Natural and herbal treatment for body odor

It’s hot summer and raining season, high humidity make our body sweat and it leads to smelly body odour. Body odor may cause the most embarrassing social situations; it could also decrease your confidence level.

Sweating is good sign for the skin, but some people sweat smells bad, which compels people to run away from them.

Why do we sweat?

Human skin has at least 20 million sweat glands. Every gland has small minute tube, which open up on the surface of the skin. Through these glands the salt, protein and fat mixed water is secreted. These glands play a major role in controlling the temperature of body.

Why does sweat stink?

When sweat is secreted from the skin pour it is odorless. Sweat contains urea, salt, protein and fat. If the sweat on the skin does not evaporate, the urea, fat and protein interact with bacteria, and turn the sweat into ammonia, then it starts sticking. This results a bad odour from our body.

After tough exercise, the acryin gland found all over the body become active and these glands secretes a lot of water as compare to organic matter. As a result bacteria in that lives on the skin cannot become active most of the time and there is no bad smell. But when the person is tensed, nervous, angry or aggressive the body secretion of epicrome sweat glands increases. Such glands are found in few areas of body such as under arm. Such glands secret cold water, organic matter left back on the skin and in presenc of bacteria it give bad odour.

Some prople use antiperspirants or deodorants to get rid of the bad body odour. Deodorants normally helps in increasing the bacteria presence and antiperspirants kills the bacteria but at times skin get irritated by it and might face allergy.

How to Avoid odour:

1. An unwashed cloth kept in almirah encourages the bacteria to activate and as result a bacteria spreads bad odour.
2. Body cleanliness is must.
3. Neem soap should be used in summer to stop bacteria.
4. After bath use starch less telcom powder.
5. Wear loose cloths, as it helps in evaporation of sweat.
6. Avoid fried and spicy food.
7. Eat seasonal fruits.

Bad odour treatments through herbs:

1. To get rid of bad odour apply belpatra juice all over body.
2. Add shell poder to Adoosa leaves juice and rub it all over the body
3. Mix about 8 to 10 drops of rosemary essential oil to about 1 ounce of water and you can apply it on the affected area.
4. Washing underarms with triphala treated water helps cure the problem of body odor. Soak triphala overnight in water makes a natural cleanser for armpit