BREAST ODOR

[babyrequel]

HELLO EVERYONE,

RECENTLY IT WAS BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION THAT THERE IS A BODY ODOR LIKE SMELL WHICH IS COMING FROM MY BREAST. I DO HAVE A BIGGER CHEST, BUT I AM VERY CLEAN NONE THE LESS. I ASSUMED THAT THIS ODOR MAY BE PRESENT DUE THE FACT THAT IT IS THE SUMMER AND I TEND TO SWEAT MORE, BUT I NOTICED IT AGAIN ON FRIDAY AT WORK AND MY BODY WAS COMPLETELY DRY. I HAD TWO OF MY FRIENDS AT WORK, ONE MY BOSS, SMELL THE AREA AND THEY CONFIRMED.
MY QUESTIONS ARE:
1. IS THIS NORMAL FOR A WOMEN EVEN IF SHE ISN'T SWEATING?
2. IS THERE ANYTHING I CAN TAKE OR EVEN APPLY TO MY BREASTS THAT IS SAFE AND WON'T AFFECT THE AREA.
THANK YOU ALL

[Zivotina]

Hi everyone i have read in another site that apple cider vinegar helps. I use the one with the "mother"in it. Just put some in your hands and wipe it under breasts and leave it on

for 5 mins. Then i wash it off with shampoo not soap. I live in a very hot climate and after doing this before i shower seems to stop the yeasty like odor. I used to use antiperspirants  cure rash powder crystal spray deoderants even lemon juice which burnt my skin after just one or 2 days. They don't  seem to work like before. The smell of the apple cider vinegar  is strong but when washed off you can't  smell it. I hope this helps others cause it really was getting me down. I shower  twice a day and still get it. This treatment seems to stop it cause i think the vinegar is antifungal.

[Unnamed_girl]

Odor*

[BeeDubbCub]

So, I have the same issue. I am very OCD! I have always had an athletic build. I naturally sweat easily. That's even before my MS diagnosis and a few of the meds (I am also on a continuous antibiotic). But, here's a few things that could help you:

*Coconut oil

*Calimine lotion

*Apple cider vinegar

Vagisil

DO NOT use:

-baby powder
-corn starch
-deodorant

[specialmom]

We had a smart member reply not long ago with great info that it is likely fungus under the breast.  Easily treatable.

[AnnieBrooke]

If so, Vagisil and vinegar would both help too.

[Snoochy]

My breast started with the milky odor after a complete hysterectomy
I don’t have recent babies my kids are grown
What could it be

[tummi]

The best remedy for treating skin yeast infection - soaking 20 min. in warm bath with   b a k i n g    s   o  d  a   !!!!!!
it will stop ANY smell. )))

[MommyProblems]

Hi ladies, here's a trick I found on YouTube after showing, get a small cotton ball or cotton pad, spray about 1 to 2 puffs (don't drench the Cotten) of you favorite perfume or body spray, then tuck the cotten in between the cleavage of your breast. Tuck it deep enough so no one can see it. You can wear it all day or remove it after 30 mins. The cotton helps keep the area dry and the fragrance is all you can smell.

[Zivotina]

I have this odor also. I have tried slot of things.i tried deodorant but with it mixing with the sweat gave off a rancid odor. One lady said to me I have a perculior odor. It seems only in summer I get it. I tried lemon juice it works wonders but after a few days of it I would get like a burn cause lemon juice is acidic.I also used a diaper rash powder called cure rash for a while it worked but isn't affective like it used to be with the odor. I too am so frustrated as I use a fresh bra daily. When I come home from work I change it. I thought it was maybe my bras are old but it happened with a brand new bra.Now I am using the crystal spray deodorant. It works but sometimes if it is very humid it fails to stop the odor. I am at my wit's end. I hope they will find a permanent cure for this awful problem.

[Hopelessly]

Hello ladies, I have a breast odor that I can't get rid of. Powders irritate my skin. What should i do? I am a custodian and sweat all day. Please would someone help me.

[Gracie312]

Try deodorant. The unscented kind for sensitive skin.

[Silhouette976]

Believe it or not, you know what works to get rid of it? It's a fungus. Wash the area, and then rub on some SELSON BLUE each day...that's right, the dandruff shampoo in the blue bottle.  One or two days should do it. It gets rid of skin fungus. Too many days, and it starts to really dry out your skin though. I had to share this with you all. It helped me. Over the years, I've gotten more real help from others going through the same things sharing their experiences & suggestions than I have from any doctors. Please come back and let everyone know if you try it and it works for you too.

