Human beings actually produce 2 kinds of sweat:
eccrine - a clear odorless sweat that appears all over our bodies performing the vital
role of regulating body temperature.
apocrine - a thicker substance that is produced by glands in the under arm and groin
areas. It too is odorless until bacteria on the skin's surface act upon it.
The by-product of this unholy union is what we call body odor or BO.
The intensity of some body odor may lead people to think that they have a serious medical problem, when in most cases they are merely the victims of bad genes or inadequate hygiene, experts said.
Most BO sufferers were simply born with larger, more active apocrine glands or they are not doing as good a job as they should keeping the odor producing bacteria off their skin. Gastro intestinal abnormalities can give the skin a very unusual smell. Diabetics and people with urinary infections will sometimes develop a sweat-smelling or fruity body odor. Diseases of the past like Vit C deficiency scurvy and typhoid fever, were associated with strange smells.
Be aware, the secret of combating most body odors is to inhibit the body's production of apocrine sweat decrease the number of bacteria acting upon that sweat or remove the offender. Still another, baking soda "sodium bicarbonate", kills the odor-causing bacteria and absorbs moisture.
An old folk remedy is- tomato juice. It works 100%. Just pour 2 cups in with your bath water and sit for 15 minutes.
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