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[Hadar]

A great deoderent.anti-
persprent that works. For me i
dont think deoderents work.
And i think after awhile they
stop working. So right now im
using tag anti-persprent and it
seems to work. How do you
pick what you use? Personally i
like to only grab anti-persprents.
Alot of the time its either the
cheapest one or what works.

 

[carrie-on]

A great deoderent.anti-
persprent that works. For me i
dont think deoderents work.
And i think after awhile they
stop working. So right now im
using tag anti-persprent and it
seems to work. How do you
pick what you use? Personally i
like to only grab anti-persprents.
Alot of the time its either the
cheapest one or what works.

Degree seems to work very well. My Hubby is a heavyyyyyy sweater and this seems to be the best thing for Him.

 

[sunandshadow]

If you don't usually shave your armpits, shaving them can help deodorant work better because it isn't blocked from your skin. But me I gave up trying to find one that works and just shower in the morning, wear strawberry deodorant because I like the smell and its as semi-effective as anything else, then if I am stinky at home in the evening no one cares, and if I want to go out smelling nice I take another shower and change my shirt.

 

[Hadar]

I think anti-persprent works
better. Because it clogs the
sweat ducts unlike deoderent
which just masks the smell

 

[elib257]

I do use anti-perspirant when I'm at work because any sort of smell at work does not go down well with the customers... but I hate the idea of 'clogging' up my pores and find that I sweat elsewhere anyway.

When I'm just out and about I will not wear anything. I generally don't shave my armpits because I believe that this soaks up the sweat, so I make sure I'm clean and use a dab of perfume. I've never been told I smell so I don't see the point really.

 

[Hadar]

All the smell is. Is bacteria that
eats the sweat then farts. Some
people dont produce alot of
these bacteria. Some do.

 

[NippleMuncher]

Your body will also build up a tolerance for deodorants, which means that you need to have several different brands available. I find that my body will adapt to whatever I'm using by the time I've used up that item, so I replace it with a new brand. You'll find that even though you build up a tolerance, after you've cycled through another brand or two you can come back to the original.

If you're into natural things, mist on some vodka, once it dries there's no alcohol odor. The idea is that the alcohol kills the odor causing bacteria. This works for me during cooler times of the year when my body isn't stressed with heat. Another thing is a natural stone that can be found at health food stores that works well on it's own and in combination with the vodka mist.

 

[SweetErika]

When you're at the store comparing, look for the highest percentage of active anti-perspirant ingredient on the back of the tube. 20% or so is usually about as high as they go, but you'll notice there's a variation in what that active ingredient is, as well.

If you're really sweating, you might try CertainDri (or the store brand equivalent, available in drug stores, walmart, etc.) or something like Degree Clinical, though I'm not sure if that really has any more active ingredient than other brands. You put them on before you go to bed at night so they don't stain your clothes, but the CertainDri at least really does work.

Solids are generally more effective than gels, although Hubby's a heavy sweater and does fine with a gel. I agree that shaving, or at least trimming, the hair will help the antiperspirant get to where it needs to be in order to be most effective.

And, yes, switch off between different deodorants often. Because they have different active ingredients, switching will mitigate developing a tolerance and loss of efficacy. I switch between two brands, every other day or couple of days, and they continue to work well.

 

[sunandshadow]

I think anti-persprent works
better. Because it clogs the
sweat ducts unlike deoderent
which just masks the smell

I wouldn't use a deodorant that wasn't also an anti-perspirant, but most of them are these days.

 

[PublicAffection]

Another thing tha helps... if you notice that deoderants or anti-persperants just don't seem to be working, make sure that you are using a loofah or rough-napped washcloth to scrub your pits with. As mentioned above, the smell is actually a build up of bacteria feeding off of dead skin & perspiration. A deep-clean every morning can solve the problem.

I had this issue recently and couldn't find a deoderant that worked to save my life. I realized that the smell started when I started using a regular washcloth in the shower instead of a loofah. I got a new loofah and *Tah-Dah* problem fixed.

 

[Mr.G]

My concern

with antiperspirants is the active ingredient is aluminum chlorhydrate. Aluminum is known to build in the brain and may be a major factor in the onset of Alzheimers.

