People applied deodorant to a dirty body.
A hot climate, lack of opportunity, and hard physical work made people stink. They used 2 unusual methods to fight this problem: first, they shaved their heads regularly (they believed it was their hair that smelled bad). Second, they used deodorants containing different ingredients like pine needles, cinnamon, citrus, flowers, and even ostrich eggs. People made balls and kept them in their armpits. Materials with strong smells could hide body odor for a certain amount of time.