BOB Health Talk: How To Avoid Body Odor

I know the weather has not been friendly lately. The heat is quiet unbearable and we have

 to shower like 3-4 times daily, then now imagine someone with body odor mixed together with the heat we are experiencing now. The environment wont be bearable. Therefore decided to share tips on how to avoid or take care of your self if you have body odor.

  

Self care advice

Your armpits contain a large number of apocrine glands, which are responsible for producing body odour.

Keeping your armpits clean and free of bacteria will help keep odour under control. Following the below advice will help you achieve this:

• Take a warm bath or shower every day to kill the bacteria on your skin. On hot days, you may need to have a bath or shower twice a day.
• Wash your armpits thoroughly using an antibacterial soap.
• Use a deodorant or an antiperspirant after bathing or showering.
• Regularly shaving your armpits will allow sweat to evaporate quicker, giving bacteria less time to break it down.
• Wear natural fibres, such as wool, silk or cotton. They allow your skin to breathe, which means your sweat will evaporate quicker.
• Wear clean clothes, and make sure you wash your clothes regularly. 
• Limit the amount of spicy foods you eat, such as curry or garlic, because they can make your sweat smell. Evidence also suggests that eating a lot of red meat tends to make body odour worse.

Deodorant and antiperspirant

The active ingredients used in antiperspirants and deodorants differ, so you may find some more effective than others.

Deodorants work by using perfume to mask the smell of sweat. Antiperspirants contain aluminium chloride (see below), which reduces the amount of sweat produced by your body.

Use roll-on antiperspirants if you sweat heavily, as they tend to be more effective.

Aluminium chloride

Aluminium chloride is the active ingredient in most antiperspirants. It helps prevent the production of sweat.

If the above self care advice doesn't improve your body odour, you may need a stronger antiperspirant that contains more aluminium chloride.

Your GP or pharmacist can recommend a suitable product and advise about how often you should use it. 

Aluminium chloride solutions are usually applied every night before bed, and washed off in the morning. This is because you stop sweating in your sleep, so the solution can seep into your sweat glands and block them. This reduces how much you sweat the next day.

As the aluminium chloride solution begins to take effect, you can use it less often (every other night, or once or twice a week).

SAY NO TO BODY ODOR. AND HELP OUR ENVIRONMENT SMELL NICE