SworDEvery: Dealing with Body Odour

Body odour is an offensive smell from one's body. It is unpleasant. 'It is mainly caused by skin gland secreting and bacteria activity. The apocrine sweat gland secrets the majority of chemical come rounds needed for skin flora to metabolize into odorant substance'. Body odour is peculiar to everyone, but not every one smell bad. They took some steps to keep dry. Let us look at some of them

-Shower. That is the first step, shower daily, not ones in a week. 'Thoroughly washing your skin with a wet wash cloth and soap, especially those area prone to sweating(armpit, groin, feet) can help you prevent body odour.

- Wear breathable clothes like cotton, wool etc. It will allow air in there, evaporating sweat quicker  and keeping moisture, bacteria and odour  under control. It is also very important  to wear clean clothes, wash your clothes often. Avoid wearing dirty cloths.

-Keep your armpit dry and other parts, this will give no room for odour creating bacteria to breed.

-Apply deodorant and antiperspirant. Deodorant mask odour, it keeps it under control. Antiperspirant block the sweat gland giving bacteria no room to bread. You can use either of the two, moderately.

-Check your diet. Some food you eat, oily, fatty food, smelly food, (large quantity of red meat, garlic, onions, spicy food, heavily processed food that contain sugar) can smell on your body, bringing about bad odour. Yo can eat  foods like, leafy vegetables, whole grain, raw nuts and seeds, healthy oils, phytonutrients that help cleanse your inside.

-Remove body hair regularly to keep dry. It prevent the accumulation of bacteria, reduces sweat and odour. Use any of the method as it work for you.

-Try hydrogen peroxide and water. Wipe the prone area with the solution ( one teaspoon to a glass of water) it will destroy some of the bacteria that creates odour.

- If you need to get quick rid of odour, rub hand sanitizer into your armpit. It helps fight bacteria that causes odour.

-Alum stone. This contain contains property that can fight the bacteria that can cause odour. Rub it on you armpit as you will do with a deodorant. Wash it, if you use it when sweating.

-Vinegar is a natural antiseptic, it kills bacteria or fungi. 'Spritz some apple cider on the area where you are sweating and wipe your skin dry'

-Take chlorophyll supplement. They are natural deorizer, it can help you stay without smelling through the day.

-Lemon juice is a natural antibacterial. Apply some on your armpit, it will work on bacteria causing odour. In other to avoid irritation, you can dilute it. Test before use to know the amount that can work for your skin.

-Eliminate stress. Stress stimulates apocrine glands which cause body odour.

-Stay hydrated. Taking enough water helps to wash out toxin in your body, this will make you less smelly. Drink according to to recommendation, at least 8 glass a day.

-Exercise regularly. This will help you sweat out  toxin that have built up in your body that can cause body odour. After you have done exercise, shower and dry your body.

-Witch Hazel and tea tree oil are natural antiseptic, they can be applied to your armpit. Witch hazel can be used regularly as deodorant.

-If you are sweating heavily, use oil blotter to wipe the sweat, they absorb  moisture. Rub on the area you sweating, ones you do, it will prevent odour.

-If your are in the nature, where you don't have what you need to  prevent sweat, rub mud on the area you are sweating . Once it is dry, wash it off , when you do, dead skin and old sweat are washed away with it.

-Baking powder naturalise odour. Make a paste of it and apply to your armpit lightly.

-Detox. 'When your odour indicates that you have problem from within, detoxifying your body is the answer' Consult your doctor to help you out.

-If you sweat too much or odour persist, see your doctor.

Smelling cool and nice is simply beautiful, it gives you self confidence and boldness to play with friends, work with colleagues and have fun with family. If you have been noticing  odour on you, use these methods. It will surely help you.