Shahnaz Hussain's Top Tips to Eliminate Sweat Odor Naturally

The main reason for the smell of sweat is the bacteria present on the skin. When we sweat, these bacteria combine with sweat and produce a specific smell. Sweat itself does not have any smell, but the proteins and fatty acids present in it react with bacteria and produce odor. Apart from this, personal hygiene, diet, and hormonal changes also cause bad sweat. Other causes of bad sweat can also include stress, anxiety, and some health conditions. When we are under stress, the sweat glands of our body become more active, which produces more sweat. Additionally, some medicines and diseases, such as diabetes, thyroid problems, and hyperhidrosis, can also increase the smell of sweat.

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If you are troubled by the smell of sweat, then you can get rid of it through easy home remedies like lemon, rose water and baking soda. Let's know about these home remedies in detail -

• Make a paste by mixing 1 teaspoon lemon juice in 2 teaspoons baking soda. Now apply this paste on the underarms and leave it for 10 minutes. After this, wash it with fresh water.
• Prepare a mixture by mixing baking soda as per requirement in a little talcum powder. Then apply it on the underarms and feet for 10 minutes. After this, clean it with fresh water.
• Whichever part of the body smells of sweat, rubbing raw potatoes on it can be beneficial.
• Putting alum and mint leaves in water while bathing gives a feeling of freshness and gets rid of the problem of sweating.
• Adding rose water to bathing water is also beneficial.
• Mixing 2 teaspoons of rose water in 2 drops of tea tree oil and applying it on the underarms with the help of cotton can get rid of the problem of sweating.
• Usually, during summers, the hair also smells of sweat. For this, a hair mask should be used. To make a hair mask, a bunch of mint, 6-8 tikki camphor and a teaspoon of lemon juice are needed. First of all, wash the mint leaves with clean water and put them in a mixer with camphor and make a thick mixture. Mix 1 teaspoon of lemon juice in this mixture and apply it on different parts of the head with the help of gloves and wash it with water after 1 hour.
• To prevent the smell of sweat from hair, mix rose water and lemon juice in 1 cup of water and wash hair with it.
• Take some betel leaves and amla and grind it and make a paste. Then apply this paste on the underarms and leave it for 10 minutes. After this, clean it with water.
• Wash neem leaves and add them to the bath water at night. Take a bath with this water the next morning.
• Put orange peel in the bathtub and leave it for an hour before bathing. Bathing with this water gives a feeling of freshness and coolness in the body.

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If the sweat smells, then using the home remedies mentioned in this article can be beneficial. However, if these remedies do not help or excessive sweating occurs, then you should immediately contact a doctor. Also, before using these home remedies, do a patch test, so that any kind of allergy can be avoided.