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Antiperspirant: it exists to make us smell better, but a new study finds - the opposite
is true. And it actually - makes us smell worse!. Hey guys, Tara here for Dnews, and for most of us - antiperspirant is as much a part of
our daily routine, as brushing our teeth. 90% of Americans use some form of it every
single day - but what if it’s doing more harm than good? Aside from all the potential
health side effects we hear about, could it actually be making us smell WORSE? Well, according
to a new study published in the Archives of Dermatological Research - that’s exactly
what it does.. Before we get into this, let’s examine what actually causes body odor. It all starts with
sweat. The sweat we secrete through our armpits, contains lipids and amino acids - that get
broken down by bacteria, and that process is what creates the distinctive body odor
smell.. Deodorants contain antimicrobial agents that kill off that bacteria, but they also contain
chemicals that replace the bad odors with good ones. Antiperspirants work the opposite
way, by physically plugging up our sweat glands with aluminum-based compounds. So where deodorants
can only mask the smell, antiperspirants actually prevent the sweat that causes it. Of course
most antiperspirants are also deodorants - so as far as body odor goes, they’re effectively
working double duty.. It seems too good to be true, and like most things - it probably is. Messing with our
body’s natural composition of bacteria, typically comes with side effects. So to test
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