What causes sweat odor

We sweat more in the summer, and the smell of sweat is unpleasant. This is quite common in life. There are many reasons for sweat odor, including physiological sweat odor and disease-related reasons. For example, if you often eat a lot of meat and fish and eat greasy food, this will lead to the body's decomposition ability becoming worse, causing the sweat to have an odor. Of course, body odor can also cause this phenomenon.

What causes sweat odor?

1. Meat

According to scientific research results, meat has a great influence on body odor, and vegetarian men have stronger body odor than meat-eating men. Having said that, if you cut the meat into small pieces and eat it with vegetables, seafood, etc., you can also achieve the effect of reducing body odor, so you might as well give it a try.

2. Curry

In addition, curry, which is popular among people, is also one of the causes of body odor. In particular, Indian curry rice usually uses curry powder and cumin as the main seasonings. Although cumin is good for the body, its strong smell will emanate from the pores, making body odor more likely to occur. Therefore, the best way is to use ginger spices such as cardamom instead of cumin when making curry. It is understood that cardamom can be used as a raw material for perfume. It has a strong fragrance and is easily absorbed by the human body. More importantly, it also has the function of maintaining body odor.

3. Garlic

Garlic is found in many dishes, but its smell is also well known. It is understood that garlic contains a compound called "allicin". After eating garlic, allicin is rapidly converted into other substances in the human body. These substances, when mixed with sweat, will produce bacteria and emit a strong odor. If you are particularly concerned about this smell, you can try using white wine vinegar to eliminate the garlic smell.

4. Agaricus

In fact, many people in Japan don’t know that Agaricus lemaneiformis, Asparagus cochinchinensis, and Asparagus officinalis can also cause body odor. Unlike the bad smell produced by other foods, the bad smell that occurs in the human body after eating these vegetables comes from urine. The "methyl mercaptan" substance contained in these vegetables will undergo a chemical reaction and cause the urine to have an unpleasant odor when it is excreted. There is currently no special method to eliminate this odor. In fact, it is just urine odor, so there is no need to worry too much.

Three ways to get rid of body odor

1. Baking soda

It is a great natural cleaner and deodorizer, and people often use it to clean refrigerators, carpets, etc. In fact, baking soda can also remove sweat odor. Specific steps: Add a small amount of baking soda to water to make a paste and apply it to the armpits. Don't apply too much at one time, otherwise it will stain your clothes.

2. Lemon

Lemon can remove sweat odor. Specific method: Cut the lemon in half and rub it directly on the armpits. Lemon is acidic, so don't use it immediately after shaving your armpits, as it may cause irritation to your skin.

3. Vinegar

Vinegar is another natural antiperspirant in the kitchen that kills bacteria, fungus, and mold. Specific method: Take half vinegar and half water, mix them, dip a cotton ball in it, and rub your armpits. When applying vinegar to your armpits, be careful not to use too high a concentration. Like lemon, vinegar is acidic and should not be used immediately after shaving.