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How to Get Rid of Body Odor

April 27th, 2006 by admin
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1. Smelly Pits are the Pits!

Nothing is sexier to than stinky, sweaty, smelly musk. Wait.. maybe not. hmmmm...

2. Getting Rid of Body Odors

You are what you eat

eatingThe number one factor in the average person's odor is FOOD. There is a direct correlation between the quality of food that you eat and your resulting body-odor as the food is processed and distributed throughout your body for energy. Spend just one day drinking nothing but water and staying away from fats and sugars and you will notice a big difference.

That being said, there are other possible causes of bad body odor including kidney and liver disease, fungal infections and poor hygiene. If you suspect a medical problem is at the root of your odor then go and see your doctor.

Tips for Getting Rid of Body Odor

  • Stay away from refined sugar - it feeds bacteria and will increase your body odor many times over.
  • Go for a jog or sit in a sauna. You'll be stinking it up at first, but after a while you'll flush out your pores and notice that your sweat no longer stinks.
  • Anti-perspirants work to reduce odor, but they do so by clogging your pores and locking the odor-causing toxins and bacteria underneath the skin. This can lead to underarm cysts and pimples.
  • If all else fails, spot wash with soap and water.
  • Try and stay cool, sweat is a transmitter of the odor.
  • Apply an absorbent powder such as baby powder to your underarms after bathing.
  • A baking soda (For more uses of baking soda, read 75 extraordinary uses for baking soda) + water paste applied to the areas of smelliness can help neutralize existing odor.
  • Alcohol and tobacco are known to contribute to foul body odors - cut back on the day of your big date. For more information regarding this article, read how to remedy body odor.
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staying at the sauna an anti-perspirant taking a bath

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  1. You should try to avoid things like garlic and onions. I hate to say it, but coffee is bad, too. Actually, any caffeinated beverage is bad in the smell department. Caffeine can cause excessive sweating.
    also you might think about having your hormone levels tested to make sure they arent out of wack im no dr just ran across this and thought id share the few things i have heard of over the years
    good luck :)

  2. Sometimes when someone stinks it doesn’t mean that they DO NOT WASH sometimes it could be a medical issue. I washed 3 times a day until my skin was so raw that it hurted and I still stunk. I googled and found a site that deals with body odour issue. Found out I have TMAU…..

  3. January 1st, 2010 at 8:20 pm    Monalisa Says:

    Hello people,

    Well as i have read in here alot of ppl struggle with something that im struggling everyday.
    im still figuring thinks out about the sweating and odor,but i have an extremely sensetive skin so i cant put everything onto it . but theres something ive tried months ago and it seemed to help me a bit but its too strong for my skin i got rashes from it(my skin is very sensetive) and thats Maxim thats an antiperspirant i think alot of ppl should talk to your parents because alot of you are very young and you should talk to your parents about how that its affecting you and your live.

    you may also think about the possibility that you may have hyperhidrosis i know i do so i guess there are ways for the body odor like alcohol and lemon( as a quick fix i would say) but for transpiration the only way i guess is botox shots wich im not very trilled about it but im going to speak with mine dermatologist about it .
    Well i hope this help you a bit.

  4. December 10th, 2009 at 12:16 am    NotStinkyGuy Says:

    Don’t waste money on pharmaceutical products. There are cheap and effective ways to get rid of body odor like charcoal soap and ammonium alum. I’ve been using it for years.

  5. I am a stomach ulcer patient.I had a 5 day constipation and afterwards it has left me with severe body odur which gets worse when i use a perfume or deodorant.Even when i take my bath it doesnt go.Please somebody help me.

  6. August 25th, 2009 at 2:02 pm    sparkle Says:

    I know how you feel. I’m allergic DAIRY PRODUCTS besides sugar and peanuts. When i got rid of the dairy products i started having success at not smelling. I took most of the suggestions here and made them work for me. A spray bottle with lemon and lime (1/8 cup) to a spray bottle–now called lemon fresh spray– spray all over myself BEFORE I shower and use DIAL soap and after I shower I spray lemon fresh spray and another spray made from mouth wash (1/8 cup and water in a spray bottle). I mixed baking soda into my after showering bath powder. Also I take zinc and chlorophyll. Finally I hope I don’t stink anymore

  7. August 22nd, 2009 at 3:48 pm    sparkle Says:

    i know how you feel.I found out i was allergic to milk and cheese, sugar and shell fish and some other stuff. On top of that i had a bowel infection (GASSY!!!) And then there were the parasites and digestive problems. Now that i got most of those issues cleared up I hope i’m smelling better. I’m trying anyway.

  8. You can also use parsley tablets for body odors.

  9. To get rid of unpleasant body odors after you shower or bathe you should rub down with green alcohol. Also drink plenty of water and every morning cut a lemon in half and squeeze it in like a cup of water. The lemon will detoxify your body and you will have better looking skin and no more odors or bad breath. Additionally try switching your deodorants up like wear Dove powder fresh for two weeks then the next two weeks use Secret fresh or Dove cucumber melon.

  10. July 21st, 2009 at 3:31 pm    help me Says:

    Hello everybody
    lol I thought i was the only one in the world who smelled bad.Well i`ve asked the closest friends that if I had a bad smell coming out of me or not. “they all said NO man you dont” BUT I realized something every time or any time I am near a person or people they all start getting red noses or turns red due to the SMELL or bothered by it.. i assume..the thing is that i never had this problem in my life ever but i started to notice around 2005 i think not sure and now its 2009 and i cant take it any more i cant goto school well am afraid dont wanna be around friends it sucks.And i am bout to get married i`ve noticed that my left armpit is kinda of black i.e infected i think and near my groin i have a hugh RASH and i am fat so fat that my thighs rub against each other and i guess it made it rashy and black but I take showers everything and use soap and everything CAN SOMEONE HELP ME WHAT DO I DO??

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