Thing is, the elderly of yesteryear are not the same as the elderly of today (I'm 75) So to refer to an "old person's smell" is a bit of an insult. My Mum and Gran"s generation never grew up with deodorant so used lots of talc after washing, so it was easy to have a 'smell'. My generation started off with a roll on deodorant until aerosols came on the market. There is no excuse today for any generation to suffer with body odour if they have a personal hygiene regime. Even the odours of urine incontinence can be overcome.