Preventing Body Odour

Body odour is rampant in our society, especially among adolescents. Some people have body odour but they do not even know, some knew they have body odour but they don't know how to go about it. Body odour is an irritating thing and we need to care about it as individuals. Body odour can make people withdraw from those having it without even them knowing. Body odour can be caused by many factors including sweat and many other things. Getting to the root causes of body odour is the best way of getting rid of it. Many people use perfume occasionally when they did not even know what cause their body odour.

Body odour is the unpleasant smell we perceived that the body gives or emit when the bacteria that lives on the skin breakdown sweat into acids. Body odour can increasingly occur when a person reaches puberty. It's very unlikely for little children or babies have body odour. Body odour can have a specific smell attached to an individual which may be used to identify such a person. In military or criminal cases, a person can be smell off by military dogs as a result of their body smell.

Body odour can be caused by many factors such as health issues, sweat and so many others. Taking sweat as an instance, sweat is normal occurrence for everyone, especially when engaging in physical activities, walking under sun, jogging in the morning, playing football. Sweat is a natural way of a body's temperature regulation. But the awful smell that sometimes accompanies sweat can be very embarrassing especially when in the company of friends and loved ones. Naturally sweat is odorless, but brings out unpleasant smell due to the action of bacteria that builds up on the sweaty skin. Many parts of the body are likely to develop body odour such as armpit, genitals, skin, feet etc.

1. One of the factors that can be responsible for body odour is diet. There are some certain foods that their consumption makes the body produce unpleasant sweat which results in body odour. Foods like locust beans, onions, garlic etc. Sometimes food intake leads to body odour and when we have indigestion which can lead to gassiness, our mouth produces unpleasant smell too.

2. Another cause of body odour could be physical stress. It's normal to be active when going about daily activities. Many people sweat excessively while performing their daily activities or labor. Too much of physical stress leads to sweat and sweat leads to body odour.

3. One of the most common causes of body odour is poor personal hygiene. Lack of proper personal hygiene leads to body odour. When people do not have their bath or wash thoroughly some parts of their body, it may cause their body to be producing unpleasant odour.

4. Excessive weight accompanied by a lot of fat in the body and that is not taken care of can cause body odor. Obese people are susceptible or prone to having body odour.

5. Underlying medical conditions or health challenges may also be a cause of body odour.

HOW TO PREVENT BODY ODOUR.

Things we can do to prevent or avert body odour include;

1. Avoid or limit foods that contribute to body odor. e.g garlic, locust beans.

2. Bathing with antibacterial soap always and thorough washing of every areas of the body that are prone to sweat such as under arms and feet can help a great deal in preventing body odour. It should be noted that it's important to dry ourselves thoroughly to prevent breeding of bacteria on our skin or body.

3. Use of deodorants or antiperspirants.

4. Wearing of free clothes that allows air into the body thereby preventing sweat from building up. Wear clothes that are moderate for each season. In all, avoid tight clothes or wears.

5. Change your socks regularly to prevent foot odour.

6. Doing regular laundry can prevent body odour and we should also avoid wearing other people's clothes.

7. Maintaining good personal hygiene can also prevent body odor and help our body smell quite good and normal.