I was tired of regularly flooding the lounge with my comments and questions regarding this, so I thought I would just make a thread.
This problem is the bane of my existence, and has been for probably the past two years now. Mainly because of the sweat - the odor is an added bonus. The sweat is a huge confidence crusher because of the visible stains.
A few months ago, I realized that store-bought deodorants/antiperspirants only seemed to make the sweating worse. Also, they were giving my shirts permanent stains from the chemicals which would completely ruin them. So I switched to baking soda, which helped somewhat. I later figured out that baking soda only takes care of the odor and not the sweat, so I found this article and started scrubbing with a loofah in the shower (and not using soap to wash my armpits, only water). I recently decided that that only seemed to help the sweating minimally, so now what I do is scrub in the shower, then afterwards dry off and apply corn starch, then baking soda with a makeup brush (probably the faggiest thing I own). The cornstarch is supposed to act as an antiperspirant.
Over the long course of my researching and trial-and-error testing, if anything, I feel like I’ve only made the problem worse. Just minutes after my shower, I’ll start sweating, and after 3-4 hours the smell enters the scene.
I want to know what I am doing wrong, or rather, what I need to do instead. There is obviously at least something wrong with my routine.
The point of this thread is for people to give and receive help relating to sweat and odor prevention in the armpit area. People are starting to get fed up with the low quality of store-bought deodorants and want to switch to a more natural remedy, but this can be difficult.
For those of you who go about your day sweat and odor free, tell us your routine!
This problem is the bane of my existence, and has been for probably the past two years now. Mainly because of the sweat - the odor is an added bonus. The sweat is a huge confidence crusher because of the visible stains.
A few months ago, I realized that store-bought deodorants/antiperspirants only seemed to make the sweating worse. Also, they were giving my shirts permanent stains from the chemicals which would completely ruin them. So I switched to baking soda, which helped somewhat. I later figured out that baking soda only takes care of the odor and not the sweat, so I found this article and started scrubbing with a loofah in the shower (and not using soap to wash my armpits, only water). I recently decided that that only seemed to help the sweating minimally, so now what I do is scrub in the shower, then afterwards dry off and apply corn starch, then baking soda with a makeup brush (probably the faggiest thing I own). The cornstarch is supposed to act as an antiperspirant.
Over the long course of my researching and trial-and-error testing, if anything, I feel like I’ve only made the problem worse. Just minutes after my shower, I’ll start sweating, and after 3-4 hours the smell enters the scene.
I want to know what I am doing wrong, or rather, what I need to do instead. There is obviously at least something wrong with my routine.
The point of this thread is for people to give and receive help relating to sweat and odor prevention in the armpit area. People are starting to get fed up with the low quality of store-bought deodorants and want to switch to a more natural remedy, but this can be difficult.
For those of you who go about your day sweat and odor free, tell us your routine!