ARMPIT SWEAT GLANDS: THE SCIENCE BEHIND 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 produce a thick, odorless fluid that develops body odor when it gets acted upon by bacteria on your skin. This bacterial decomposition of the sweat creates volatile organic compounds, causing the pungent smel