I always smell and he's finally told me.

[Jpk1110o]

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.

You can get botox injected into the armpit for this reason. It does work. Bur few people on here say mitchum and I know it's worked. Good luck xxx

I want to say Hibiscrub again in case you missed it. No more smell!

Sb recommended glycolic acid on another thread. Tbh I thought it was weird but what the heck I already had a glycolic acid cleanser so I used it in the shower and wouldn't you know, it works!!!

Are you excessively sweating in other areas? Does it happen all year round?

Only warning I would give to people wanting to Botox their arm pits, is you just sweat elsewhere. Feet, upper lip, forehead more.

I had Botox for a while in my armpits in my late teens early 20's. I didn't have sweaty pits but other areas definitely increased in their sweating ability to compensate.

For the next 2 days OP, I'd wash with soap not shower gel under your armpits. Use your antiperspirant as usual. In work I'd take some antibacterial wipes to work and wipe under your arms regularly and reapply antiperspirant.

It's the bacteria that smells.

Another vote for Mitchum.

www.amazon.co.uk/armpit-sweat-pads/s?k=armpit+sweat+pads

You can buy these shields to help absorb the moisture.

What everyone has said - and also - if you have any glycolic acid (as in acid toner that people use for skincare) wipe that over your armpits after showering and before antiperspirant. I’d also cut the perfume, it’s probably interfering with your AP’s efficacy and irritating and also probably becoming a more powerful smell in itself.

Please see your GP and read the resources available on the NHS on

www.nhs.uk/conditions/excessive-sweating-hyperhidrosis/

There are treatments available if you’ve run out of self help options - though Botox (which is brilliant for excessive sweating) is T always available on the NHS.

Treatments include:

• taking tablets that reduce sweating
• treating the areas with a weak electric current passed through water or on a wet pad (iontophoresis)
• having botox injections for sweating under the armpits
• surgery – for example, removal of the sweat glands

You do not have to suffer!

< supposed to say Botox is NOT always available on the NHS >

Wipe your underarms with hand sanitizer when
you get to work. It will take away and smell and reapply anti perspirant. Just be glad it was your partner who said it in a kind manner. We have a pact that we will tell each h other if we smell.

Another vote for pespirex, can be bought at boots and similar shops. Also, I find sweat and antiperspirant can build up in your clothes and smell almost immediately; you can get pretreatment products for clothing before you wash- Dr beckmans do one and there's a stronger brand called deo-go. Bit of a faff but seems to make a difference.

Here - intothegloss.com/2019/08/acid-deodorant/

I don’t use it as deodorant, I use it before AP but it somehow seems to prevent the proliferation of bacteria. It might make your armpits a bit sensitive if you use it daily, but might help before you find a more permanent solution like Botox etc.

Well you sound lovely and I am sorry you smell but if you were my friend I wouldn't care if you were pongy.

Please, please, please go to the GP. My friend suffered with this for years before she went and following some simple injections she is now sweat free and so much more confident. She is so cross with herself for not going sooner.

Shield soap is good to wash with

CertainDri from Amazon is really good. Cotton clothes too and obviously ensure your personal hygiene is up to scratch.

I'd definitely say a trip to the GP is in order (or most likely a telephone appointment).

Try not to worry. I've been there.

I used Driclor and it worked amazingly. It's a roll on treatment that I applied every night for quite a few days and then less frequently. I recommend this and a deodorant like Mitchum.

I swear by Mitchum too, @Jpk1110o. I use the unperfumed one, and then I can use my choice of perfume.

Also worth looking at self help options on this website - run by a specialist medical company, not a charity

hyperhidrosisuk.org

I find that if I'm hairy, I'll smell more. Waxing works best but shaving daily helps too.

I found biodry fabulous for this - got it from.my local pharmacy

Mitchum roll on works better than the spray stuff for stopping the odour. I can vouch for that.

Mitchum didn't work for me, the only thing that did was Driclor, it stings for the first few applications but that stops after using for a week or two.
Post menopause, I dont need any antiperspirant now, yay!

Being sweaty under the armpits is normal? If you’re sure you smell and wash as much as you do then look into medical reasons. But are you totally sure your BF isn’t being a bellend?

It’s totally normal for sweat to show under the armpits when wearing synthetic fibres. There’s a massive difference between normal fresh sweat and unwashed BO. I have a manual labour job and I smell of sweat at the end of the work day despite a shower in the morning, but it’s not a terrible smell. My DP also has a manual labour job and is sweaty and I think he smells nice at the end of the day, it’s fresh sweat, not the same as unwashed BO.

I remember being totally paranoid about BO as a teenager but we’re just animals really aren’t we? I also love perfume and getting clean. I get regularly complimented on smelling nice despite being very grubby and sweaty day to day.