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Friday, March 23, 2007

Smell Fresh Throughout The Day

It a well-known fact that perspiration is the prime cause of the body odour. While bacteria are the primary cause, there may be underlying causes like excessive sweating, low blood sugar, metabolic dysfunction, menopause or even emotional stress(anger, fear, excitement). Any imbalances in metabolism or diet, resulting in constipation may also result in stronger odours. Some individuals cannot metabolise foods containing large amounts of choline, such as eggs, fish, liver and legumes. This results in a “fishy” smell.
Certain foods and drinks, such as onions, garlic, coffee, and alcohol, are also prime causes of body odour.

Home remedies

These tips are highly rated and useful in curing body odour, try this and see the difference yourself.

-Bathe daily, twice a day to remove the bacteria form your skin.

-Scrub the armpits with a soapy washcloth, as that will work better to remove the bacteria than soap. Homemade bath powder with triphalas and green gram flour is preferable as it helps fight bacteria than regular soaps.

-If you have a severe problem, soak yourself for 15 minutes in a tub of water after adding three cups of tomato juice.

-Wear loose- fitting clothes and allow the body to breathe better than tight clothes.

-Synthetic fabrics for shoes and clothes do not allow the body to breathe, so use cotton fabrics. Wash your clothes often!

-Certain foods, such as meat, onions, garlic, exotic spices, and drinks such as coffee and alcohol can lead to body odour. Try to eliminate these from your diet and see the difference!

-Certain medicines also cause body odour. Check if there are changes when you stop taking medication.

-Kapooram (camphor) powder also makes for a good astringent. However, kapooram does not dissolve in water easily. To make a mild astringent, keep two teaspoonfuls of the fine kapooram powder mixed in a bottle of water in the sun for about 15 days. Shake well before use.

-Turnip juice reduces underarm odour for up to 10 hours. Grate a turnip; squeeze the juice through cheesecloth, so that you have two tablespoonfuls of juice. Wash your armpits with it.

-Use baby powder or talc in the areas of heavy perspiration.



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Tuesday, March 20, 2007

Scars – Home Remedies for Scars

A scar is the pinkish or brown patch of skin that grows in the place where you once had a wound or sore. They are areas of fibrous tissue that replace normal skin tissue after destruction of some of the dermis. A scar is thus the skin's natural way of repairing itself from injury. Most people have scars.

How scarring occurs?

Scarring occur when the deep dermis layer of skin is damaged. The deeper the damage, the worse the scar.

Many skin scars are pale and leave a trace of the original injury that caused them. The time that a scar takes to form may range from a few days to, in some serious and rare cases, several years. Various treatments can speed up the process in serious cases.

To repair the damage, the body has to lay down new collagen tissues As the body cannot re-build the tissue exactly as it was, the scar tissue will have a different texture and quality than the surrounding normal tissue. An injury does not become a scar until the wound has completely healed.

Many factors affect the severity of scar formation, such as –

- The size and depth of the wound.

- Location of the injury on the body.

- The blood supply to the area.

- Age of the person

- The thickness, type and colour of the person’s skin.

- The direction of the scar.

Home remedies to lessen scars -

• A mixture of sandalwood paste and black gram paste helps reduce the intensity of scars if started early.

• Rubbing your skin with ice cubes helps to tighten the skin.

• You can use cucumber and lemon juice on your scars.

• Vitamin E oil when applied on the scarred skin may do wonders for your skin.

• To prevent deepening of the scars, apply aloe vera gel, cod liver oil or vitamin E oil.

• Applying cocoa butter is also a good remedy in getting rid of the scars.

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