Body odor is a common, distressing, and embarrassing problem that is not always easy to prevent, correspondence in the Western Journal of Medicine (146:367) reports.
In one case, an extremely foul body odor had suddenly developed and had persisted in spite of all attempts to control it with special soaps, extra bathing, and frequent changes of antiperspirant and deodorant.
On carefully reviewing this man’s routine, his doctor discovered that he had recently started using Fresh Start laundry detergent, and suggested that he try another one. The man did so and was pleased to find that his odor problem immediately went away. Furthermore, now that he understood the problem, he was able to explain why his body odor returned not long after he had put on clothing which had been laundered with Fresh Start.
Obviously, the odor was produced by some kind of reaction occurring between his skin chemistry and the detergent residue in his clothes. Others with stubborn cases of B.O. might also wish to try using another detergent brand.
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