As we get older, we release body odor specific to older people.

Young people call it the smell of old man, but men might feel it is unfair because this odor is released by both men and women. However, women are likely to be taking care of appearances and body smell than men, so their body odors don’t stand out. Why?

It is because body odor caused by aging can be decreased or prevented with some extra cares.

Followings are ways to prevent body odor. You can try them as etiquette or manners rather than precautions.

9 ways you should try to prevent body odor

Eat mainly Japanese foods

You can prevent body odor by limiting the amount of meat and fat you eat, which are related to fatty acids. The most effective meal to prevent body odor is “Japanese foods”.

Rice is of course, but brown rice is better, and eat seafood, soybean products such as tofu and natto. Soybean products especially have antioxidant effect, so you can eat them everyday if possible.

Use special soap for body odor

To prevent body odor, it is important to keep your body clean and taking a bath everyday is necessary. There are special soaps with stronger deodorant and antibacterial effect with variety of ingredients. Please find the one suitable for you.

Limit the amount of alcohol

As you drink alcohol, blood vessels widen and blood flow becomes well. As a result, your body temperature gets higher and perspiration glands open, leading to sweating. It is good to sweat, but needless sweating caused by alcohol can be a cause of body odor and releases odor substances as well.

To mind about your health and body odor, think about the amount of alcohol you drink.

Use deodorant undershirts

Body odor cannot be completely prevented by taking a bath or caring about foods. So why don’t you prevent with undershirts you always wear?

Recently there are products that remove odor from clothes, or clothes themselves have deodorant effect. They can be highly expected as new ways of prevention.

Modify lifestyle

We can’t ignore the relationship between body odor and aging. Sleeping well and continuing exercising are good ways to prevent not only body odor but also many lifestyle diseases. To live healthy life, it is necessary to modify your lifestyle.

Use supplements

It is easy to buy supplements, and some are made for body odors. They are really for reducing breath odor and body smell, but also good for body odor of aging.

You can buy them without prescriptions, so very useful items.

Make good use of stress release

Body odor is caused by disorder of body, but mental disorder also can be a cause of body odor.

Especially when you are getting stressed, not only body odor but armpit odor and breath odor are released as well. You should release your stress with things you like such as karaoke, playing sports, go fishing, or go to a movie.

Also thinking too much about body odor can become stress, so you shouldn’t think too serious about it.

Lymphatic massage

It is effective to do lymphatic massage to make lymphatic flow well, which helps to eliminate waste and fatigue components from body. Pulling ear lobes up and down improves lymphatic flow and prevents body odor.

Also gently pushing pit around collarbone and massaging like drawing circle with hands make lymphatic flow well.

However massaging too strong can cause circulatory deficit, so please massage gentle and soft.

Prevent odor with green tea

Catechin, which has antioxidation, antibacterial, and deodorant effect, is highly contained in green tea. Catechin is widely used in deodorant sprays, bath agents and supplements.

Also drinking green tea itself can prevent body odor as well as maintain your body healthy.

Called as “smell of old man” and you may realize aging with body odor, but it can be prevented with some easy ways. Smell of men and smell cause by aging is totally different. I hope you can prevent bad smell can live youthful feeling days.

Summary

9 ways you should try to prevent body odor

Eat mainly Japanese foods
Use special soap for body odor
Limit the amount of alcohol
Use deodorant undershirts
Modify lifestyle
Use supplements
Make good use of stress release
Lymphatic massage
Prevent odor with green tea