Is it really so wrong to sweat...

[weaktwos]

...Such that Secret Clinal Strength needs to exist? Really, is it so wrong to sweat a little?

Does this mean we'll have a bunch of pristine armpits left behind in crematoriums?

Comments

[gladstone.livejournal.com]

I'm not sure I understand your concern. You might as well ask "Is it so wrong to be hairy that razors need to exist?"

[weaktwos.livejournal.com]

Well, I've just never noticed chronic sweaters that need "clinical" strength deodorant. Nasty BO encounters have been minimal in my experience. I figure regular deodorant, basic hygiene and maybe a nice eau de parfum was satisfactory.

[gladstone.livejournal.com]

It's all a matter of personal preference, though, isn't it? After all, if there weren't a market for such a product, it wouldn't likely exist for very long.

[weaktwos.livejournal.com]

Sure it is. Still moist pits didn't seem like a problem amongst the public at large. I hadn't even heard people lament over their condition of sweaty pits. So, this new ad campaign caught me off guard.

[trillian42.livejournal.com]

I've never had a BO issue -- regular deoderants are fine for that. It's just a quantity issue :P

[trillian42.livejournal.com]

Dunno, it depends on what you mean by "sweat a little." I have yet to find an anti-perspirant that makes a dent in my sweating. When you buy clothes based on whether you think you'll have hand-sized or larger sweat stains under your arms after a half hour wear, then it's more than just "sweating a little." It doesn't even matter if I'm hot or cold -- I can be shivering and still have sweat-soaked pits.

So I'm actually glad to see this. I'll give it a try.

[weaktwos.livejournal.com]

Well, there ya go. I guess you folks hide it well. I had no idea this was a problem. I work in a building with 650 people. I would have thought I would have encountered more people with torrential pits.

But yeah, let me know if it improves matters. I'm curious now.

[trillian42.livejournal.com]

They actually do Botox for it. Problem with that is, the sweat has to go somewhere, which means you then have a sudden sweating problem somewhere else on your body -- palms, lower back, etc.

I seriously do buy shirts according to how well they hide sweat. I'll buy a larger size if it means it won't be all up in my armpits.

[weaktwos.livejournal.com]

See, it seems natural and harmless to me to see people with sweaty pits. Especially if this deodorant has any sort of similar effect as Botox.

[trillian42.livejournal.com]

I probably am more paranoid about it than I need to be, because I got teased a LOT about it in middle school. But see, sweaty pits on a summer day? Or when I'm exercising? sure. Sweaty pits when I'm sitting still in a climate controlled building in the middle of spring? Kind of embarrasing.

[weaktwos.livejournal.com]

Damn middle school! Making us embarassed about things we don't need to be!

[hangedwoman.livejournal.com]

Well, there are people who have real medical problems that this kind of thing was made to help with - as a prescription - but dammit, people who need that kind of extra help should be going to a doctor to find out what the underlying issue is.