Why does a belly button smell?
No seductive floral scent but a bad smell coming from your belly button? Here you can find out why this is the case and what you can do so that it no longer stinks from your core.
Every navel is - like a fingerprint - unique and unmistakable. Unfortunately, this also means that some are formed deeper and more inaccessible, so that normal body care is simply not enough to take care of it. Here you can read why a belly button smells in the first place and also how you can take care of it properly.
Why a belly button smells is easy to explain
- The belly button is the ideal breeding ground for germs, which are the reason why it stinks.
- It's almost always from clothing covered, and when waist belts are worn, it is often almost airtight.
- Germs love this kind of thing, which can spread there, as is the case with sweaty feet, by the way.
- Switzerland, dead skin, lint and dirt collect in the navel.
- Together with the body heat, this ensures that it stinks there.
- In addition, the body hair also ensures that with the help of the normal body movement, a kind of removal of all particles in the direction of the navel takes place.
Belly button stinks - what to do?
The belly button is an often neglected part of the body and only when it smells ...
How to properly care for your belly button
- With the daily consistent care You will soon notice on your belly button that it no longer smells there.
- Use a mild baby shampoo to wash your belly button.
- Then carefully dry the belly button.
- Take a cotton swab and carefully and carefully blot any wrinkles inside the navel.
- Sometimes it also helps to completely dry your belly button so that it no longer smells when you blow dry it.
- Then use a special navel powder from the pharmacy, which is also used on newborns whose navel has yet to heal.
Why your belly button stinks may have these reasons
- Remember, if your belly button stinks, it could also be a yeast infection.
- In this regard, ask your pharmacy for an anti-fungal cream.
- A so-called umbilical stone can also be the cause of your belly button stinking.
- Umbilical stones are hardened dirt particles that remain in inaccessible places inside the navel and can trigger painful inflammation.
- If your belly button continues to stink persistently despite careful care, then you should see your doctor.
