While a deodorant or an antiperspirant roll-on can be a temporary solution for your smelly underarms in summer. Here are a few home remedies which can help you get rid of the embarrassing smell of your underarms. It is also important to know what triggers body odor in us. The bacteria living on the surface of our skin breaks down the proteins when we sweat and there is a release of some distinct acid compounds, which leads to the pungent smell.
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Use rocksalt
Put some rock salt in a bucket full of lukewarm water. Mix well till it dissolves and then take shower. It has cleansing properties and also eliminates extra sweat.
2. Spray apple cider vinegar
Take 1 cup of apple cider vinegar and mix it with 1/2 a half of cup of water. Put it in a spray bottle and use it every night on your underarms before sleeping. Wash it with lukewarm water in the morning.
3. Use potato
Cut thin slices of potato and rub it on your underarms for 30 minutes. Wash it with water and your underarm smell will fade away.
4. Apply baking soda with lemon
Take two tablespoon baking soda and mix it with one tablespoon lemon juice. Make a paste. Massage the mixture on your underarms for 10 minutes in a circular motion. Wash off with water.
5. Use tomato juice
Mix tomato juice with lemon juice. Apply the mixture for 10 minutes around your armpits and then wash it off with cold water.
