How to Minimize Sweat-Related Odors

Sweating is a normal, healthy part of your body's system for temperature regulation. There are two types of sweat glands in your body - eccrine and apocrine glands. Eccrine glands secrete a fluid when your body temperature rises, and it's mostly water and salt. However, when you experience stress, your apocrine glands secrete a fatty sweat that's pushed to the surface. Bacteria breaks this fatty sweat down, and that's usually what causes the smell. (Yummy, eh?) However, there are ways to reduce body odor.