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Laser Can Actually Cause Body Odor - Edmond, OK

Name: Laser Can Actually Cause Body Odor - Edmond, OK
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Author: Afnav

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I have a hair laser review on a previous...

AfnavSeptember 21, 2016

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I have a hair laser review on a previous experience and didn't think that it met my expectations.. Several years have passed, so I thought I would try it again and write a separate review. I did Brazilian and armpits. I have fair skin tone with thick dark hair in pubic and hair in armpits is a little lighter and not as thick. I had 6 treatments. For the pubic area Overall I am pleased with the results. In six treatments it did not completely remove all the hair but has greatly reduced it and made it much thinner and more manageable with razor and trimming as desired. I'm happy with this result because I prefer to have at least some hair down there. In the arm pits, it worked while I was receiving treatments but over time seems to be about where I started. I never minded having to shave my armpits so I wouldn't pay to have Laser there but it came free with purchase, so I did it. I did notice that during the treatments, i barely had any armpit body odor even if I forgot to put deodorant on that day which was unusual for me. I was very pleased with this but months after I stopped treatments I started to notice that it came back which seemed normal but a couple months after that, I started to notice that it was worse than it had ever been and continued to get worse. I'm not an expert, but it is my opinion that the laser kills all the bacteria so initially this reduces the odor but once you stop the laser the bad bacteria takes over because there is no longer any good bacteria to keep the bad bacteria under control and this causes the increase in body odor. I read online that hydrogen peroxide can be used to reduce BO by killing the bacteria, so I'm using that now. It is working really well at killing the BO bacteria, but I'm not sure what will happen once I stop. I might have to start putting yogurt under there or something.. Sorry for typos, I'm on my phone.

Replies (9)

Laidback53

September 22, 2016

It is funny that you mention an increase in body odor, as before I had my perianal and testicles treated, I never had any detectable body odor ( pardon my bluntness) from my ball area. Now it is very noticeable at the end of the day so I am showering in the morning and at night before bed. I am not sure whether this is climate driven (Florida) or due to the laser hair removal in that area. Any comments or info would be appreciated.

Afnav

September 23, 2016

My guess would be that it was caused by the laser and the climate gave the bacteria a favorable environment to thrive. I'm not an expert but I would try treating the area daily with probiotics and also taking them as a supplement. If you have a health food store in your area, that's probably the best place to buy them. Choose one that contains a wide variety of bacteria types. Maybe best to choose one that comes in capsule form. Open the capsul and powder the area once or twice a day and take orally per the instructions. The store might be able to help you choose the best option. Before starting treatment you might consider swabbing the area with hydrogen peroxide to get rid of the odor causing bacteria but don't do it after you start using the probiotics. You could also buy yogurt with live probiotics in it and apply that to the area but would be messy and not convenient for daily use. My gyno actually told me to do that while taking antibiotics to prevent yeast overgrowth. Also from what I've read, the over washing is probably adding to the problem. You need to allow the good bacteria to colonize. While treating with probiotics I would not use antibacterial soap whic is what almost all soap is now. Maybe after the hydrogen peroxide, try just rinsing with water until things normalize. An enema bulb will also help rinse bacteria away from that area. Good luck, hope this helps.

tangorowdy

September 27, 2016

Botox in the pits - great for sweating and consequently smell!

Afnav

November 28, 2016

I don't sweat a lot. The problem is the laser kills all the beneficial bacteria so there is nothing to keep the bacteria that causes the odor from rapidly multiplying which causes an overgrowth and resulting body odor. One article actually said heavy sweaters tend to have less BO because it rinses a lot of the bad bacteria with it.

emmaLow

May 8, 2017

hello i also did laser treatment and have terrible BO now - i used baking soda to try and control it but it is really getting me down. Any advise would be wonderful on how to get the right 'good' bacteria back again. how long have you been doing the hydrogen peroxide for? i would be very interested to see what happens when you stop?? i have tried colloidal silver, tree tree and pine tar soap..

Afnav

October 12, 2017

Sorry, I'm just now seeing this. I ended up buying a probiotic from local store. I break the capsule open and dab or sprinkle where I want it. Sometimes I use it by itself and sometimes I put deodorant right over it. I think I've corrected the issue but the probiotics work so well, I still use it once every week or two and it's safe to use anywhere. The peroxide was just a temporary fix. Under the right conditions it could help but it could also prolong the problem.

Afnav

October 12, 2017

To clarify, once you start the probiotics, stop using the peroxide because the peroxide will kill the good bacteria.

Annette2664

June 26, 2018

I had laser hair removal within the last 10 years and I do notice under my LT armpit the odor is worse in one spot. I cannot make it through the day without either putting on more deodorant or washing and reapplying deodorant. My RT underarm is fine - no odor. I often wondered if it was due to the laser therapy and am glad to hear I am not crazy and others have had this same experience.

Afnav

July 1, 2018

I highly recommend using the probiotics. Buy the capsules and just make sure it is a light colored probiotic. Hope the capsule and apply it directly to your skin. It works great. I use it routinely and can be use anywhere on the body.

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