HOW TO PREVENT BODY ODOUR
Do you have body odour? Do you know
someone who has body odour? Tell you what? It’s probably due to poor hygiene
because many people who develop body odour neglected to take proper care of
their bodies.
Afolabi Bayo, a fellow blogger, has
shared 5 tips on how to avoid body odour by practicing good hygiene and I will
be re-sharing them with you. #winks#
1.
Take 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.
When you
shower:
#Make sure
to use an exfoliant a couple of times a week. This can help to wash away grime,
dead skin and bacteria, all of which can play a part in creating body odour. You
can purchase exfoliants at your local pharmacy, or you can make your own
natural exfoliants.
2.
Keep your
skin dry
Bacteria enjoy
environments 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.
#Use a
towel or oil blotting papers to wipe off sweat and other moisture.
#After a
shower, consider applying powder to areas like your armpit in order to combat
moisture.
3. Shave your
underarms regularly
This can
apply to both men and women, though women more commonly shave their armpits. 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.
4. Wear breathable
fabrics
There are
certain synthetic materials that don’t breathe very well unless they’ve been specifically
designed for that purpose (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.
5. Wash your
clothes regularly
As
mentioned above, 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.
At this
point, I am going to add a 6th which I feel is very important.
6. Use body
spray or perfume
If you have
body odour or you want to avoid having body odour, it is essential you use body
spray to keep you smelling nice. Once you have your bath, you can just apply
little in strategic areas such as the armpits, behind your ears, and other
areas you know are likely to generate a lot of sweat.
#Don’t
apply body spray or perfume when you are already sweating. It is going to
create another kind of odour even worse than your sweat.
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