Body Odour, Essentially beat it

Body odour is the unpleasant smell, which comes from a person’s body. It is often related with sweating of the body, but the unpleasant odour is mainly due to bacteria. Body odour may also indicate a serious illness. 

Causes

• Kidney disease, fungal infections, liver disease, zinc deficiency, cavities, toxins etc.
• Some strong medicines. Diabetic patients may smell of acetone because of insulin that they take.
• Alcohol, cigarette or cigars can lead to an unpleasant body odour.
• Poor hygiene.
• Obesity

Natural tips

• Bath with Neem leaves thrice a week. Boil the leaves till the water becomes green colour.
• While bathing, add alcohol or white vinegar to a mug of water and use it to rinse the armpits.

Prevention tips

To reduce the pH of the skin and eliminate armpit odour,

• Take showers, at least thrice in a day, in the summer season.
• Apply baking soda to your armpits as well as to feet, to reduce body odour.
• Put a few drops of rose water in the bathtub, before taking bath.
• Use apple cider vinegar instead of deodorant.
• Prepare a homemade deodorant with the juice of about two dozen radishes and 1/4-teaspoon glycerine. Apply powder or talc to all the main joints.
• Pour some white vinegar on a cotton ball and wipe your underarms.
• Mix 10 drops of the essential tea tree oil in 30 ml water. Apply this mixture on the armpits to reduce body odour.
• Apply a turnip juice. 

Diet tips

• Drink a glass of water on an empty stomach, along with 500 mg wheat grass.
• Avoid refined sugar, white flour, hydrogenated oils and other processed foods. Avoid foods that lack fibre.
• Avoid red meat because it releases many toxins into the blood stream.
• Avoid alcohol, caffeine, cumin and garlic.
• Eat whole grains, lots of leafy vegetables, sprouts, fresh fruits, soy products, and raw nuts.

There is a direct relation between what a person eats and his body odour, so, maintain a balanced diet.