Here are 10 simple steps you can take to become more hygienic and eliminate body odour for good:#1: WASH YOUR BODY
If you find that you are a bit smelly, take a quick shower. Body odour is created by bacteria that cause you to smell, so washing your body with soap (and the part that smells worst in particular) can help to get rid of the smell quickly. Focus on your underarms and your feet, as those are two of the biggest body odour areas.
#2: APPLY ANTIPERSPIRANT
Antiperspirants form a block using certain chemicals (like aluminium) against sweating and perspiration, which helps to eliminate body odour. Many of these antiperspirants last all day, but you may need to reapply, especially if you have been doing something like exercising. Unlike a deodorant, antiperspirants actually eliminate the perspiration, while deodorant simply masks the smell.
#3: USE DEODORANT Sweating is not bad for you (unless it’s in excess and indicative of a larger problem) so you don’t want to eliminate it entirely. Sweating serves the very utilitarian purpose of cooling your body down, but you can manage your sweating so that it doesn’t happen at inappropriate times. Deodorant covers up the smell, or eliminates it entirely, while not getting rid of the moisture itself.
#4: USE ALUM ON THE AREA EMITTING THE ODOUR
Alum is a mineral that contains properties that can help to fight the bacteria that create body odour. To use an alum stone, you rub it on your armpit much in the same way that you would apply deodorant.
#5: USE DILUTED LEMON/LIME JUICE
Lemon/lime juice is thought to be a natural antibacterial and antifungal agent. Because of this, it can be used as fast relief from body odour. To apply lemon/lime juice to your armpits or feet, you can either pour lemon juice onto a clean washcloth or rub a sliced lemon/lime onto the problem area. However, lemon/lime juice is very acidic, which means that it can cause your skin to become irritated. If so, wash off and wait a couple of hours before applying a smaller amount to the area.
#6: TAKE MULTIPLE SHOWERS REGULARLY
As mentioned above, taking a shower can help to get rid of body odour quickly. Making sure to shower each day can help to keep you feeling clean and fresh while you do your daily activities.
#7: KEEP YOUR SKIN DRY
Bacteria like an environment with lots of moisture, food to eat, warmth, and the proper levels of pH and sodium concentration, all of which can be found in folds of moist skin. Because of this, it is important to dry off your skin whenever it becomes moist, whether the moisture is from taking a shower or sweating. After a shower, consider applying powder to areas like your armpit in order to combat moisture.
#8: SHAVE YOUR UNDERARMS REGULARLY
This applies to both men and women. Getting rid of the hair in your armpits can help to reduce the amount of body odour you have because hair absorbs odours easily. If you have less hair, there will be less chance that the body odour is absorbed.
#9: WEAR BREATHABLE FABRICS
There are certain synthetic materials that don’t breathe very well like polyester blends. If you’re really worried about body odour wear fabrics like cotton, wool, or silk as they soak up moisture and have better breathe-ability, which means you will most likely sweat less and create less body odour. You can also wear a cotton or silk undershirt under your clothing to soak up your sweat and body moisture so that your body odour does not soak into your outer layers of clothing.
#10: WASH YOUR CLOTHES REGULARLY
Body odour can seep into your clothing. If you sweat heavily in a shirt and allow the shirt to dry without washing it, there is a very good chance that that shirt will smell bad the next day. Try to wash your clothes every time you sweat in them to keep them, and yourself, smelling fresh.
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