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Sweat does have bacteria in it.
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Where do sweat glands belong?
Sweat glands belong in your skin. In one square inch of skin their are 500 sweat glands. The main jobs of sweat include reducing your body's temperature through evaporation, providing a barrier from harmful bacteria, and keeping your skin from drying out.
Can the armpit of a human grow bacteria?
Yes, that's what makes it smell. (It's not entirely because of sweat.)
Sweat-eating bacteria particularly Corybacteria JK and Brevibacteria-linen cause what condition?
Smelly feet
What is it called when the results of sweat being allowed to sit on bacteria crowded areas of the skin?
body ordor
What causes the odor in sweat?
Sweat is what causes body odor. Sweat has the same chemical makeup as your urine at that time. So it depends on what you have ingested. Body odor is actually the drying/fermentation of your sweat. Which is why it can smell so strong. It's been concentrated.
What causes sweat to smell?
Bacteria that is feeding on the sweat.
What sweat gland produce stinky sweat?
Its not nescessarily a gland in particular, but the bacteria that love the sweat cause the sweat to smell.
Why do humans sweat from armpits?
Well...humans sweat all over our skin. We respire sweat from our pores. Sweat from our armpits smell because of the bacteria wastes.
Sweat and bacteria are the main causes of?
Body Odor
Bad smell on forehead when you squeeze it?
Sweat and bacteria
Do you have to take a shower when you sweat?
yes you do have to take a shower when you sweat because your body is filled with bacteria and when bacteria and sweat comes together it makes you smell really bad so thats why you should :) i hope this helps :D
Why does sweat foot smells bad?
Lots of bacteria in shoes and socks that get between the toes and under the toe nails. The bacteria eat the sweat and make nasty smells.
What are the causes of prickly heat?
Bacteria form the plugs in the sweat glands. These bacteria are probably normal inhabitants of the skin, and why they suddenly interfere with sweat flow is still not known.
What makes a person's feet stink?
Sweat And Bacteria. (the Bacteria growing in perspiration. [not pleasant, but you asked!])
How does taking a frequent bath prevent bad odors?
You can be a tiny bit smelly from sweat by itself but what really makes you stink is bacteria mixing with sweat. Taking baths and showers washes away some of the bacteria and the sweat that it thrives in.
What makes you have a pimple?
Pimples are formed when sweat mixes with bacteria.
Why do feet smell like cornchips?
Bacteria reacting with sweat
