sweat patches under the arms...aghhhhhhhh

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Does anyone have any tips as to how to avoid this...

I am wearing a gorgeous new green linen dress today but have got huge sweat patches under the arms (yes I did put deoderant on this morning).

It is the kind of colour that does notice so am sat with arms clamped to my sides at the moment.

Do I need to change my deoderant or is there some other trick (seem to remember someone once telling me talc under the arms works)....

Thanks

is it an anti-perspirant deodorant or just deodorant? Needs to be anti-perspirant to stop the sweating. Deodorant only masks the smell.

If you still have a problem, you can get sweat pads which I think stick into your clothes to absorb the sweat....never used them myself but a friend had this problem so needed them for certain clothes. she got them in a pharmacy iirc

i had run out of my own deoderant this morning which is Dove which I think is anti persperant so used DH's maybe that isn't an anti persperant....

going to have to sit with arms clamped to my sides all day!

awww poor u. and I'm sure you were looking forward to wearing your new dress today before this happened.

Do you have a thin T shirt you could wear underneath that would absorb sweat in the first instance?
I used to live in a hot country and as I do get a bit sweaty too always wore a vest as is stopped dampness showing on the outside (generally)

sadly no chinateacup.

I know iWILLdothis, my boss is taking me to afternoon tea this afternoon to at a posh hotel....am just hoping the marks won't stain the dress....

Dove or sure max - the ones that cost a fiver make a big difference.

I use a little bit of Driclor once a fortnight and it cuts sweating right down. I think it says on the bottle to use it daily but it is very very strong and it stings.

It's not a very nice chemical to use, but I decide to take the risk as I can get quite sweaty and I really don't want to wear black tops my entire life, or never come within a foot of anyone except my DC.

Maybe iut is something to do with linen - I only have this problem with the Boden linen shirt dress I'm wearing today. I'm not normally a sweaty person but even the heavy duty anti perspirant I bought last week doesn't make any difference with this dress.

Get some Driclor or Perspirex - they are bad-boy sweat blockers - you can get them in Boots.

Basically, you use them at NIGHT after a shower (or on a clean armpit, a wash would do) - they work best when used when the sweat glands are at their most rested state.

I don't know how they work but they really really work. You wash it off in the morning, and just use a regular anti perspirant.

They can be a bit itchy/stingy - but its worth persevering even if you only use it to wear this dress.

I saw a photo of myself wearing a tight t shirt and there were obvious sweat patches and I didn't even realise on the day it wasn't till I saw the photos and I was mortified. My friend when I squealed with indignation told me about Driclor and I'm a convert. I dont have to use it much now - once in a while, the rest of the time I use Mitchum 48 hour roll on which is great.

I'm not a "regular deodorant" kinda girl. Its my thing I have to watch! But I never have smelly feet...that's my selling point

You need ANTI-PERSPIRANT deodorant.

Babyreindeer, Linen is a hollow-fibre and therefore more "absorbant" than most other fibres. Its why linen towels are considered a nice luxury - they mop up moisture that much more quickly. I've got a dishwasher but when I go to the inlaws and am on "drying" duty with the dishes I always hunt around for a proper linen teatowel instead of a cotton jobby and MIL thinks I'm bonkers but it makes much shorter work of drying things whereas I just feel I'm spreading water around with the other types.

Well, a linen dress will "absorb" or wick away more moisture than other fibres. Its unlikely its actually causing the sweat, as its such a breathable natural material but its unforgiving in terms of putting on display exactly what you have produced!