by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Jan 3, 2024 | Other Diseases & Conditions
All people can develop body odor when certain bacteria or fungi colonize on their skin. Normal sweat doesn’t smell when it first reaches your skin. The odor usually comes only after certain microbes on the skin’s surface break down the fat in sweat to form chemicals...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Jan 1, 2015 | Other Diseases & Conditions
All people smell when they don’t bathe often enough. Sweat doesn’t smell when it first reaches your skin. The odor comes only after bacteria or fungi on the skin’s surface break down the fat in sweat to form chemicals that smell. Most sweat glands...