Natural Ways to Reduce Body Odor

In addition to deodorants, there are several things that you can do to help reduce body odor.  Much of what causes body odor is related to both internal and external factors which are in your power to control or at least regulate.  Deodorants work to stop the body from smelling by controlling bacteria and sweat.  Focusing on other ways of reducing both of those as well as addressing internal factors will help to alleviate any concerns. 

Stopping sweat can be a difficult task.  Sweat is natural and a way for the body to remove toxins as well as keep it cool.  Blocking this natural process can do more harm than good.  Typically deodorants use aluminum compounds to accomplish this.  It gets dissolved by sweat and forms a barrier over sweat glands to stop it from being released onto the skin.  While effective for preventing body odor, you could imagine some of the downsides.

Natural methods to reduce sweat include clothing type, relaxation techniques, baking soda/baby powder and changes in diet. 

Restrictive clothing causes the body to heat up faster.  Try wearing loser fitting clothes and/or clothes that use fabrics that allow air to pass through more freely. 

Stress can cause the body to sweat.  Taking steps to relax, especially in times of great stress will help.  Yoga, exercise, breath techniques and time to yourself are great stress reducing methods to consider.

Baking soda and baby powder are great products for absorbing perspiration.  They don't prevent sweat however.  In addition, certain plants such as sage tea and turnip juice are known to have an effect on sweat glands.  They reduce the activity of these glands and cause them to sweat less. 

Spicy foods, coffee, garlic and anything high in caffeine are known to cause increased sweating.  Obviously these are great things to eat, but limiting the amount you consume on a regular basis can also help to alleviate overly perspiring.

Chemcial Free Deodorant: Body Mint

By now many of us are aware of the reports that aluminum in deodorants could have a possible link to breast cancer in women.  The idea stems for the hypothesis that shaving the underarms open micro abbrasions in the skin.  As deodorant is applied and left on for hours at a time, chemcials contained in these deodorants are absorbed into the body and accumulate over time.  Studies have shown that certain chemcials like aluminum based compounds were found in the tissues of breast tumors. 

This is a scary thought.  Not only because it's dealing with breast cancer, but also because the possible cause is a product that millions if not billions of people use every day.  Does preventing body odor really have to come at a price?  The answer is no.

Body Mint is an aluminum free deodorant in the form of a pill.  It's made from natural chlorophyll and doesn't contain any harmful compounds or chemicals.  It works internally to remove body odor, bad breath and foot odor by absorbing the compounds that cause those odors. 

Before you laugh, consider the science behind it.  Body Mint's active ingredient is a proprietary chlorophyllin formula.  Doing any amount of research will reveal that chlorophyllin has been used by medicial professionals for decades to treat various odors in patients.

Body Mint is already sold around the world and has been featured on CNN as well as the NY Times, LA Times, Fortune, USA Today and numerous other national publications.  It's definitely worth checking out and highly recommended for those looking for a healthier way to stay odor free.