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Hot weather making you sweat?
The bacterial breakdown of sweat is what causes most body odor. Perspiration itself is normally odorless. If you want to reduce body odor naturally, consider the following:
* An easy solution to reducing bacteria is to splash on rubbing alcohol.
* Most commercial deodorant products contain irritating or harmful ingredients, including aluminum salts and dyes. Avoid the antiperspirant varieties. You can find better products in health-food stores, such as those containing extracts of green tea, which is antibacterial.
* If you buy "natural crystals," make sure they do not contain aluminum in any form.
* Stimulant drugs, including coffee and tea, contribute to body odor by increasing the activity of apocrine sweat glands, special glands in hairy parts of the body that produce strong-smelling, musky secretions. Try eliminating caffeine if body odor continues to be a problem.
The bacterial breakdown of sweat is what causes most body odor. Perspiration itself is normally odorless. If you want to reduce body odor naturally, consider the following:
* An easy solution to reducing bacteria is to splash on rubbing alcohol.
* Most commercial deodorant products contain irritating or harmful ingredients, including aluminum salts and dyes. Avoid the antiperspirant varieties. You can find better products in health-food stores, such as those containing extracts of green tea, which is antibacterial.
* If you buy "natural crystals," make sure they do not contain aluminum in any form.
* Stimulant drugs, including coffee and tea, contribute to body odor by increasing the activity of apocrine sweat glands, special glands in hairy parts of the body that produce strong-smelling, musky secretions. Try eliminating caffeine if body odor continues to be a problem.
