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Bad body odor
28 female
I have a bad body odor and its been an extreme problem for me ever since high school . I would take a bath at night and I would also take a bath the next morning when I got up for school . I would also put on deodorant and then bring it with me and add more on through out the day and keep it in my purse . I still do this now that I am 28 years old ,but the problem is that I still stink and every deodorant that I have tried doesn't help any. What should I do?
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I have something for you to try before going to see a Dr. as I know modern Drs. do not know about this.
It's not anything risky, in fact eons ago in Roman times, this is what they used to get clean before soap was created.
In modern times, we tend to think that soap is a replacement for this simple tool called a Strigil, however it is not. Soap can not do what the strigil can.
Read the following link to get a historical idea of how it was used. I know it says cellulite in the link but the article is about strigils
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There are not many who offer a modern option. I looked for photos of 'modern strigils' which is what I used for a search and a photo of the 'Le Edge' product came up. Heres a link to article a gal writes about using it.
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You may want to do more searching to find something to order. Not sure if bath and body type stores carry anything that really works. I was living in a remote community with spotty internet at the time and resorted to using something else. I had an old spreader knife of my Mom's. A spreader knife is what you'd think it means, used for spreading soft stuff on bread or crackers. It is not sharp or serrated for slicing. You just have to use some common sense here if thats the way you want to go.
If you have looked already that the 2nd link, the gal posted a photo of some of the dead skin that comes off, pictured on her fingernail. Come to think of it, finger nails will scrape this stuff off but only covers a tiny area of skin and it not very effective and extremely time consuming.
Ever had to scratch yourself during summer while out wearing sunning lotion or oil? Something like this applied to the surface of your skin is actually not in touch with live skin but a layer of grime and dead skin cells, bacteria and who knows what that has collected on the surface of your skin.
Here;s another link regarding dust mites because it is relevant to what I am talking about, the odor that all this dead skin and bacteria can create. Usually people don't smell that bad. But as we age, we end up with more dead skin more often. Also, all things that eat, also pee and poop. I read somewhere but can't find link, that it is suspected that these mites feeding on your dead skin which they find by its odor, also can make you smell worse by the odor of their excrements mixed in with your dead skin layer. Here's a link about the mites:
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When I first did the scraping, I did it after soaking in a tub a long time. You can drain the water but still sit in there to do so. I would take a swipe and knock the clay like substance that came off me, on to the edge of the tub to dispose of later. I kept doing so until I got most areas done. Do not forget to do this under the arms and this area also has lots of dead skin and usually more odor than other parts of body. It is pretty disgusting to see what comes off your skin. You will have less and less as you routinely keep up with this as part of your cleaning program and may get to the point where once a week or twice a month is enough or maybe less. I am older and as long as I keep it up once a week, I keep clean .
I have had time where I do not have a tub, only a shower, so I can't get the skin softened as well as a long soak but can still get some off. I have also used teflon scrub pads lightly and gently on the skin in shower to catch any dead skin I may have missed and you can see it easy against the darkness of the green pad. But I know a dermatologist would be horrified to hear of using teflon pads this way. Again you have to be careful or you can end up with scratches like scratching too hard with fingernails, or getting scratched by a cat or twigs outdoors. It's only happened twice to me and I make sure to put an antibiotic cream on any such scratches after if it does occur.
I use soap all over, only after I have exfoliated with strigil or teflon pad. If you try this, and the cause of your odor is due to a build up of dead smelly bacteria laced skin layer, then odor should be improved. If it is not totally gone though, there may be a medical issue or something else causing it and it would be time to try seeing a Dr. for it. Good luck and let me know how it goes.
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Have you ever heard the expression you are what you eat. While I am not a doctor I can tell you that people that consume foods that are very spicy, have large amounts of garlic, tend to have more problems with body odor then others.
If you are not one of those who consume spicy meals then I suggest you see your doctor and ask the doctor to see if there is an organic cause for your problem.
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