Usually when we come into contact with some elderly people, we always smell a particularly strange smell on them, which occurs all year round. This strange smell smells bad, even a little bad. So, what is this strange smell? Can it be eliminated?

The old man always smells bad. What is this?

This strange smell is actually what we often call "the smell of old people", also called "the smell of aging". This is a physiological phenomenon that is easy to appear when people are old, and it happens after 40 years old. With the increase of age, the skin oxidation rate is accelerated, and the skin will produce more and higher concentrations of 2- nonenal. With the increase of age, more and more diacetyl will accumulate on the skin. When these two substances are mixed and decomposed by bacteria and microorganisms on the skin, strange problems will appear.

In fact, everyone has these two substances, but young people have fast metabolism and strong antioxidant capacity, so they will not accumulate these two substances excessively, so there will be no odor. However, the skin antioxidant capacity of the elderly is poor, and the hormone level in the body has changed greatly compared with the past, which makes more free fatty acids on the skin oxidized, so the taste will be stronger.

In addition, when people are old, they enter a period of high incidence of diseases. Some diseases will aggravate body odor, such as diabetes, which will easily make the body smell rotten apples; There is something wrong with the liver, which is easy to make the body stink; Kidney problems can easily make the body smell of urine. The skin itself is prone to strange smells. Under the influence of diseases, the smell of the elderly will be more obvious.

When people are old, it is easy to smell the smell of the old, but not everyone will have a clear smell. Some elderly people who pay attention to health and personal hygiene should pay attention to their living habits and mentality, so that their smell will be lighter or even invisible. People who have poor living habits and don't pay attention to personal hygiene, such as frequent smoking and drinking, not taking a bath frequently to change sheets and quilts, and poor mentality, will make the smell of old age appear in advance and aggravate the smell of old age. Women generally pay more attention to maintenance than men, so the smell of the elderly often appears late and not too strong. And many men, because of their bad living habits, are only in their 40 s, and the smell of old people on their bodies is already obvious.

When people are old, it is easy to smell old, but it is not inevitable. If you can do the following every day, you can keep the smell away from you.

Active conditioning is an important measure to eliminate odor. People are prone to problems when they are old. When you are old, you should actively regulate your body, improve various problems and keep healthy, which can greatly eliminate your body odor.

Pay attention to personal hygiene and take a bath frequently. This can eliminate bacteria and microorganisms on the skin surface, prevent sweat, bacteria and other substances from mixing, and reduce the breeding of odor. It's summer now, and the old people have to take a bath every day and can't leave for a long time, so the smell on their bodies will be obvious.

Not only should you take a bath frequently, but you should also change clothes frequently. The thinking of the older generation is different from that of the younger generation. Clothes are not dirty. Wash them when they are dirty. However, the worn clothes will be contaminated by skin metabolites, and if they are not replaced in time, the smell will be aggravated.

If you want to eliminate the odor, you should stay away from alcohol and tobacco and adjust your diet. Alcohol and tobacco will accelerate the oxidation rate of skin. The more you smoke and drink, the heavier your body smells. The elderly should eat less greasy food, eat more vegetables and ensure adequate sleep, eat meat in moderation, put less oil, salt and sugar when cooking, and drink more water, which can keep the internal environment in the body clean and reduce the odor.

In addition, in the daily life of the elderly, we should also pay attention to adjusting our mentality, being positive and optimistic, exercising moderately, keeping enough sleep and developing good living habits, so that the body will not have obvious smell of the elderly.