UNDERSTANDING ARMPIT SWEAT GLANDS: THE ROOT OF BODY ODOR

Underneath your skin situated a complex network of sweat glands, and among them are the apocrine glands located in your axillae. These glands secrete a thick, odorless fluid that transforms into body odor when it gets mixed by bacteria on your skin. This bacterial breakdown of the sweat creates volatile organic compounds, resulting the pungent smel