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does anyone else find that deoderant/antiperspirant makes them sweat more? (lemmy.ml)
submitted 3 years ago by to c/nostupidquestions@lemmy.world
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So firstly, I don't sweat a lot to begin with. I'll go for a run and I'll be at a mile before I feel sweat beading up. I'll get a little clammy throughout the day, but rarely have whole body sweats. As a result, I have very low body odor. If I don't shower, it'll take several days before my significant other will notice.

But I don't wear deoderant or antiperspirant. If I do, then its like the rest of my body decides it needs to sweat. Anyone else out there with this experience?

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[–] 35 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) (2 children)

Deodorants don't reduce how much you sweat, it just masks the odor. Antiperspirants reduce how much you sweat.

In the summer, I get sweaty anyway and take 2 showers if I can: a rinse before bed and a full cleaning shower in the morning. I would get smelly quickly if I did not use deodorant.

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  • [–] 26 points 3 years ago (2 children)

    Antiperspirants don't really reduce how much you sweat.

    They just reduce how much you sweat at your armpits. They use aluminum to essentially clog your armpit sweat glands to keep them from sweating too much. But you are sweating for a reason - because your body thinks it is hot, so you just end up sweating more in other parts of your body. It isn't some magic no-sweat medicine.

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  • [–] 13 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    There's a bunch of people here saying that in a confident tone, but not a single source. You got a source you can cite for that claim, or are you just repeating what you've heard other people say?

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  • [–] -3 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    What part is in question?

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  • [–] [S] 2 points 3 years ago

    Yeah this is what I imagine is going on with my body and hence the post. Never heard anyone else talk about it or seen a real source.

    For me, I feel like sweating from my pits localizes the smell and thus no one really smells it. Again, I barely sweat anyway. But when I do use antiperspirant (deodorant does the same but to a lesser extent), then I sweat everywhere and find it easier for people to smell and I just feel more gross.

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