Body Odor Solutions, Get Rid of Body Odor
Bathe more
Bathing is a good way to start, and washing your clothes also helps. Showers are better at preventing B.O. than baths because during a shower, more dirt and bacteria run off the body with the constant flow of water.
Blaming a B.O. problem on a more active bacterial fauna on your body is oversimplifying things. Just shower more and you will have fewer critters running around on you.
Deodorants/antiperspirants
Many deodorants only mask body odor, but some products actually fight bacteria. The most effective deodorants contain aluminum or zinc. Both elements are known to fight odor-causing bacteria.
Antiperspirants, on the other hand, clog sweat glands, so bacteria have nothing to interact with. Antibacterial soaps also help kill off those nasty pests.
Proper nutrition
Cutting down on caffeine reduces B.O. Coffee, cola, chocolate, and other caffeine aliments contribute to odor because they stimulate apocrine sweat glands (you know... that fatty sweat that bacteria love to munch on).
Drinking plenty of fluids keeps eccrine sweat glands active; this dilutes apocrine perspiration, which reduces body odor.
Boric acid
One of the best products for treating body odor, and quite possibly the least known, is Boric Acid. It's relatively cheap and works great. Simply apply it wherever you want to keep smell away after taking a bath. Boric Acid will slow down the spreading of bacteria. Using too much, however, can irritate the skin.
Other treatments
If the odor doesn't want to go away, there are products that can treat serious cases of body odor, but they require a prescription. Keep in mind that extreme cases of B.O. are probably caused by some form of fungal infection. If perspiration is out of control, there is a treatment called iontophoresis that can seal off sweat pores for a few months using electricity.
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