Ailment: Body odour

Remedy: Baking soda (sodium bicarbonate)

Baking soda / sodium bicarbonate. How to use it as a home remedy, why it works, and warnings on its use.

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Remedy (new) posted by David Niven Miller of Perth, WA, Australia on 22 April 2010 at 19:15       82

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Make a paste with baking soda and a little water, and put it under your arms. This controls the bacteria and can reduce sweating. Interestingly, it is the opposite (alkaline) to using apple cider vinegar or lemon juice (acidic) on your skin. It seems that when you have smelly bacteria on your skin, disrupting the pH in an alkaline or an acid direction is a solution.