Here are six suggestions for home remedies to reduce body odor, also known as bromhidrosis.

The medical term for abnormal body odor is "bromhidrosis."

But even excessive body odor caused by bromhidrosis can be tamed by taking the right steps.

Sometimes bodily odor can occur even when you've taken every personal hygiene precaution, and this could signal a bigger problem: a condition called bromhidrosis.

Body odor (bromhidrosis).

New Zealand Dermatological Society: "Bromhidrosis."

And, even though the scientific name for body odor - bromhidrosis - sounds like something to be concerned about, it can usually be handled by the methods previously discussed.

The condition can be known medically as bromhidrosis, apocrine bromhidrosis, osmidrosis, ozochrotia, fetid sweat, body smell or malodorous sweating.

Osmidrosis or bromhidrosis is defined by a foul odor due to a water-rich environment that supports bacteria, which is caused by an abnormal increase in perspiration (hyperhidrosis).

How to Eliminate Underarm Odor If you have underarm odor that won't go away no matter how much your scrub, it could mean you have bromhidrosis.