I always smell and he's finally told me.

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Partner of 4 years has told me I smell. He said it in a polite way, as if trying to help me.

I'm 26 and tbh I've always known I sweat a lot under my arms but his comment has hit home that other people probably think I smell too.

I work in an office and I often find that 10 minutes into put on a work top, I have sweat patches under my arms and I smell; even if I wear a black blouse, I'm uncomfortable as the armpit area is absolutely soaked through even though nobody else can see it through the black.

I finally hit breaking point today wearing a pink sleeveless shirt as it was hot. I thought since it was sleeveless that there was no way sweat patches would occur. I was wrong. After driving to work and going to the staff toilet first thing in the morning, I lifted my arms up to see sweat on the material just under the armpits.

I've also resorted to regularly using work toilet soap to wash under my arms every 2 hours; I still smell. Nobody has told me I smell, but I can smell myself so I try not to stand too close to people.

Anyway, I got home and just told my boyfriend that I think I sweat more than average and he agreed and said he's noticed I've smelt for years. I'm mortified since if he's noticed then probably everyone in work thinks I smell.

I'm fit, go on lots of walks, vegetarian, so I don't understand why I sweat so much?

I've ordered Odaban spray from Amazon and hoping it'll stop the sweat, even if it burns the armpit, I'd rather that than excess sweat.

Any other tips to get me through the next 2 days at work without sweaty armpit stains though? It's not due to arrive until Friday.

I should have added that lots of posters who have recommended Mitchum....I'm not sure this works if you have actually been diagnosed with hyperhidrosis. I tried Mitchum and it had no effect.

me too. But to be fair in my case I am talking 25 years ago, so Mitchum may be different now to what it was then. I hated the smell of it too.

Otoh Driclor literally removed the problem from my life overnight.

I had this issue in my teens - Mitchum worked for the smell but didn't stop he sweating. I used Perspirex, you apply and leave to dry and it stops the sweat patches for a Couple of months then you just do another treatment as needed. It feels a bit sticky as it's drying but worked wonders for me.
Now as as adult I don't have an issue anymore.

I found out about it from Chris Steele on This Morning all those years ago 😂

I'm a sweater too..it's horrible. Don't do polyester. Linen is really good in the summer. I also always go dark clothes to hide the patches. Never sleeveless. Stick deodorants are the best. Sprays don't work as well and roll ons are too wet. Secret stick was amazing but they don't sell it over here anymore. I use Sure now. Dryclor didn't work for me..the burning was too much..I also found that I smelled more BOish with it.
Also after showering and drying getting your antiperspirant on straight away. And don't do perfume under there, it's probably reacting with your deodorant.
Good luck with it OP. I'm in my 40s now and I manage just fine but remember how bad it was when I was your age. I also still look at celebs like holly Willoughby yesterday in her pink ascot dress and know that I could never ever wear that.

I’m sorry, it sounds really tough. Lots of people have given you practical advice and I would echo going to your GP.

Try not to worry too much for the next few days - firstly as it’s so hot a lot of people will be sweatier than normal.

Secondly just because you and your boyfriend can smell it doesn’t mean all your colleagues can. They won’t be so close to you as he is, and some people just have more sensitive noses (my OH can smell everything, me during hayfever season practically nothing!). Good luck OP

Im just about to log on for work and not had time to read the full thread but just wanted to reply that I have heard a lot of good things about botox in underarms. I have PCOS and have always sweated alot. Also the only deodrant I have ever found to work at all is sure maximum protection. Its like a cream stick

My teen had a spell of this, switched to Mitchum and antibacterial with the clothing, the smell vanished.

I would also wear more cotton as artificial fabrics can make it worse.

I hope you get sorted

If you read the whole of my post I haven't said to just use soap?

If the legend id true Bruce Lee had botox injections in his pits to stop the sweating because it was ruining the continuity on set!
I will agree with other posters, real soap then Mitchum or similar. Good luck, let us know what works for you.
Your partner is a gem BTW......

