Smelly Hair & Candida Yeast
Body and hair odor can be cause for ridicule and embarrassment. The formation of candida colonies can cause this problem, but with the proper diet and by controlling certain factors, the odor can be eliminated.
Body and hair odor can be cause for ridicule and embarrassment. The formation of candida colonies can cause this problem, but with the proper diet and by controlling certain factors, the odor can be eliminated.
Sometimes the cause of extreme body odor is obvious, as is the solution. Other times, you need to embark on a detective hunt to find out what's causing you or someone you care about to develop that objectionable smell. When you realize--or you're...
Body odor is a nuisance and can cause embarrassment. Stress, exercise and high temperatures are normal causes for sweating, also known as perspiration. Odor occurs when perspiration encounters bacteria on the skin. Excessive sweating, or...
Acne occurs when hair follicles become clogged and lead to build-up of sebum and bacteria of sebaceous glands. Hidradenitis suppurativa is a chronic inflammatory skin condition similar to acne that occurs when hair follicles are clogged. Unlike...
Underarm body odor causes stress in social social situations and can cause self-esteem to plummet. Healthy people sweat, and the Mayo Clinic says that for most people the odor that results is manageable with careful hygiene and over-the-counter...
While some people claim a firm link between the body odor and poor nutrition, the scientific evidence is tentative at best. It is thought that foods with strong odors may affect body odor temporarily, but there is very little research to suggest a...
Perspiration is a normal human function that helps the body remain cool in high ambient heat and during exercise. Perspiration involved in thermoregulation is mostly carried out by the eccrine sweat glands, glands that cover the body and that are...
As a part of the body's cooling system, perspiration protects the body from heat induced illness and harm. The American Academy of Dermatology notes that special variations of sweat glands in the ears produce ear wax, a type of perspiration that...
People sweat from the day of birth onward. Generally, the amount of perspiration is small, just enough to keep the body cool in a process called "thermoregulation," whereby skin is cooled as perspiration evaporates. When the ambient temperature...
Any red bumps that appear on your upper torso also can appear on your breasts. Many times these bumps are a common occurrence and some bumps don't even need treatment. A few types of red bumps on the breasts, however, can indicate a serious...
According to the Mayo Clinic, body odor results from the bacterial breakdown of fatty sweat secreted by the apocrine glands. Apocrine glands are sweat glands found along areas of the body with denser hair growth, such as the armpits or groin. To...
Almost everyone experiences body odor, also called bromhidrosis, at some point. Body odor can stem from different things, and it may smell differently in different people. The scent may be musty, rancid, sweet or sour, but it is generally...
Genital acne, also known as hidradenitis suppurativa and acne inversa, is a condition that results from clogging in the apocrine glands around the groin area. Excessive heat and sweating in the groin area can leave oil, dead skin and bacteria on...
Body odor is something that most people, especially men, will consistently need to monitor and prevent over a lifetime. Body odor can emit from many place on the body, but most frequently is associated with the underarms. Underarm odor can be...
After a hard day at work or an hour at the gym, you may notice a strong, sour smell. This acrid scent is known as body odor, or B.O. While most of the time, a shower is all that is necessary to remove the smell, occasionally there are other, more...
According to Health and Nutrition Tips, many people suffer from dandruff and itching problems. Scalp odor is somewhat more rare, but if you are among those who suffer from it, it can be embarrassing and socially limiting. If you have oily hair,...
The body has two different kinds of sweat glands: eccrine glands, which cool the body with perspiration, and apocrine glands, which are triggered by emotional stimuli. Eccrine glands are found all over the body. Apocrine glands are found where...
Perspiration is an important component of the body's cooling system. Produced in sweat glands within the skin, perspiration cools the body when exposed to heat in a process called thermoregulation. There are two types of sweat glands in the human...
Each year, people in the Western world spend billions of dollars on cosmetics and beauty products, including deodorants and anti-perspirants, according to the Worsley School. Most people do not realize, though, that deodorants do not prevent body...
Sweating is a necessary part of helping maintain homeostasis, or balance, within your body. In fact, sweating is used from the time sweat glands develop when you are a baby all the way through your elderly years, although the types and amounts of...
The average human body has more than 4 million sweat glands, according to the National Institutes of Health. Sweating is your body's natural way of regulating your internal temperature. But some parts of your body, such as your underarms, seem to...
Body odor is a term for describing noticeable or unpleasant smells that arise from one or more areas of your body. Frequently, body odor originates in your underarms, or armpits. In these cases, odor typically stems from the interaction of...
Your skin has two types of sweat glands, the eccrine glands, which open on the surface of most of your skin, and the apocrine glands that open in areas where there is hair, such as your armpits and groin area. According to MayoClinic.com, the...
Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN medical correspondent, says that the average person in the United States sweats 278 gallons every year. According to Gupta, sweat is not all bad. He says it releases antibacterial substances that help fend off infections and...
Body odor is an embarrassing problem that can occur when bacteria mixes with sweat. Medical News Today reports that people who eat spicy foods, are obese or have certain medical conditions, such as diabetes, are more prone to body odor. Preventing...
Consumer items for underarm odor protection have come a long way since the ancient Egyptians first use spices such as cinnamon to mask body scent. Deodorants and antiperspirants are available in a number of formulations, roll-ons, sticks and...
Many people believe body odor emanates from sweat, but it is more accurate to say it is the result of sweat reacting to bacteria on the body, according to Medical News Today. People have two types of sweat: from eccrine glands, which produce no...
The skin, also known as the integumentary system, is the largest organ of the body, and since it covers the body, it is the only organ that's always visible. If anything goes wrong with the skin, it is immediately seen and felt. For this reason,...