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.
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