A lot of you seem to rate Mitchum but I find it is rubbish. Sure or dove maximum cream (in a box) works better for me

I agree with PPs about only wearing cotton or linen, never synthetic as even a small amount makes things worse. I would also simplify the whole skincare routine to cut the overall amount of “smelly” products you use.

I’d perhaps throw out all your existing work tops as the smell often gets trapped in them no matter how much you wash them. Try loose cotton only.

I sweat a lot and use sure advanced roll on and then an antiperspirant spray and it’s helped loads.

I'm another fan of Mitchum. The stick one. Pure Fresh, smells like fruity sweets. 🙂

Use soap instead of shower gel

Mitchum Botox under the armpits lasts months and stops the sweating

Apply antiperspirant at night before you go to bed - that way it has time to speak in. I'm not as sweaty as I used to be, but if I just applied it in the morning it works mostly just sweat off. Also make sure you are cleaning everything properly - body heat can activate old smells in clothing.

I had this and was given a special deodrant by the doctor which sounds similar to the one you have ordered. My clothes were also starting starting to smell once i had worn them for a while, I started washing tops in detol laundry cleanser every few washes and that really helped, as well as using bio powder instead of non bio.

Go and buy Mitchum now

Worked for my gym-going DS (who sweated badly even without the gym)

Oh, and use bicarb in the washing machine. Brilliant deodoriser

Agree with getting medical advice. In the meantime sounds like you are doing everything to keep fresh that you can.

Is there someone you trust at work that sits near you? If so ask for a private conversation and explain your situation. Ask (her I assume) for their help in a quick signal if they can detect any smell …you may be surprised that your care currently means that you don’t smell generally but just occasionally if you’ve not managed to have a trip to bathroom recently. Enlist that persons help in letting you know asap if that’s the case. Also tell them if you are or are not ok with letting others know if there is office “gossip” to stop it.

if you have HR and even access to occ health talk to them about how they can help…giving you access to somewhere to store wash kit and a change of tops, getting you a fan to put on your desk or anything else you know might just help until your GP gets on top of it. Please don’t be embarrassed to bring it up..I have been a manager and have worked with managerial colleagues struggling to raise issues of BO with their own staff…it’s is so difficult to raise. Yet in just about everywhere I’ve worked there’s been someone with really bad BO - I have to say all men. Most managers would be very happy to try to put in place a few things to help a good member of staff to ensure it doesn’t become a problem that everyone starts complaining to them about.

I’ve read/heard somewhere that most of the smell from sweat isn’t actually from the fresh sweat on you, but by the sweat/old deodorant imbedded into your clothes. The “old” smell is released when your body heat warms it again. Might be total nonsense but it made sense to me..🤷🏻‍♀️

Mitchum doesn't work well for me. Sure maximum (the clicky twist up cream one) is better. Driclor can sting like hell but once you get used to it works incredibly well. But the sweating you describe does seem excessive so I wouldn’t hesitate to go the GP.

I agree. Mitchum is strong enough for the super sweaty

I would go with the approach that sweat doesn’t matter, smell does. Get new work clothes. In winter I have to wear merino wool jumpers as tops (I like the ones from uniqlo). They don’t smell when they get sweaty. I like silk shirts or very very thin cotton ones, they need to be either very dark coloured or white with a small colored print to hide sweat patches.
Thick cotton anything is a disaster. I have a beautiful thick cotton jumper that I just can’t wear. It holds on to the sweat and stinks within a few hours. Polyester is the work of the devil and should never be used to make shirts.
Ordinary roll on/stick deodorant (I like Dove) and daily showers with proper soap solves any smell issues for me but we are all different.
Trying to stop the armpit sweat completely is impossible as far as I can see. Besides, I get back sweat patches from wearing a backpack to work (necessary part of commuting), so no armpit sweat wouldn’t be the end of the wet patches anyway.
Remember there’s not actually anything wrong with you (once you’ve ruled out fungal infection etc). Sweating is a normal physiological process that serves a purpose. It can be embarrassing but it isn’t abnormal or medically worrying.

*not strong enough 🤦🏻‍♀️

I have a friend who suffered with this, she would always carry tops in her bag to change into throughout the day.

As others have said, Mitchum put a stop to it.