Antiperspirants....that work?

[Yooyung]

Hello all,

Well, its the cool season and I am sitting back contemplating the year that is nearly over. One big question I have, as I sit in the comfort of my office, no aircon and not even a fan is....Is there a REALLY effective antiperspirant out there that I can buy that will see me through another year of Thai heat? I tend to sweat a lot down my back, i really dont know why. My armpits arent the issue. During May of this year, after teaching in some of the classes that I have where there is NO aircon, I was literally soaked down my back. Its not a stench issue, I dont tend to smell bad, its the fact that I would like to try to reduce the amount of actual sweat....

I have been using Nivea for men (48 hour) but it has yet to be really put to the test as since I started using it, the temperature hasnt been to bad. I have heard of 'Drysol' but I dont know where I can buy it. Apparently it is very effective. I have also been told about something called 'sarn som' which is some kind of rock thingy? I have heard that it is an antiperspirant, and I have also heard that it is only a deoderant. I would like to think that over the counter products will work....but I am yet to find out. I would like to prepare for the onlslaught of the next hot season.

Anyway, tell me what you use, does it work? where do you buy it?

Thanks all.

[ajahnlau]

Nivea works well

[tim armstrong]

I would look at your diet and other health related issues. Are you overweight, do you have a good diet or eat mainly meat ? Do you exercise regularly ? Do you smoke or drink too much? Do you think about sweating a lot - and then worry about it.? Do you wear loose cotton clothes that breathe ? Are you stressed ?

Just few to investigate - one more don't drink ice cold water, room temperature better.

[impulse]

I sweat like a pig, even in a blizzard. So did my grandfather, and my father, and all my siblings.

No commercial antiperspirants work worth a flip on the wet. And I have tried them all, including the new age crystals, etc. Fortunately some of them do keep the stench at bay between frequent showers. Unfortunately, some of them turn on me and smell horrible within 5 minutes after applying. (I hear the same happens with some perfumes on some women)

The only thing that actually stops the sweating is some prescription stuff called Drysol. I used it for years, experimenting to find that: 1) My pits burned and turned red if I used it full strength, so I mixed it 50:50 with roll on. 2) It worked best if I applied it the night before, then used standard roll-on in the morning. If I applied it in the morning, it did not work.

Today, especially in Bangkok, I just concede the soaked shirt and go on about my day, with several showers and shirt changes a day to keep down the stench. Consequently, I don't know if Drysol is available in Thailand, or even if it's on the market back in the US of A any more.

I recommend diluted Drysol for anyone serious about keeping a dry shirt. But in the USA, it is only available by prescription. Haven't even looked for it in Thailand.

Edit: Googled it, and it is apparently still on the market.

Edited December 21, 2013 by impulse

[noikrit]

I'm no expert but if you are sweating that much I would make sure you are drinking plenty of water !! Is your urine dark in colour ?? If so professional advise recomended ...... Have you tried a powder at all ??? Only a thought ... Chokdee !! ....... PS After thought .... What soaps are you using ??/ Could be well worth looking into an organic soap maybe ....... PSS You wearing cotton shirts or nylon ???

[Mighty Mouse]

You are what you eat.

Red meat eaters tend to be more on the nose than vegetarians.

Having mixed with the Thai people for most of my life, I can't remember ever being offended by their body odour. Maybe it's because their main food is rice based,or maybe it's because they rarely eat processed food. But whatever it is, they're nice to snuggle up against.

[Yooyung]

Thanks all,

I exercise regularly, I have lost weight and am now about what I should be for my height. I dont eat a lot of red meat....and I drink a lot of water!!!

Anyway, its my BACK ! I dont understand why? I dont really sweat to badly anywhere else.

Drysol sounds interesting. Anyone seen it around? I looked for it yesterday but no luck.

Cheers all and merry christmas!

[Tolley]

People who eat dairy and red meat regularly tend to smell a lot more than those that don't.

[impulse]

People who eat dairy and red meat regularly tend to smell a lot more than those that don't.

And grow taller, and make more money and have higher IQ's.

But what's the cause and what's the effect?

Edited December 22, 2013 by impulse

[robblok]

I would look at your diet and other health related issues. Are you overweight, do you have a good diet or eat mainly meat ? Do you exercise regularly ? Do you smoke or drink too much? Do you think about sweating a lot - and then worry about it.? Do you wear loose cotton clothes that breathe ? Are you stressed ?

Just few to investigate - one more don't drink ice cold water, room temperature better.

I can say one thing, i sweat a lot too and it did not change one bit even though I lost 25kg and have always been active.

Some people just sweat easier and more as others.

[JSixpack]

Wear an undershirt.

Carry a spare one in your briefcase/backpack.

[impulse]

Undershirts are a mixed blessing. They do soak up that first little bit of sweat, slowing down the pit stains. But they're also hot enough to add to the problem. And if you sweat like me, the pit stains are inevitable.

I thought about coming up with a line of Gore-Tex undershirts when I first moved to China, but then I got old enough that my pit stains weren't really that important to me. (Nowadays, it's that other wet stain, down around my barn door, that's got my attention).

I sweat. A lot. I'm over it for the most part. It also helps to live in Asia, where fashion is, let's say, hard to pin down anyway. And living in BKK is a blessing because I'm not alone. Not by a long shot.

[seedy]

Try a mesh undershirt - looks like a fishing net.

Works in the cold - traps air for insulation.

Works in the hot - shirt does not stick to your back, or to leather/vinyl upholstery.

[BookMan]

I would look at your diet and other health related issues. Are you overweight, do you have a good diet or eat mainly meat ? Do you exercise regularly ? Do you smoke or drink too much? Do you think about sweating a lot - and then worry about it.? Do you wear loose cotton clothes that breathe ? Are you stressed ?

Just few to investigate - one more don't drink ice cold water, room temperature better.

I can say one thing, i sweat a lot too and it did not change one bit even though I lost 25kg and have always been active.

Some people just sweat easier and more as others.

I'd agree. i used to jog with a guy who basically didn't sweat. I would come back drenched in sweat. My shirt, my head, everything.

He would come back with a red face, a few beads of sweat

[wpcoe]

Another option, mainly for underarm, is a form of Botox that is sometimes prescribed for hyperhidrosis. I'm not sure it would be appropriate (or even work) on the OP's back, though.