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Underarm odor is the heartache of many people, causing lack of confidence when communicating, affecting surrounding relationships. People with this disease are due to the body has overactive sweat glands.1. Is armpit odor contagious?
The root cause of underarm odor is due to overactive sweat glands, resulting in the secretion of a lot of oil and fat. These substances themselves do not cause odors, but when combined with a group of bacteria residing in a closed humid environment in body areas, they will produce an unpleasant odor.
On the other hand, underarm odor is not contagious, so this condition cannot be spread by direct contact or by sharing clothes with an infected person. People with this disease are due to the body has overactive sweat glands.
2. Is armpit odor hereditary?
According to experts, one of the causes of underarm odor can also come from genetic factors. Therefore, even if the patient has completely cured the disease, their children still have the possibility of contracting the disease. However, it is not necessary for parents to have armpit odor that their children will also have. In fact, clinical reports show that, if both parents have underarm odor, the later life rate of the disease is about 85% or more, if only one parent has it, this figure is 50%.The bad odor in the skin under the arms will often be aggravated by unreasonable and unhygienic living habits, such as lazy bathing, wearing tight, tight clothes, or due to work requiring active sweat a lot, like athletes, coaches. Many people have a habit of using razors in the armpit area, which leads to enlarged hair follicles and stimulates the secretion of fat on the surface of the skin.
Therefore, if you do not want the underarm odor to become more serious, it is necessary to limit skin irritation in this area. In addition, stimulant foods such as onions, garlic, hot spicy foods, foods containing caffeine are also classified as causes of body odor.
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3. Can armpit odor be treated definitively?
Currently, there are many ways to treat underarm odor, such as using drugs, surgery, laser therapy, and botox injections. The main goal of treatment is to reduce the activity or reduce the sweat glands. However, these measures are almost exclusively suitable for patients with severe disease that interferes with normal activities.According to dermatologists, sweating is a normal physiological activity of the body, so patients should not and cannot permanently destroy sweat glands. On the other hand, to limit causing unpleasant odors, the patient can use antibacterial soap to support better hygiene of the skin under the arm.
In addition, you should wear loose clothing, which helps perspiration to evaporate easily, avoiding accumulation in the intimate areas of the body. Limit the intake of spices and stimulants such as pepper, garlic, onions, coffee, and alcohol to avoid stimulating sweating.
For those who have to exercise, do a lot of sports, sweat constantly, need to shower, change new clothes after exercise. Some skin antiseptic measures are also quite effective, significantly reducing underarm odor. With mild cases, the patient only needs to pay attention to hygiene, use some supportive measures, and the odor can disappear.
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4. Some folk remedies for armpit odor
Underarm odor is not a common problem and has been around for a long time. Traditionally, there have been many ways to overcome this situation quite effectively with the following materials:Toothpaste: Apply a little on the skin under the arm and then rub for 2-3 minutes to reduce minimize underarm odor. For best results, patients should apply this method regularly every day, especially after bathing. Fresh ginger: Crush and squeeze out the water to apply to the smelly skin several times a day. Betel leaf: Crush the betel leaf and then extract the water, apply to the armpit area, combine massage movements all around. With this measure, the patient can perform before going to bed, rinse thoroughly the next morning, regularly 2-3 times per week. When self-remedial measures cannot reduce underarm odor and greatly affect life, patients need to visit a doctor for further advice and guidance and to choose more appropriate treatment.
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