Face odor is a facial skin odor, may be physiological reasons, such as not pay attention to facial cleanliness, etc.; may also be caused by pathological factors, commonly found in the odor sweating, some internal diseases.
1. Physiological reasons: if the patient usually do not pay attention to personal hygiene, the face often sweat, sweat adsorption of external dust and other substances, bacterial decomposition of sweat, may produce an odor.
2. Pathologic causes:
(1) smelly sweating: the cause of smelly sweating is not yet clear, may be related to heredity. If the patient is angry, depressed, lack of sleep for a long time, irregular diet, often eat spicy and stimulating food, etc., it may aggravate the symptoms, resulting in odor after sweating.
(2) some internal diseases: if the patient has diabetic ketoacidosis, the patient can exhale with “rotten apple” flavor of the gas, there can be a bad smell on the face; if the patient has organophosphorus poisoning, the patient can exhale with “garlic” flavor of the gas, there can be a bad smell on the face. The face has a foul odor. These two diseases can be life-threatening and prompt medical attention is recommended.
It is recommended that patients with facial odor pay attention to personal hygiene, use warm water to clean the face every morning and evening, choose mild cleansing products, and go to a regular hospital in time, under the guidance of the doctor after a clear diagnosis to receive targeted treatment.