# I'm a Sweater! **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [March 23, 2007, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-a-sweater/397212 "2007-03-23T17:23:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Hazle\_Weatherfield](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Hazle\_Weatherfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hazle_Weatherfield)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2007, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-a-sweater/397212/1 "2007-03-23T17:23:49Z")
I have the worst underarm sweat problem of anyone! No problem with smell, but I can ruin shirts in the first 5 minutes. I’ve tried Certain-Dri…doesn’t work for me. I notice that Secret (I think…) has a new anti-perspirant that’s “prescription” strength. Has anyone tried it? Can anyone recommend anything? Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![Q.E.D](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/51bf81/32.png) [@Q.E.D](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.E.D)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2007, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-a-sweater/397212/2 "2007-03-23T17:31:22Z")
Cardigan, turtleneck or pullover? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![StinkyBurrito](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b9e5f3/32.png) [@StinkyBurrito](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StinkyBurrito)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2007, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-a-sweater/397212/3 "2007-03-23T17:34:34Z")
I’m a turtleneck!\* I discovered (after quite a while) that I was somehow allergic (or something) to anti-perspirant - it actually made me sweat a lot more. So I switched to plain deodorant without the anti-prespirant, and have been half way normal since. Also, there was a thread from way back that referenced a hard to find, possibly european product called, chloro- something or another, my memory is foggy about it. But it is supposed to clog up or kill your sweat glands. I don’t know what to search for to find it. \*On preview, QED’s quicker than I. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Surb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ce73a5/32.png) [@The\_Surb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Surb)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2007, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-a-sweater/397212/4 "2007-03-23T17:38:22Z")
Drysol, aluminum chloride hexahydrate, although that name may have changed. ---
**Author:** ![AHoosierMama](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/258eb7/32.png) [@AHoosierMama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHoosierMama)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2007, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-a-sweater/397212/5 "2007-03-23T17:38:41Z")
Whatever you do, don’t get thoracic sympathectomy surgery. There is a post here [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=8376408&postcount=25](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=8376408&postcount=25) about a bad outcome for another sweaty doper. ---
**Author:** ![brewha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/91b2a8/32.png) [@brewha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brewha)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2007, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-a-sweater/397212/6 "2007-03-23T17:39:31Z")
I’m surprised Certain Dri doesn’t work for you. Are you following the directions? Putting it on before bed, not in the morning? If you are, do you shower at night or in the morning? It doesn’t work to shower at night and then put it on. ---
**Author:** ![Q.E.D](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/51bf81/32.png) [@Q.E.D](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.E.D)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2007, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-a-sweater/397212/7 "2007-03-23T17:41:18Z")
Do a search on “hyperhidrosis.” It’s been discussed a few times here, although I’m not sure there’s ever been a clear consensus on the best solution. If it’s a serious problem for you, there is a lot of evidence that Botox injections work well for most sufferers. ---
**Author:** ![postcards](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8e8cbc/32.png) [@postcards](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/postcards)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2007, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-a-sweater/397212/8 "2007-03-23T21:12:01Z")
[QUOTE=The Surb] Drysol, aluminum chloride hexahydrate, although that name may have changed. [/QUOTE] Still the same name. Highly recommended by this sweater.