Either it's blue or you don't get it. I think it's something to do with the lint from cotton shirts
2006-07-11 04:10:25 · 23 answers · asked by johnny c 4 in Beauty & Style ➔ Skin & Body
ugh grose!
2006-07-11 04:12:07 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
According to Wikipedia (you can find anything on that site):
* Navel lint consists primarily of stray fibres from one's clothing, mixed with some dead skin cells and strands of body hair. The rotting cells can create unpleasant odors.
* Contrary to expectations, navel lint appears to migrate upwards from underwear rather than downwards from shirts or tops. The migration process is the result of the frictional drag of body hair on underwear, which drags stray fibres up into the navel.
* Women experience less navel lint because of their finer and shorter body hairs. Conversely, older men experience it more because of their coarser and more numerous hairs.
* Navel lint's characteristic blue tint is due to the existence of blue fibres in most clothing, or as some claim, tonsprowumee .
* The existence of navel lint is entirely harmless, and requires no corrective action.
2006-07-11 05:19:32 · answer #2 · answered by dvanbeus 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yup id reckon it definately the lint from ur blue shirts, maybe when u getting all sweaty the shirt gets wet and the lint comes off into ur sweaty belly button , cant say ive ever had that problem myself, but ti sounds interesting nonetheless
2006-07-11 04:14:50 · answer #3 · answered by oz_gurl2005 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Strange that, but I agree it must have something to do with the lint from shirts also it seems that it is only men that have this phenomen could be wrong though.
2006-07-11 04:18:12 · answer #4 · answered by rachelsweet2001 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, I think it has something to do with how often you shower. I've never had belly button fluff so I couldn't tell you, but then again, I shower daily which might be what keeps it away.
2006-07-11 04:40:17 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No i used to always find glitter in my belly button whats ever up with that at least yours is a bit normal, i didnt wear glittery clothes incase your wonderin. but now theres just a seahorse (its my belly bar)
2006-07-11 04:20:47 · answer #6 · answered by Blonde_o2 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
this fluff isnt blue
but then again im not from a belly button
2006-07-11 04:14:19 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You wear blue clothes?
2006-07-11 04:13:34 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Apparently you don't wash every crevace when you shower???? Um, yeah...that's called lint and it shouldn't be there.
2006-07-11 04:13:34 · answer #9 · answered by Mom of One in Wisconsin 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How do you know what colour fluff from my naval is?
2006-07-11 04:16:48 · answer #10 · answered by ʎǝ1ʇʇnɯ 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cos its durty !
Get it out and make sure you dry in there in future.
2006-07-11 04:14:50 · answer #11 · answered by super_star 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