To not wear antiperspirant to my job in healthcare?

[floatinglily]

I've tried all sorts, none of which work. I've tried Dove max protection and Triple Dry as well as many of the usual supermarket bought ones. I still end up smelling! I've used Lush deodorant before which doesn't stop me sweating but does get rid of the smell. I don't know what else to try.

WIBU to use the lush deodorant for work but potentially end up with sweat patches on hot / busy days?

Perspirex changed my life you put it on at night

Please stop putting the deodorant on for the night. Let your skin breathe. Also wash your armpits with soap like suggested before. Not Dove soap. Proper one. Personally I like using the vegan one - if it say tallow or tallowate then it has animal fat in it. I’m not vegan but there’s really no place for animal products in soap these days.

Do you wear a polyester uniform?

And yes to the Mitchum for the day.

I used Mitchum for a long time and it worked well until it stopped working and I was smelly, not nice!! A lot of other anti perspirants make me really itch!! So moved to sure max then same, itchy
So now use the dove - but clearly they change ingredients or your body changes and makes them ineffective which is crap when it’s hot and your in a thick nhs uniform in a stifling ward(nurse)

Another one here who would recommend Mitchum

Mitchum stick deodorant (not the roll-on) - I can go for days without a shower - I sniff the underarms of my garments and cannot smell a thing!

Honestly - it really works. Try and get the unscented one.

Mitchum is better but not all that great if you really have sweating problems; It also tends to stops working after a while.

I second Driclor.

And absolutely wash your uniform on at least 50° so you don’t have nasty old bacteria festering on it.

Bar soap as others have said - you can buy it cheap in Aldi or LIDL or pay a little more for fancier, fragranced ones. Dove is not a soap and doesn’t kill bacteria, leaving it to cause stink on your body.

use lush, and then put one of these on. they stop the sweat patches x

As other posters have said:
Use proper bar soap
Try driclor (miracle worker)
Wash clothes at 60. Add some either white vinegar/zoflora/ dettol liquid if not washing at 60.
Try some anti bac hand gel on your pits mid shift too and change your uniform.

Driclor helped me with hyperhidrosis. It's very itchy though at first but you do wash it off.

After showering are you completely dry before applying antiperspirant? I have noticed that if I apply it immediately after showering sometimes it doesn't work. I shower , dry and then put deo on a few mins later. It works then!

Can’t help with the original problem I’m afraid but here’s a guide to getting your tax back. It’s not just nurses and healthcare, anybody who is required to wear a uniform for work and take it home to wash it in entitled. It’s only about £60 a year but you can get it backdated for five years so you can get a few hundred quid back (which you could spend in trying out some of the tips upthread)

www.moneysavingexpert.com/reclaim/uniform-tax-refund/

Sorry to hijack the thread - a PP mentioned that pears soap is not a soap but a detergent. Not sure of the significance but I am switching from liquid soap to bar soap for hand washing and want to make sure that the soap has anti-bacterial properties. Does it make a difference if the soap is a soap or a if it's a detergent? TIA

Similar problem and have tried them all. Best one is sure - the stress control (yellow label) only. Even the other varieties of sure don't work with me.
I shower in the evening, apply and usually good the next day.

Actually it might not be that much for everyone, I think the amount I got included money for shoes and tights too (midwife) but it’s still better in your pocket than HMRC!

Just off to do my weekly shop so will read through the rest when I get back but quick question with the dettol laundry cleaner, do I use this as well as washing powder and fabric conditioner or in place of one of them? Is the Tesco Laundry cleaner the same thing?

I have tried everything over the years but nothing has stopped me sweating. Recently, I tried Odaban (available at Amazon and online at Boots) and it is very effective. It is quite expensive at about £10 for a very small bottle, but it lasts for ages and is worth every penny. You apply it at night an hour after showering/washing, then wash in the morning. I felt uneasy at first going to work, not having applied any deodrant, but stay dry all day. After a few days of use, you can reduce the frequency to 2-3 times a week. After years of uncontrollable sweating, this is brilliant. The first few times I used it, it did sting a bit, but this settled down and it no longer stings when I apply it.

If you find bio powder irritates (as it does my husband’s skin) I use it, but then do an extra rinse programme and that works for us

OP have you tried hibiscrub?
Using Hibiscrub as a skin wash may reduce sweating as well as keeping the skin clean and avoiding infection. It is available from chemists or ask your GP.
It has been a godsend in our house. My older son had the sweatiest, smelliest feet ever, we used to have to keep his shoes outside the house. He used hibiscrub about 4 years ago and has not had to use it since. It is amazing and so effective.
I suggest you try it and see if it makes a difference, you might not need to use it more than a few times.

Can you wear natural fibres at your work? Linen or cotton means I don't smell at the end of a sweaty day. Synthetic means I do.

@floatinglily fabric conditioner actually holds smells in. Use the dettol stuff in place of it with washing powder

OP, using non-bio powder at 30 isn’t very effective. Bio detergent only works at 30 or 40. Over 40 and you have killed the enzymes in the bio powder. No point using bio at 60.

Non-bio doesn’t have enzymes so washing at 60 would kill off most germs.

If you have a Wilko near you, they do a laundry liquid specifically for Sports clothing - I use it for my gym stuff and my teenage sons clothes - it’s fantastic! It’s been designed for sweaty clothing so gets rid of the bacteria that causes the fabric to retain the smell.

bio detergent at 60 is fine - most washing machines are cold fill so the enzymes have time to do their stuff until the water gets too hot.
then the 'soap' part of the detergent takes over.