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Why does sweat smell?

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Sweat, itself, does not smell much. However, bacteria on your skin are able to feed upon the sweat and, when they do, they produce the smells we associate with body odor.

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Fresh sweat does not smell bad. It gets that way after being acted upon by bacteria.

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