HOW TO GET RID OF SMELLY ARMPITS

Many people suffer from excessive armpit sweat which smells quite bad. Our body is equipped with 2 types of sweat glands. The first is found all over the skin which discharges a tin, watery sweat which evaporates easily and helps in cooling the body. However, in our armpits and in our groin areas, which contain many hairs the sweat glands produce a thicker form of sweat. However, whether the sweat is thick or watery, in normal conditions it does not smell.

SMELLY ARMPITS

CAUSES FOR SMELLY ARMPITS

UNCLEANLINESS

Many people do not clean their armpits adequately which leads to fungal and bacterial infections and once these infections start happening then the sweat that comes out from armpits begins to smell bad results in smelly armpits.

UNCLEAN ARMPITS

CLOTHES SHARE

Many times people share clothes with others or use common towels which can also leads to the spread of fungal and bacterial infections in the armpits which causes smelly armpits.

CLOTHES SHARING

UNHYGIENIC BEAUTY PARLORS

Many of you go to the beauty parlor regularly, and if the conditions there are unhygienic or if they use a common bottle for applying and storing hair wax, then that can also lead to infections which cause smelly armpits.

UNHYGIENIC PLACE

UNCLEAN SHAVER

Many people are in the habits of shaving their armpits. And if your shaver is unclean or contaminated, then that can also lead to fungal and bacterial infections in your armpits and finally results in smelly armpits.

UNCLEAN SHAVER

TYPES OF INFECTIONS FOUND IN ARMPITS

Armpit infections are either fungal or bacterial infections or sometimes both types can occur together.

Fungal infections are usually round in shape and red in color and it generally itches.

Bacterial infections occur in the hair follicles and looks like small red pimples which may also have some pus inside them.

PRECAUTION TO AVOID SMELLY ARMPITS

GENERAL CLEANLINESS

To avoid smelly armpits you will have to maintain general cleanliness such as bathing daily and soaping and cleaning your armpits. Use neem soap because neem has natural antiseptic qualities which do not allow fungus and bacteria to thrive on our skin.

GENERAL CLEANLINESS

CLOTHES

You should not share clothes with others and neither should you use common towels. Always wear cotton clothes and try to wear loose fitting clothes to avoid smelly armpits.

APPLYING POWDER

If you go out anywhere, then make sure you to apply some powder in your armpits to prevent fungal infections to avoid smelly armpits.

APPLYING POWDER

If your armpits smell despite all this then it means that you may have an infection. You can wash your armpits with lotion alternate days. This remedy is also quite effective in treating fungal infections.

HOME REMEDY TO GET RID OF SMELLY ARMPITS

A simple home tip, how to get rid of the stinky smell from the armpits without using any of the deodorants or any of their children packs it’s 100% natural and will be very helpful too.

BAKING SODA

Just use simple baking soda, while you are in the shower just apply it on your armpits leave it for five minutes and then you can just rinse it and you will see it has the same effects for whole of the day as you are using the deodorants. It helps to reduce the smell and you will not fell it for whole of the day and it doesn’t cause any harm to our body.  

BAKING SODA

WHEN TO SEE A DOCTOR

If, after following all these methods your armpits still smell then it means that you will have to take some oral medication. You will have to take anti-fungal or anti-bacterial treatment for which you can obtain a prescription and start treatment under the supervision of a doctor for the duration of the medicines course.