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Can’t stop sweating? Microwave your armpits! We’re kidding, but a new device—MiraDry—developed by scientists, claims to halt excessive sweating for good with just two treatments.
Avoid staring at CVS shelves. We caught up with Dee Anna Glaser, M.D., and Vice Chairman of Dermatology at Saint Louis University, to break down what you need and how to find it.
Choosing the Right One
The ingredient to look for: Aluminum zirconium tetrachlorohydrex—it blocks your sweat ducts from releasing sweat. Most antiperspirants contain about 15 to 17 percent of it.
For maximal protection, try a clinical strength antiperspirant, made by most of the big manufacturers. They offer 19 to 20 percent concentration of the chemical, says Glaser. Look for “clinical protection” or “clinical strength.” They’ll be packaged in individual cardboard boxes. (Here’s how to Smell Your Way to Success.)
When to Apply
If you wake up, slab your deodorant on, stay dry, and smell great all day, don’t change a thing. But if you still find yourself sweaty, apply at night instead, says Glaser. Why? In the morning your sweating rate is higher, which can wash off the product. At night, your sweating rate goes down—so you’re applying your stick to dry, unobstructed sweat glands. (Do you live in a city that never sleeps?)
The Showdown: Spray vs. Gel
Most studies show semi-solids (gels or the white solids) keep you the most dry by placing product right up next to your skin. Since guys don’t—generally—shave their underarms, aerosol products wind up blocked by hair with little access to the pores themselves.
Avoid staring at CVS shelves. We caught up with Dee Anna Glaser, M.D., and Vice Chairman of Dermatology at Saint Louis University, to break down what you need and how to find it.
Choosing the Right One
The ingredient to look for: Aluminum zirconium tetrachlorohydrex—it blocks your sweat ducts from releasing sweat. Most antiperspirants contain about 15 to 17 percent of it.
For maximal protection, try a clinical strength antiperspirant, made by most of the big manufacturers. They offer 19 to 20 percent concentration of the chemical, says Glaser. Look for “clinical protection” or “clinical strength.” They’ll be packaged in individual cardboard boxes. (Here’s how to Smell Your Way to Success.)
When to Apply
If you wake up, slab your deodorant on, stay dry, and smell great all day, don’t change a thing. But if you still find yourself sweaty, apply at night instead, says Glaser. Why? In the morning your sweating rate is higher, which can wash off the product. At night, your sweating rate goes down—so you’re applying your stick to dry, unobstructed sweat glands. (Do you live in a city that never sleeps?)
The Showdown: Spray vs. Gel
Most studies show semi-solids (gels or the white solids) keep you the most dry by placing product right up next to your skin. Since guys don’t—generally—shave their underarms, aerosol products wind up blocked by hair with little access to the pores themselves.
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