What are the differences between pseudo-body odor and body odor?

Summer is coming again. In summer, many people are most worried about encountering people with body odor. The smell of body odor is really unacceptable. In fact, there are mild and severe body odor. If you have mild body odor, it is very likely false body odor. The smell of false body odor is not that serious, but after touching your armpits, it will leave a smell on your hands. There are several main aspects to distinguish false body odor from body odor.

1. Odor

When it comes to body odor, the most obvious thing is that it emits an unpleasant odor. The same is true for false body odor, except that the odor of false body odor is not that serious and the range of diffusion is smaller. Generally, only you or people close to you can smell it.

2. Oily ears

Most patients with body odor have symptoms of oily ears, which are characterized by wet, sticky, or powdery earwax. People with pseudo-body odor are no exception, but their condition is not that serious, with only slight oily secretions.

3. Excessive sweat secretion

Everyone knows that body odor is the result of the combined action of apocrine sweat glands and bacteria. Pseudo-body odor is also caused by excessive sweat secretion. However, normal body odor will have a very unpleasant odor regardless of whether you sweat a lot or not, while pseudo-body odor will only be caused when you sweat a lot.

Precautions for pseudo-body odor

1. Pay attention to your diet

According to traditional Chinese medicine, excessive tonic at any time will do more harm than good. In terms of the probability of developing body odor, excessive consumption of sweets, greasy food, and irritating substances will greatly induce and aggravate body odor, so the diet should be light to reduce the production of odor.

2. Beware of Dryness

Maintain good drinking and bathing habits and drink plenty of water. Because dry air can easily cause excessive secretion of sweat, taking a bath can not only prevent the skin from drying out, but also kill bacteria on the body surface, thereby reducing odor to a certain extent.

3. Pay attention to hygiene

Take a bath frequently, change your underwear frequently, keep your armpits dry and clean, and maintain good hygiene habits, which can reduce the spread of odor.