Home Remedies For Body Odor

Body odor is an embarrassing  problem it effects many and sensitive topic that cannot be discussed openly.Some products int the market give temporary relief from the body odor.But they don't specify the cause exactly.They are some natural home remedies those can help in treating undesirable body odor.

Causes of body odor:

• Inadequate bathing
• Poor hygiene 
• sweat
• zinc deficiency
• Genetic metabolic disorders
• liver diseases (or) diabetes
• they are two type of sweat glands eccrine and apocrine
• eccrine presents on the open skin area and apocrine glands found in areas where hair grows,scalp,armpits etc..
• eccrine glands releases water and salt in the form of sweat.
• apocrine glands secrete fatty sweat which causes to body odor.
• body odor could be a sign of  manganesium deficiency.

Home remedies for body odor:

Keep yourself clean:

                               Shower atleast once a day,wash away sweat and reduce the number bacteria on skin.sweat is odorless when it is combined with microscopic bacteria which is naturally present on your skin by mixing og these cause body odor.People who have execess of sweat tends to wash away the bacteria.

Antibacterial soap:

                            By using antibacterial soap it will reduces the bacteria and odor of the body.when buying a soap see the product it contain antibacterial or not.

Keep your wardrobe clean:

                                       By changing clothes frequently when you get tired,fresh clothes can reduce your body odor.Be sure to change your inner wear,socks frequently.use deodorants,perfumes,hair sprays and powder etc.. to get rid from body odor.

Offensive Food:

                                  The food which make you sweat more,such as spicy food,hot pepper cause to bad odor from body.Eating onions and garlic are very good for health but you have bad odor you should avoid these.(less intake of onion and garlic is better for bad odor body).It makes your sweat smell badly.

Alcohol:

             By splash rubbing alcohol on to your underarms you can cut down the bacteria which causes bad odor of body.you can use vinegar or hydrogen peroxide to cut down the bacteria.

Baking soda:

                   Take some powder of baking soda and apply it to the odor causing parts of your body.It will reduces the body odor by killing bacteria.

Important tips to get rid of body odor:

• Eliminate strong coffee/tea.
• Have green tea every day it kills the bacteria.
• Shave underarms regularly
• Essential oils like lavender,peppermint etc....
• Eat plenty of spinach and green leaf vegetables rich in chlorophyll.