What should I do if my armpits smell bad?

Armpit odor is a problem that both boys and girls may encounter. Armpit odor will bring us discomfort and affect our image, so everyone must pay attention to this symptom. If we want to control this symptom, we need to do several things well. We must not only pay attention to our diet but also use Chinese medicine massage to treat this situation. Below we will introduce what boys should do if their armpits have odor.

1. Pay attention to your diet

Don't eat too much spicy food, especially things that produce odor, such as onions, which will emit an unpleasant odor when they are excreted as sweat during the body's metabolism. Eat more calcium-rich foods such as milk, soy products, shrimp skin, kelp, fish, bone soup and green leafy vegetables.

2. Traditional Chinese Medicine Massage

Stand up the tip of your thumb and press Hegu firmly for 2-3 minutes until you feel obvious soreness at the acupoint. Then use the tip of your thumb to gently rub Fuliu clockwise for 3-5 minutes until you feel slight soreness at the acupoint. Fuliu is about three fingers up from the midpoint between the tip of the medial malleolus and the posterior edge of the Achilles tendon. Note that Hegu is the key point, and Fuliu should be rubbed gently.

3. Clean in time

The armpits have abundant sweat glands and many wrinkles, which are easy to hide dirt. When washing, you should raise your arms and use the fingertips or palms of your other hand to massage in circles to remove dirt and promote blood circulation.

4. Maintain hygiene

Generally, our sweat will emit a certain odor only after being decomposed by certain microscopic bacteria. Therefore, keeping the body clean can reduce the rapid growth of bacteria, so that our body odor will not occur.

5. Use antiperspirants

If the above methods are not effective, you can consider using antiperspirants. Some ingredients in antiperspirants can block the sweat gland ducts that produce sweat, help the secretory cells to atrophy, and ultimately achieve the purpose of reducing sweat secretion.

In the above article, we introduced a common situation that both boys and girls may encounter, that is, the armpits have an odor. We know that there are many ways to treat the armpits with an odor. The above article introduces in detail what to do if boys have an odor in their armpits.