I Can’t Bear Her Pungent Body Odour

Dear Agatha,

I have a serious problem with my woman. We have been together for almost two years now and very fond of each other.

Unfortunately, her armpit emits offensive odour. Agatha, I really love this lady in question and will not like to lose her to another man, but my problem is that of her body odour. How do I go about it? We tried so many treatments, but to no avail. She makes me uncomfortable. I don’t want to hurt her feelings for me.

Kunle.

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Dear Kunle,

Sweat glands secrete the sweat and bacteria under the arm. The byproduct of the bacteria eating the sweat is the odour that it zooms off.

Armpit odour is a problem for most adults irrespective of whether they admit it or not. It usually gets worse with age. In some people, it can be so mild that deodorants aren't necessary, but in others, it can be so strong as to literally drive people away. Most people have some odour or the other, especially after exercises.

In the case of your woman, does she keep hair under her armpit? If she does, let her shave off the hair to allow ventilation in her armpit. Many a time offensive odour comes from trapped sweat beads in the hair and for someone, who sweats profusely, this could cause a major problem in the maintenance of that part of the body.

Shaving the hair off makes it easier for the place to be washed thoroughly with sponge, soap and aired. However, it should be noted that it only makes it more bearable since there is no hair to help trap more bacteria, therefore more foul smelling pits.

Odour comes from accumulated sweat beads under the armpit. These beads over time form a cake between the hair strands, which no amount of soap can get rid of.

Unlike the hair on the head, which is expose to air, the hair under the armpit is constantly under cover as a result of the design of that part of the body. This is why odour is most profound in that area of the body.

However, shaving it makes it easier for the armpit to be maintained at all times.

In addition to the prescription she is using now, she should regularly wash her armpit with fresh limejuice mixed with salt. Limejuice is effective in getting rid of stubborn body odour. She should use three times a week as starters and twice a month thereafter.

She should also invest in deodorants, antiperspirants and body spray to keep her fresh all day. And to ensure she stays fresh, she could use wipers to clean her armpit during the day to enable her apply a fresh coat of deodorant to last her through the rest of the day.

When she is at home, she should wear sleeveless tops to further aid her armpit breathe. In addition, she should change her wardrobe. Shirts that have been discoloured by sweat beads should be thrown away. Chances are if she keeps her current set of clothes, she may not be able to completely get rid of the odour.

Also encourage her to bath as often as possible and to desist from strenuous physical exercises.

Good luck.