Body Odor

Body odor often abbreviated as B.O., or bromhidrosis (also called osmidrosis and ozochrotia and known alternatively as Apocrine bromhidrosis, Bromidrosis, Fetid sweat, Body smell, Malodorous sweating, and Osmidrosis) is the smell of bacteria growing on the body. These bacteria multiply rapidly in the presence of sweat, but sweat itself is almost completely odorless to humans. Body odor is associated with the hair, feet, hands, groin (upper medial thigh), anus, skin in general, armpits, genitals, pubic hair, belly button and ears (behind the ears).