What home remedies or herbs will help alleviate extreme body odor?
Since the question does not state where on the body the odor is coming from, I will assume you mean odor caused by perspiration. Bathing daily is the first thing that comes to mind. Use antiperspirant (not the same as plain deodorant). Deodorant covers odor only and temporarily. An antiperspirant keeps you from perspiring and ultimately smelling bad. Most products these days are a combination of both. There is a product available at drugstores called Body Mint. The active ingredient in Body Mint is chlorophyllin. Chlorophyllin has been used to decrease the odor of fecal matter/urine internally to aid incontinent adults. Looks like the Body Mint folks found a different use for chlorophyllin and they say 2 tablets daily will rid you of unpleasant foot, body, and breath odors. There is a medical condition where even the cleanest people with the best hygeine emit body odor. I have no details on this, unfortunately, an only recall reading about it many years ago. Your physician should be ab
Eating leafy, fresh green, raw vegetables always helps. Try things besides lettuce. Organic are more nutritious and you don’t have any worries of pesticides or onerous herbicides. Just a little everyday can sure be effective. Parsley, spinach, collard greens, mustard greens, turnip greens, celery, chard, etc. These work. Eating part of a lime or lemon (with rind after peeled) can help also. Beer and some foods can prompt body odor. You may want to review your diet to see what foods could prompt it. Avoid exposure to isoproply alcohol, solvents, perfumes, or other chemicals. Dry cleaning chemicals or carpet treatment chemicals can easily absorb into the skin also. These chemicals have a damaging effect on the body. Coriander (this is the term for the seeds of cilantro) seeds can be made into a tea, just like many of your other herbal teas. Coriander contains antibacterial properties. A compress soaked in coriander tea acts as a deodorant for relieving body odor. Drinking the tea can aid
