Ever since we’ve started using well water to wash our clothes, we can’t get rid of the sweat odor from clothes?

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After getting clothes sweaty, we can’t seem to get rid of the odor. Even after we wash them, the odor comes back much worse after you start to sweat any amount. I’ve been told there isn’t anything that can be done because the cotton absorbs the odor and bacteria. Anyone had anything that’s worked for them?

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I have an unusual body odor, is there anything to cure this?

Written by admin on March 17, 2010 – 3:50 pm -

And yes i use deodarent, and Tag body spray, i’ve had this odor since around 6th/7th grade. Its not really noticable but my step sisters and my step mom notice it but i don’t know what to do to keep it away. Especialy when i work out the smell is even worse, and everyone else doesn’t smell as bad as i do. I’m 140 Lbs. 5′ 10″ and 15 years old. Any ideas or cures for this? And i use soap when i take a shower. Thanks!
My step mom is chinese and she cooks with lots of herbs and stuff, like onions and stuff. That could be it, and i do my own laundry.

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Body Odor – Diagnosed

Written by admin on March 17, 2010 – 3:50 pm -

 

All people smell when they don’t bathe often enough. The interesting thing is that sweat doesn’t smell when it first reaches your skin rather the smell comes only after bacteria or fungi on the skin’s surface break down the fat in sweat to form chemicals that smell. Most sweat glands produce sweat that contains no fat, but the sweat glands around the breasts, genitals and armpits produce sweat that contains fat. Most people prevent body odor by washing these areas frequently to reduce the number of bacteria on the skin’s surface. However, sometimes this alone doesn’t work.

The vast majority of people can prevent body odor by:

1) Bathing frequently, sometimes more than once a day;

2) Changing underwear and socks daily, because underclothes hold all the dead sking and residue that bacteria love;

3) Using deodorants/anti perspirants that contain low levels of bacteria-killing metals such as aluminum, zinc or zirconium; and

4) Using powder under the armpits and groin to keep the skin dry, which prevents bacteria from growing.

If you do all of these things and still have an odor, something is wrong and you should consult a proper physician. The most common cause of unusual body odor is a skin infection. An ammonia odor is caused by infection with Helicobacter, the bacteria that causes stomach ulcers, or by eating too much protein if your liver can’t break it down fast enough. Ask your physician to draw a blood test for helicobacter. If it is positive, you can be cured with a normal course of antibiotics. If it is negative, you may need to eat less meat, fish, chicken and dairy products to give your liver time to break down the substances. When you take in more protein than your body can use immediately, your body strips ammonia from protein to make you smell like ammonia.

A fishy odor is caused by taking choline supplements, by a hereditary condition called trimethylaminuria that requires avoiding fish and other dietary sources of choline, or by a vaginal infection caused by a bacteria called Gardnerella. People who have damaged livers can also develop body odor that smells like fish. Damage to the liver can destroy the chemical that breaks down choline. When in doubt, check with you doctor!

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Excess Sweating Of The Head And Hair

Written by admin on March 13, 2010 – 11:35 pm -

 

Sweating is a normal and healthy thing. It is normal to sweat especially if you are experiencing warm weather, have been exercising, are experiencing emotional stress or anxiety. All the above reasons justify your sweating up to a certain limit. Scientists say that we might lose quite a lot of fluid when one tiny sweat gland tries to cool our body up to one degree Fahrenheit by cooling one liter blood.

For most of the people sweating is nothing but a minor irritant because of the stains it leaves on the dress and the odor. However, for some sweating might not be such a minor issue. This applies to people who face the problem of excessive sweating especially on body parts like the pals, armpits and the excessive sweating of the head and hair.

People with the problem of excessive sweating face embarrassment in their daily functioning of life. Those with excessive sweating in their armpits and excessive sweating of the head and hair, also those who have the problem of excessive sweating of palms cannot move around as normal people can.

However, sweating is a complex phenomenon, therefore, any imbalance within the body of hormones or health will cause excessive sweating. There are four main reasons identified as the reasons for excessive sweating. Those being :-
Obesity;
A serious health problem
Menopause;
Coming of age (puberty) or hormonal imbalance.

Obesity is nowadays becoming one of the major factors, causing people to sweat excessively. The metabolic activity of obese people causes them to sweat profusely.

If you are a normal person and have started excessive sweating off late, it would be better not to ignore it. Immediate physical check-up should be done so that you can treat the problem in time.

Menopause is yet another instance where you could start sweating excessively. The hormonal imbalance causes it therefore it is periodic and not a permanent phenomenon.

Puberty also can cause incessant sweating in the case of children coming of age. This happens at the age of about 13-14 when the hormones are playing a major role in the development.

What are the emotional effects of excessive sweating on a person? Excessive sweating causes embarrassment to people suffering from it. A person who has excessive sweating on palms might feel it awkward and embarrassing to shake hands with people because his palms are always wet.

A person who has excessive sweating in the armpits will find it embarrassing when the sweat leaves stains on his dress and even while going near someone because of the odor.

A person who has excessive sweating of the head and hair has to face the most embarrassment. Since the person suffering from excessive sweating of the head and hair will have sweat dripping all over his head and hair. This will make his hair constantly wet and oily. This person suffering from excessive sweating of the head and hair will find more dirt and grime in his hair than ever before. This will lead to unnatural hair loss which will complicate the situation even more.

Excessive sweating of the head and hair will also make a person’s life miserable. He will have to deal with sweat dripping on both the sides of his face making him look unkempt all the time. Plus the skin where the sweat accumulates will also be affected negatively.

Another problem with people suffering from excessive sweating is constant feeling of exhaustion. This happens because the fluids inside the body of this person will get exhausted all the time.

So in order to treat the problem of excessive sweating people have to consult doctors or dermatologists depending on the diagnosis and the reason why they sweat so profusely.

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