So firstly, I don’t sweat a lot to begin with. I’ll go for a run and I’ll be at a mile before I feel sweat beading up. I’ll get a little clammy throughout the day, but rarely have whole body sweats. As a result, I have very low body odor. If I don’t shower, it’ll take several days before my significant other will notice.
But I don’t wear deoderant or antiperspirant. If I do, then its like the rest of my body decides it needs to sweat. Anyone else out there with this experience?
Yes. I stopped using antiperspirants altogether, just regular (ideally unscented) deodorant. On over-the-counter (even “prescription-strength”) antiperspirants, I was getting so upset by the never ending pit sweat that I kept an actual full size towel nearby, and a few times rubbed my pits raw out of intense frustration that it wouldn’t fucking stop.
I actually looked into botox treatments for it, and there’s some treatment that microwaves away your sweat pores altogether, but I spent a year or two using Qbrexa (glycopyrronium) wipes, which while outrageously expensive even with insurance, amd require a prescription, worked very very well for me. I have a bunch of them left but I haven’t used them in awhile, just some plain deodorant. Honestly not sure if they had some long-term effect or if I’ve just become accustomed to my regular perspiration without using any sort of antiperspirant.