deodorant

Felix · Posted: Sun Jan 20, 2008 12:16 pm Post subject: deodorant

HELLO SB

i smell

no, see, i'm actually quite an odorless guy, especially (i have learned by comparison) in the foot region. HOWEVER- my torso has an unpleasant tendency to get very sweaty, and this has the unfortunate effect of granting any t-shirt of mine a shelf life of at most two years and change (being worn 3 times a month on average) before the armpits are just too fetid to keep on keepin' on.

i am wondering, my fellows, what your respective deodorant solutions are.

Adilegian · Posted: Sun Jan 20, 2008 12:31 pm

Regular Speedstick works for me.

Also, depending on your wardrobe, you might consider buying two pairs of the same shirt with you if you anticipate getting gross. When you're done with whatever's making you sweat (work or just being in humidity) you can find a public bathroom, pull the duplicate shirt out of your bag, and swap them out.

Though, if you take this route, I also recommend putting your sweaty shirt in a grocery bag to help keep the inside of your bag from getting mildewed.
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Toptube · Anti-cabbage Party Candidate Joined: 23 Apr 2007

another problem is that most deodorants ruin shirts as well. so I wear whit V-neck shirts underneath my regular shirts to protect my shirts from this. it works pretty well. I use Old Spice High Endurance Soft Solid.

Felix · Posted: Sun Jan 20, 2008 2:12 pm

unfortunately you two have both thus far suggested two ideas which had occured to me and which i have tried but which i was hoping there was a better alternative to.

=(

i'll overpay for this stuff (if it exists), really!

shrugtheironteacup · *man of tomorrow* Joined: 06 Dec 2006 Location: a meat

Old Spice Red Zone UNSCENTED

..is the only thing I've found that combats my awesome tendency towards stench w/out horrible cover-up smells.
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Churippu · Posted: Sun Jan 20, 2008 2:41 pm

There are prescription strength deodorants, I know there is a brand for ladies that is prescription strength over the counter. I am not too sure about the mens but I would suggest asking a dermatologist (I suppose this is who you go to about these kinds of things neh?) about different kinds of deodorants to use.

wasted potential · Joined: 19 Jul 2007

Degree Clinical for Men. Look it up.

Maybe you have hyperhidrosis!
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Predator Goose · Joined: 19 Dec 2006 Location: Oversensitive Pedantic Ninny

A couple of caveats about Mitchum though.

First, it's an anti-perspirant. Or at least it was when they were using the slogan "So powerful you could skip a day". Anti-perspirants are notable because they function just as you'd expect they would, they clog your sweat glands. Which can be a problem if you're working too hard and the sweat isn't there to cool you off.

Second, it has an anti-bacterial component to it.

On the bright side though, it is supposed to work really frickin' good.
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CubaLibre · the road lawyer Joined: 02 Mar 2007 Location: Balmer

Old Spice High Endurance Original Scent here.

If you're talking about button-down shirts, you really should be wearing an undershirt with them. People who don't wear undershirts with their dress shirts include greasy Italian mobsters and archnerds who wear silk bowling shirts. This is not a demographic you want to be a part of.
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Hot Stott Bot · banned Joined: 05 Dec 2006

Putting my chips in with the Mitchum camp.

bruin · Joined: 09 Dec 2007 Location: Boston

I'm all about scentless antiperspirant
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Felix · Posted: Sun Jan 20, 2008 7:16 pm

internisus · shafer sephiroth Joined: 04 Dec 2006

I don't understand how someone can wear a dress shirt without an undershirt. Isn't it see-through for you?

psiga · saudade Joined: 04 Dec 2006

I've been wanting to try this for a while, but didn't need it so much as just want it: http://www.drmistusa.com/ (testimonials from an MSN support group for sweating and BO: http://www.drmistusa.com/index.php?page=38 )
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falsedan · Joined: 13 Dec 2006 Location: San Francisco

shave those pits, shower twice a day

how do people wear a vest/undershirt and a dress shirt, don't you get hot as hell?
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falsedan · Joined: 13 Dec 2006 Location: San Francisco

Could you elaborate on 'fancy clothes', I wear dress shirts that aren't tissue-thin and aren't much of a wasitcoat + peacoat kind of man

Felix alternate suggestion: move somewhere with a cooler climate
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Felix · Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2008 12:59 am

psiga- i'm not sure that'd actually save the shirts themselves from harm, actually.

also, re: dress shirts making a person hot, that's why i wasn't at all crazy about the perpertual-undershirt idea mentioned at the beginning of the thread. i do not like having to wear much clothing on a hot day.

psiga · saudade Joined: 04 Dec 2006

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Toto · Joined: 05 Dec 2006 Location: Australia

ehh not really, i trim mine and it makes it significantly better. i dunno about shaving it all off though.

gambrinus · Joined: 19 Dec 2006 Location: Boulder, CO

Felix · Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2008 1:58 pm

GalaxyHead · Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2008 6:02 pm

Try this.

If it doesn't work, see a doctor.
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Mr. Apol · Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2008 4:34 am

just throwing my dice in here but putting some unscented baby powder on your pits after putting on the deodorant helps.
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