I’m 35 now. I’m not as young as I used to be, and my body is changing in ways I couldn’t have anticipated when I was younger. (And they told me puberty would be hard to deal with. Pshaw.) The problem that’s come to bother me the most, especially over the last year or so, is as elucidated in the thread title; I can’t control my butt sweat.
It seems to sweat constantly, whether I’m engaged in physical activity or not. It sweats far more than I’ve ever experienced in the underarm area. A few rubs of Old Spice antiperspirant in my pits and I’m dry for the day. It takes less than a half hour of walking around and doing light work, however, before I’ve sweated so much that the seat of my underpants has become wet to the touch, from the beginning of the Cracks of Doom all the way down along my taint. I’ve tried using my underarm antiperspirant down there. I’ve tried foot powder. I’ve tried Gold Bond. Nothing seems to work short of excusing myself into the bathroom every half an hour or so and wiping my nethers dry with paper towels and/or parking them under the hot air blower.
I imagine the solution I’m searching for must be twofold - I need to find some kind of product that will inhibit my sweat in the way that other products haven’t, and I need to find some underpants that will do a better job of wicking the moisture away from my body. I prefer boxer briefs, because they give me the support I need without being too tight, and I’ve usually just bought the multi-packs of Hanes or Fruit of the Loom.
Can anyone recommend a product or a brand of underpants that might help stop me from feeling like my backside is a blazing Cajun swampland?
I’m a similar age and started having a similar problem last year I’ve switched to all wool boxer briefs and it seems to solve the problem. A mid day boxer change can help on really hot days but high quality wool is the right answer. I use the Duluth trading ones but you have to buy them on sale since they are just otherwise.
I would recommend this stuff. It’s made for your precise issue. I use the feminine version for a slightly different issue (the girls, if we’re being frank, and I see we are), and it works for that.
Monkey butt is great for the girls. I can’t see a reason why it won’t work for you. If you start getting rashy it can protect the skin from over rubbing and irritation.
I found some bamboo fabric bras that have also helped me, they are stretchy fabric that stays close to the skin. Maybe you should look into bamboo fabric and snug fitting briefs.
I have a lesser problem under the hanging bits. I tried my usual underarm: Arm and Hammer Ultra Max scentless in the bright yellow canister and it works great with no irritation. Not their “Essentials” deodorant, that doesn’t work anywhere in my experience. I put it on after a shower when still slightly damp so it spreads thin.
I control my hiking swamp ass by simply folding a small washcloth over the waistband of my drawers at the small of my back, which is where most of my sweat would channel.
Maybe that channel or recess on our spines when we are standing is to coax sweaty flood waters down our cracks. An evolutionary thing to clean it out when proper wiping wasn’t…proper.
Just an idea. Not aware of any studies.
In seriousness, Casey1505 is right on the money here. I’ve done this while doing construction projects and even mowing the lawn in muggy weather. It works really well compared to other options.
If measures mentioned above don’t work, there is a prescription antiperspirant called Drysol that is almost always covered by insurance, and while it’s mostly used for people who are embarrassed by their sweaty palms, I can’t see any reason why it couldn’t be used for something like this, and it probably won’t be the first time your doctor has been asked about this problem.
I use boxer briefs that use some sort of “moisture wicking anti-fungal technology” or some such. I mean it’s pretty common in a bunch of brands. So I just had to try a few brands out. One of them were some kind of Kohls house brand, but I moved on from them because I wanted a fly and different seams. I posted about this before in some thread where old guys were completely confused why anyone would ever care about underwear style or comfort because in the 1950s white Fruit of The Loom briefs were good enough for everyone.
All I know is that I can’t wear cotton boxers from my youth because I sweat and they bunch of and get wet and feel like wearing a diaper and then you get rashes. Look into the thinner material that is supposed to be cooling. They are more expensive (1 pair will cost the same as a Hanes multipack but I think they are worth it and I do laundry at least weekly) but everyone sells some versions include Walmart, grocery stores, discount stores, etc. The worst ones I ever bought were Calvin Klein, store brands fit and feel better.
Or than that I wear shorts and t-shirts most of the time, but that might not be an option for you. I really don’t like using powders and creams and things. I try to prevent the sweat before that point, but some might be useful. I used to use my daughter’s diaper rash AD stuff but only after my boxers turned into wet diapers and caused rashes.
I’ve ordered some of the anti-monkey stuff and will definitely try that. Seems like they’re mainly marketing it as anti-chafing, which isn’t really the problem I’ve been having, but maybe it’ll help.
Will have to look into the washcloth trick. I’m looking at wool boxer briefs and it seems like they run from $20-30 each. Is that a good price? I could easily buy a pair or two per paycheck at that rate, but it seems pretty pricey.
I can’t see where wool underpants would do anything but make you hotter. I am just saying. I would think cooler cotton should be enough to absorb and be more air-ish.
I think anti-monkey butt will do the trick,anyway.