[iluvshihtzus]

I've had this odor that smells kind of like vinegar in my cleavage & under my breasts where they're flopsy. I sweat a lot year round due to side effects from meds.,I've often wondered if it was yeast. You confirmed my thoughts. One thing I learned NOT to do that is recommended by some is putting deodorant under your breasts and in cleavage. It blocks pores & it will cause a bad rash under your breasts. I have Nystatin cream. Would that work?  I've used powders & the sweat just makes the powder all clump together. Thanks for the Nystatin advice. It is very helpful. I shouldn't complain because I've waited decades to have "cleavage to drop crumbs in". :)  I just didn't want it to be in my late 50's with weight gain.

[Vikki2]

I deal with the exact same issue and I'm a person who showers twice a day and wears wonderful smelling body spray(s).  You can buy Summer's Eve Douche POWDER and rub a little under your breasts after each shower. This will absorb the odor and keep you dry and fresh smelling there all day.  Don't use Shower to Shower though because it may cause a rash(happened to me) but Summer's Eve or ANY Douche Powder does the job effectively.

[gipsydove]

Witch hazel is what I found works and the easiest thing to use is Tucks hemorrhoid wipes. Plus it has pain killers in it which really help if your skin is raw but at first it stings like most things do before they kill the pain, but it instantly kills the smell. Hope this helps.

[Unnamed_girl]

I have been having this problem also but its less of a sweat smell and more of infection. I do have a small rash under my left breast from I guess my bra and that's where the odar is. Anyone have THIS problem? So embarassed

[dogville8]

I have been using a cream called:  Breast Fresh.  It stops some sweating and I do not have the smell.

[Cerith]

I haven't tried the fungal treatment. I hope that works. I have a severe citrus allergy so grapefruit seed and lemon/lime are out for me. The smell used to go away using powder, but now it doesn't. I'm getting really frustrated with this.

[pannyrangel]

same here. all of a sudden the smell. I am curious. Has any of you gained weight or has been diagnosed with PCOS or any other hormonal imbalance?

[Kiamolee]

That would be great but I can not afford 300$ on a weeks worth of sports bras :-(

[jaja34]

i have the same problem!

has anyone tried to rub perfume underneath the breast folds or spray perfume in cleavage? does it help?

[Franniemar]

I have been silently stalking this website as I too, HAD the same awful odor radiating from between my breasts, wafting up to my nose. I am not even that big.....34C or 36B.  It's only been one whole week, but the smell is gone, and was gone the first time I sprinkled this between and under my breasts.  It hasn't returned although I use this everyday.  Baby power doesn't work.....but this does......AMMENS Medicated Powder. I remembered using it for Athletes foot, and with all the talk of perhaps fungus related, I  bought it to test it out. It works.  Try it.  You've got nothing to lose.....except that embarrassing smell.

[Erzebeta]

lol thanks for your answer for under breast infection and fixing it. also for being so down to earth to an embarassing problem, you actually made me smile as i sat here with baby wipes inside my bra, haha. Take care!

[Erzebeta]

If I wrote out everything that i learned as a doc. of naturopathy, it would have looked just like your ( FEJIO's) feedback to the girls. Perfection, i hope they all follow your advice to the *T*.  Take care, :)

[Erzebeta]

I try to keep myself so clean, this is upsetting news, where does it come from?  It has affected under each breast and its been two months, i'm in agony, the skin is opened over part of my right breast. Minimal itching, but everything else you described is right on the money.

[infoforyou]

I figured out why this happens, and how to stop it.  Get a colonic.  The smell will go away!  

[NormaLeeSane]

This thread makes me feel better about myself and this problem.  Another tip - keep a small container of anti-bacterial soap in the shower.  You won't want to use it all over, but it works well for cleaning under your breasts and I even use it for washing my inner thigh creases where I tend to sweat in warm weather.

Thanks for all the sharing, ladies.  :)

I too have the smell under the breast problem and years ago was told by a doctor to mix half and half lamasil cream and hydrocortizone cream. I got my doctor to prescribe a large tube of prescription strength so save on cost...which isn't allot.   The hydrocortizone cream makes the antifungal cream STRONGER so it will kill the fungus.   Apply cream once to twice a day for about 2 weeks and will kill the problem...but yeast may start to grow there again next time you sweat as it likes damp places...mine has been an ongoing thing but I just use the cream whenever it comes back and in a few days it's gone again.
good luck!