Below the Belt: 3 Intimate Deodorants for Men

When it comes to things below the belt, many guys proudly sport a bit of musk wafting from the family jewels, but draw the line at "reek." What causes it is a witch's cauldron of possibilities, including but not limited to sweat and bacteria. But oh, the wonders of the modern age! You no longer have to suffer in silence because a veritable cornucopia of "men's intimate deodorants" can help out where you really need it most.

Comfy Boys
"No man likes to talk about it, but this is a universal problem," says Comfy Boys company owner Laurent Cohen, who recalls how he came up with the idea for the product when adjusting his pants.

"And those man's issues are the same whether you are an athlete or a cubicle worker," he observes.

Underarm deodorant-antiperspirant rubs off quickly on a man's groin, thanks to a triple-whammy of legs, trousers, and "the package" forming a perfect storm of friction whenever he moves. To cope, Comfy Boys is 1) a cream that turns to a highly adhesive powder that stays put even during a jog � commando, and 2) is touted by Cohen as "really fun to apply."

Nice Nuggets
Pressed for time, a lot of guys skip a post-gym shower and tackle masculine mephitis with a poof of baby powder, but all that does is take a guy from a dung heap to a bassinet.

One of the premier "adult novelty" businesses in the country, Doc Johnson has been helping people enjoy testicular freshness for more than 30 years. But amid the cuffs, clamps, and other assorted naughtiness in their portfolio is a very straightforward product: Nice Nuggets

"Not only does it keep a man dry in one of his most sweat-prone regions, it also fights chaffing, stickiness, and odor," says company COO Chad Braverman.

A cream concoction providing total freshness that lasts all day, Nice Nuggets goes the extra mile with a boost of Vitamin E and aloe, and leaves a nicely butch fragrance without going overboard.

Fresh Balls
Another drawback to talc or powders is adhesion.

"I was tired of powders ending up on the floor or in my pants and not where it needed to be," innovator Brook Frank tells EDGE. "I had a problem and needed a solution."

That solution was Fresh Balls, and it flew off the shelves thanks to the metrosexual manscaping documentary "Mansome" and Howie Mandel infamously singing its praises to Jimmy Kimmel. The godfather of such products (appearing in 2009), Fresh Balls quickly landed in the pages of Men's Health and Details thanks to its innovative lotion-to-powder formula that didn't clump.

Unlike powder that can waft in every direction during application, Fresh Balls goes on where you put it. Says Frank, "It keeps you dry all day, and stays where it is supposed to."