0 Home Remedies for Body Odor

Home remedies for Body Odor

It is embarrassing to realize that in a bus people near you are shrinking their nose and it takes a lot to accept that yes i am stinking, but do not worry you can save yourself the embarrassment by using these easy home remedies for body odor!!

What is Body Odor 

Body odor is an unpleasant smell that comes out from an individuals body. The causes for body odor vary from person to person and depends on various factors like gender, medication, fungal infections, genetics etc.
perspiration is part of cooling process of the body but sweat does not have any bad smell of its own, it actually reacts with the bacteria accumulated on the skin and releases an unpleasant odor.

Simple Home remedies for Body Odor.

• Take apple cider vinegar in a cotton ball and dab it on the armpit. This helps to reduce body odor effectively.

• Use of antibacterial soap and deodorant soap while bathing works good if the body odor is due to excessive sweating.

• Powder the undeararms with baking soda. Mix baking soda in warm water and soak the feet to eliminate foot odor naturally.

• Add half cup of tomato juice in bath water and soak yourself for 15 mins in it before bathing, this will help to cure body odor naturally.

• Adding some drops of rose water to the bath water is one simple and effective home remedy for body odor.

• Dry well the underarm and groin area after shower or bath.

• Use baby powder for underarms instead of chemical based deodorants to keep the perspiration area dry.

• Another good home remedy for body odor is Tea-tree and Rosemary, both these anti bacterial herbs  can be mixed with essential oil and water and applied where needed.

• Wear clean and washed clothes everyday even if you feel it is smelling ok.

• Poor hygine give germs and bacteria chance to grow in you skin thus maintaining good hygiene is a must to do to get rid of bod odor.

• Consumption of alcohol and smoking also adds to the body odor problem.

• Magnesium hydroxide aka Milk of Magnesia is a wonderful home remedy for body odor. Milk of Magnesia acts as a natural deodorant and removes body odor, once applied after shower it lasts for the entire day.