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This is a serious question btw. I'm not kidding any time I get back into exercise apparently my hormones go into overdrive and I can't find a antiperspirant that is strong enough. The problem is not just after I exercise but even within a few hours after showering I smell myself. I have never found any girl type brands that work. I have been so desperate that I have even delved into men's brands and either those didn't work either or the chemicals irritated my skin immensely. I am using Arm and Hammer antiperspirant which I think is for men and I notice the Unscented for some reason controls odor more than the Active Sport scent I used to use. But now working out plus warm weather has me feeling stinky again. HELP!!!!
What do other women use? What do women bodybuilders use since they probably do the most intense workouts?? Do any of those new "clinical strength" brands work? I'd like to know before I go spend $8 on a stick.
This is a serious question btw. I'm not kidding any time I get back into exercise apparently my hormones go into overdrive and I can't find a antiperspirant that is strong enough. The problem is not just after I exercise but even within a few hours after showering I smell myself. I have never found any girl type brands that work. I have been so desperate that I have even delved into men's brands and either those didn't work either or the chemicals irritated my skin immensely. I am using Arm and Hammer antiperspirant which I think is for men and I notice the Unscented for some reason controls odor more than the Active Sport scent I used to use. But now working out plus warm weather has me feeling stinky again. HELP!!!!
What do other women use? What do women bodybuilders use since they probably do the most intense workouts?? Do any of those new "clinical strength" brands work? I'd like to know before I go spend $8 on a stick.
Wait, what is your goal? You mention wanting an antiperspirant "strong enough" - are you saying you want to stop sweating so much? Or do you mean that you smell bad after a workout?
Also, mtneer, make sure it's not your clothes that smell. If you shower after a workout and put on fresh deodorant and clean clothes, you shouldn't have B.O. later. I wear Degree, which is a good deodorant for me, but I sweat all over when I work out. My forehead and back always sweat, and there's nothing I can do about that. However, I have a few shirts that have some kind of synthetic blend, and no matter how much I clean them or Febreze them, no matter how much deodorant I wear or how scrupulously clean I am ... they stink. They were cute shirts but I had to get rid of them. Some fabric just retains body odor and gets stinky when it warms from your body heat.
I live in a humid climate now, which has been an adjustment. I often wear undershirts to work, thin white cotton Ts (V-neck so they don't show under my clothes) that I can bleach.
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