4 Easy Things You Can Do to Prevent Body Odor

It stinks to stink. Try as you might to fight body odor, there are numerous ways that it can creep up on you, and anyone in a 10-foot radius will start to take notice. Suddenly, you’re the guy with B.O. because you wore the wrong fabric, or even because you’ve got skin flakes on your shoulder. (Yeah, even dandruff can cause body odor.) First, don't worry, it happens to everyone. But how do you prevent it and make it stop? You need to make simple changes to a few core parts of your daily regimen. For these tips, we spoke with Dr. Hooman Khorasani, M.D. and chief of the Division of Dermatologic & Cosmetic Surgery at Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York City. Here's what you'll need, and what you'll need to do to keep smelling your best.