You might try using TWO brands of deodorant at the same time. SOrt of like taking multiple antibiotics if one doesn't do the job very well. They do NOT just mask the smell. They very effectively inhibit the growth of those farting bacteria. I would rather do that than risk an advanced case of mentis jellopuddinnis.

 

[SweetErika]

Another thing tha helps... if you notice that deoderants or anti-persperants just don't seem to be working, make sure that you are using a loofah or rough-napped washcloth to scrub your pits with. As mentioned above, the smell is actually a build up of bacteria feeding off of dead skin & perspiration. A deep-clean every morning can solve the problem.

I had this issue recently and couldn't find a deoderant that worked to save my life. I realized that the smell started when I started using a regular washcloth in the shower instead of a loofah. I got a new loofah and *Tah-Dah* problem fixed.

By washing with the same loofah, cloth, or whatever, for a long time, one is often putting the bacteria and detritus right back on their body. Just like kitchen rags and sponges, bath cloths/sponges often stay moist for a long time, making the perfect home for bacteria, and accumulate a host of junk that bacteria feeds off of, so it's important to change them out regularly.

It's the same deal with bath towels, so change them often and wash them in hot water regularly.

 

[carrie-on]

By washing with the same loofah, cloth, or whatever, for a long time, one is often putting the bacteria and detritus right back on their body. Just like kitchen rags and sponges, bath cloths/sponges often stay moist for a long time, making the perfect home for bacteria, and accumulate a host of junk that bacteria feeds off of, so it's important to change them out regularly.

It's the same deal with bath towels, so change them often and wash them in hot water regularly.

LOL I had to laugh at the last comment about towels...my grandson was here one day while I was putting a load of towels in the washer and he said.." Why do you have to wash towels...aren't we clean when we use them?"

 

[SweetErika]

LOL I had to laugh at the last comment about towels...my grandson was here one day while I was putting a load of towels in the washer and he said.." Why do you have to wash towels...aren't we clean when we use them?"

I think I asked the same thing once upon a time. My mom's pretty compulsive about washing towels and sheets frequently and I didn't get why we had to do it so often since the towels at least seemed to stay relatively clean. She didn't have an explanation, other than we "should" change and wash them at least once a week (or however often she does it).

My husband has a pretty severe case of plaque psoriasis, which leaves flakes of dead skin in clothes, towels, bath tools, etc. I noticed his towel and bath tools get really funky if we don't wash them very well very often. And if anything is left too long a couple of times, the smell keeps coming back, no matter how, or how many times, I wash it well, I suppose because the skin and heat/soap-resistant bacteria really get embedded in the fibers. Using the smelly towel or tool definitely makes the skin smell funky, too. I use carbon copies of his towels and bath tools, and mine never smell like that, so it has to be the skin.

Anyway, this experience has made it really obvious why we need to wash stuff often and get new bath stuff periodically, and that smells and bacteria can definitely get transfered from towels and such to the skin to give B.O. a good head start.

 

[mjl2010]

I can empathize with Hadar. I used to have this problem.

I was only buying antiperspirants. And I had an underarm perspiration problem that seemed to get worse and worse and smell worse and worse. I tried almost everything I think, from home remedies to expensive stuff. I finally brought it up to the doc.

Guess what. Antiperspirants are bad for you and for your pores. I won't pretend to understand everything the Doc told me, but the gist of it was, quit using antiperspirants and switch to plain old deodorants. The thing is, you have to put up with the deodorants not working very well for about two to three weeks. Once you get past that, they will work pretty well.

What I had to do in the meantime, since I didn't want my co-workers running for cover every time I entered a room or cubicle, was go in the washroom, wash, dry thoroughly and reapply the deodorant. I did this about twice a day for three weeks, plus using it first thing in the morning. I've used the exact same Mennin speed stick, regular scent since 1988. They just changed the applicator and I'm holding my breath that they don't change the formula.

I now find, that except for when I'm working in the sun, I don't sweat as much there as I did when I used the antiperspirants, which seems odd to me, but there it is.

Why does it take three weeks? After twenty years I don't remember. But... it did work, at least for me.

MJL

 

[blueyz22]

I know of a guy that only uses Secret. It's geared towards women but he says it's the only deoderant that works for him.