor-causing bacteria. Some even eliminate the sweat that feeds it.

Of course, maybe you remember your buddy in college applying his regular deodorant stick to God-knows-where and swearing by its efficacy. But let this be a reminder that most men's deodorant has been refined and engineered to be effective at deodorizing your pits, but has definitely not been designed for other (more gentle) parts of your body. Which is why—if you look at the back of that stick in your medicine cabinet—there's a warning on there advising you against using it on any place other than your armpits. Thankfully, now you've got a wide variety of options to choose from. We've put a handful to the test to bring you the best options.