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How to keep underarms from looking wet on a shy 13yr old.
juliancarswell
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My 13yr old daughter has a problem sweating in her under arms in hot weather(hormones!) Nothing massive, she is not dripping wet there and she never smells but unfortunately her school uniform includes a pale blue shirt which shows up sweat clearly. She is mortified by all this. Has anybody experience of this and a solution for reducing the wet look?
Spray on antiperspirants that she has tried so far haven't helped. If they wore a white shirt it would be a lot easier to deal with.
The fact that she is shy doesn't help matters and she ends up wearing her blazer all day. When she is forced to take it off for cookery or woodwork , she keeps her elbows pinned to her hips and only moves her forearms like some demented Darleck impersonator :eek:
Anybody any advice on how to help her and stop the wetness showing?
Spray on antiperspirants that she has tried so far haven't helped. If they wore a white shirt it would be a lot easier to deal with.
The fact that she is shy doesn't help matters and she ends up wearing her blazer all day. When she is forced to take it off for cookery or woodwork , she keeps her elbows pinned to her hips and only moves her forearms like some demented Darleck impersonator :eek:
Anybody any advice on how to help her and stop the wetness showing?
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It was also trial and error with the anti-perspirant, the expensiver ones do work better. Like £5/6 a pop rather than the one that was on offer that I usually got for myself.
Best ones I've found are Mitchum ones, roll on first- let it dry. Then mitchum spray.
Also found the black/pink Rightguard stuff quite good too (am using at moment as Mitchum hasn't been on offer recently). Same as with Mitchum- roll on first then spray.
If I'm going somewhere hot and I'm anxious about it I try to take a spare top with me, just in case. Although that said- since I've been using roll on and spray I've not needed to.
Also might be worth a trip to the doctors- they can prescribe a proper hardcore one, she'll get free prescriptions as she's a child won't she? So definitely worth trying the docs.
Good luck, I know how upsetting it can be so hopefully she finds a fix ASAP.
Eta - http://m.boots.com/mt/www.boots.com/en/Right-Guard-Xtreme-Women-Invisible-Anit-Perspirant-Deodorant-150ml_1297643/ this is the rightguard that I find really works (both the roll on and spray)
Men's deodorants also seem to work a lot better, problem is I've not found one that doesn't stink.
You apply it at night and wash it off the following morning.
Mitchum is ok as well if you don't have the time or she is unwilling to visit gp.
I was going to suggest something like this. I have always suffered from excess sweating since being a kid and my mum is a dermatology nurse and suggested I use the roll on and it works a treat.
Yes the Mitchum is good, the pink one doesn't really smell that nice.
I bought the black/pink right guard over the holidays and my daughter likes it but she hasn't had it on with the school shirt so how it copes in all the school layers could be different
Hope that helps.
You can buy them online - just search 'underarm pads' or 'perspiration pads'.
The more professional one's were horrible, you put them on the night before and they irritated my armpits and sometimes stained or bleached my nightwear, however I would be dry for about 48 hours after it. They 100% worked but had horrible side effects or usage instructions.
These days I think I got health problems by blocking the pores so much under the arm pits! These days I use the crystal one's that you get wet and are natural. I am not sure they are a solution for excessive sweating though.
Wouldn't they be quite noticeable? (Even the thin types) and also pretty evident, especially if she's wearing a short sleeve shirt? I think the best option is to take some wipes and use them regularly and dab down with a flannel after, and then a quick spray of antiperspirant. They can easily be kept in a school bag and used in a quick trip to the loo. If its really bad, then a trip to the GP may be needed. Poor thing, bet she feels very self conscious.
They aren't when I wear them but then again, I'm a grown man! It was just a thought!
As a bloke, what I do to stop damp marks (and stains from anti-perspirants damaging shirts) is to wear a plain white tshirt underneath my work shirts - even when it's 30C in the office...
Is there something fitting in cotton that's a tshirt shape and supportive that your daughter could wear under her blouse in lieu of a bra?
Tried Mitchum but found they stained clothing after a while. Best general one I've found is Sure maximum protection which is a "TRIsolid cream" you apply like a stick .Cost around £5.
I use the clean fresh scent one (blue writing on the box) and apply in the morning rather than at night.
Keep meaning to try one of those really strong ones but put off by the reports of sore armpits.
You've given us plenty to try.
Why not wear a small t-shirt underneath the shirt. Will help
Fortunately I have now grown out of this problem, but it was especially bad when I was a teenager. I tried all sorts of things including prescription stuff.
This was the best by a long way. It f*ing hurt if I used it incorrectly, but the results were worth the pain