How to Eliminate Body Odor

How to Eliminate Body Odor

1. Be sure to shower or bathe daily if odor is an issue. Use proper body cleansing agents such as soap or shower gel. Wash everything completely. If you live in a desert or other water-starved area, a sponge bath for just the "smelly" areas should suffice.
2. Apply antiperspirant/deodorant daily, after washing.

3. Change your clothes, including undergarments and socks, daily. Wash underwear (but not necessarily bras) after each use, and other clothes at least when they get dirty, sweaty, or when they do not smell clean. Socks and shoes may be changed 2-3 times per day if they get sweaty, and keeping feet dry can reduce odor and irritation.
4. Store your clothes in places where air can get to them and that smell nice. Consider scented paper as lining in your drawers. Hanging garments up may help more than storing them in drawers.
5. Wash your hands frequently.

6. If the body odor doesn't seem to go away, no matter how much you wash, consider probiotics or changing your diet. Don't bother trying to mask the odor; find out what is causing it, and treat it. Also attempt changing your soap, and even consider washing your body by scrubbing well with just water and a clean cloth (as for some individuals, odor seems to be a reaction to cleansers). Water-only washing may or may not work, depending on the cause of the odor, your body, what you're exposed to, and your local water; try it on a day you can risk smelling bad first.

7. Floss daily, preferably twice a day, and brush your teeth at least two times a day. Have professional cleaning at least two times a year. Body odor may also include halitosis, which is often a sign of gingivitis.