this is also not really a normal thing to do, but I tried trimming my armpit hair and had a huge reduction in sweat marks and BO immediately
Another tip is to wipe down your armpits with anti bacterial wet wipes once every few weeks. It kills the bacteria on your skin and resets the biome. You’ll notice you won’t stink for a couple of days afterwards even without using deodorant. And once it comes back, it isn’t as bad or it smells a different way that your deodorant will be more effective.
Worked great for me too. I used to stink and sweat constantly. Then I started shaving my pits. Now I rarely use deodorant and never stink or sweat much unless I am exercising or playing a sport.
Why is this not a normal thing to do? I have huge bushes when I don’t trim. I know many people who trim. It’s just like any other body hair, it needs to be trimmed if it gets out of control.
Can you elaborate on “doesn’t work”? What isn’t it doing exactly?
Also, if you’re talking about the smell: Are you showering before putting on deodorant? If not, that would be highly recommended.
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Antiperspirants being harmful is not supported by any evidence or research. It is a common “old wives tale” as they say. If you sweat a lot do not let these rumors keep you from using antiperspirants.
I started using Certain Dri about 10 years ago and my extreme sweat issue has completely gone away. I apply it once ever 6 months or so and use a straight deodorant for everyday. It was a life changer for me.
You want deodorant that says “antiperspirant” on it.
Not for everyone. Antiperspirants irritate my skin. There are deodorants that work well for me, like Dove.
Like others mentioned, telling apart deodorants and antitranspirants is important. I used antitranspirants for a long time an had often to deal with pain in my armpits and hard stains in the armpit region of my shirts. One day it dawned on me that this might be because of the antitranspirants, so I planned to make a switch to deodorants. What followed were two to three weeks of heavy sweating and way more body smell than I was used to. BUT after this time everything got way better. I had zero ruined shirts since that, because the antitranspirant remains smelled strongly like sweat and could not be washed out. What was even way better, no more pain under my arms, my sweating is reduced and I smell better in general.
Just kind of my opinion man.
