Stinking? Treat Body Odor To Smell Fresh
Have you ever been to a meeting or a date where you put off
your coat or jacket and suddenly feel a crumbling smell from your body? Isn’t
it an embarrassing moment?
But then you realize that you had taken shower just an hour
ago and even your clothes are washed ones. Then what is the reason for this
nasty body odour?
If this is the problem that you face very often and have
been hunting for ways to get rid of it, this article will help you out.
Let me start with,
An abhorrent smell from your body after sweating is called a
body odour. When bacteria on skin combine with your sweat, a displeasing smell
is released from your body. This smell is pungent and acidic in nature and is
biologically termed as bromhidrosis.
What Causes Body Odor
Apocrine glands present in our body are the reason for body
odour. These glands are present in the breast area, armpit area, inguen area
and ear area. These glands develop when you attain pubescence and produce an
acidic secretion which is odour free. When this watery secretion combines with
bacteria present on your skin surface, it creates a bad body smell.
Body Odor Treatments
If you have grown up to be a youngster, you are likely to
face the problem of body odour. So, follow some basic steps and keep yourself
away from it.
Bathe Daily
Bathing is a good habit, we have heard this since childhood.
Minimum 10 minutes of bathe maintains your hygiene and keeps you clean. It
washes away all the bacteria from your skin and thus keeps you odour free.
Keep Your Armpit Clean
Armpit is a sweat prone part of your body. You must keep
your armpits clean in order to avoid body smell. Girls must shave their armpits
or use hair removal cream to keep it clean. Washing it daily with soap reduces
bacteria and keeps the underarms clean.
Use Bacteria Killing Agent
You get bacteria-killing agents easily in the market. Do not
forget to specify that you need it for bathing in order to get a harmless
bacteria-killing agent. Apple cider vinegar is one such agent easily available
in the market. It helps you by killing bacteria and maintaining the acidity and
alkalinity of your skin, thus keeping you odour-free.
Use Baking Soda Or Lemon
Baking soda is highly alkaline and hence, it helps in
controlling the PH of your skin. This reduces the acidity of your sweat, thus
reducing body smell whereas, lemon is highly acidic. It helps in clearing away
all the bacteria from your skin surface, thus helping you avoid body smell.
Use Deodorants
Deodorants help you by making the surface of your armpits
highly acidic, thus clearing away the bacterias. The fragrance in does helps in
making you smell sweet and fresh.
Underarm Odor- Herbal Treatment
Witch Hazel Leaves
Pluck off few leaves of witch hazel plant, let them dry.
Crush them and put it into the water and apply that water on your underarms
using cotton. Nowadays you get it in the market. You need not do anything. Just
buy a bottle and apply it to your armpit before applying deodorant.
Use Lavender Oil
Lavender is known for its fragrance and so is lavender oil.
It is an effective remedy. Pore a bit of lavender oil in your and massage your
underarms with it. This helps in killing the bad smell from underarms.
Tomato Bath
Take few fresh tomatoes and crush them. Remove the pulp and
collect all the tomato juice in a separate vessel. Add this juice to a bucket
of water and take bath with that water.
Rub Lemon On Your Underarms
Cut a lemon into two halves. Rub each half on the either
underarm for at least 5 minutes each. Leave it for 10 minutes and then take a
shower.
Eucalyptus And Walnut Paste
Take few leaves of a walnut plant and eucalyptus. Crush them
together to make a paste. Apply this paste to your underarms.
Eat Fresh And Smell Fresh
Food habits play a great role in making you smell great.
Remember, everything we eat has a good or bad effect on our body odour. So, if
you eat fresh and healthy food, you smell fresh. Including these food elements
in your diet chart will help you in gaining a pleasant fragrance. These foods
are:
Herbal Tea
Herbal tea or green tea has antioxidants in them. This helps
in cleaning away the toxins from your body. So, sip herbal tea and eliminate
bad odour from your body along with all the toxins.
Coconut Oil
One teaspoon of coconut oil every day will help
detoxification of your body. Thus helping you to get rid of bad odour.
Parsley
Chop parsley finely and add it to 1 cup of boiling water.
Add a pinch of salt to it and let it boil for few seconds. Turn off your stove
and strain the water into a cup. Drink that water.
Juice of Wheatgrass
Add one teaspoon of wheatgrass juice in 100 ml of water and
drink it.
Lemon And Tomatoes
Take a glass of skimmed water, add the juice of one lemon to
it and drink it. Do this every day for three months. You can also drink a cup
of fresh tomato juice.
By following these few simple steps, you will get rid of
body odour and smell fresh.
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