Hi, my name is Chloe, and I sweat. A lot. Wow — look how close all of us are now! My family calls it The Curse: some bad spell cast upon my great-great-great grandfather centuries ago that turned generations of my family into sweaty swamp creatures. For my dad and my brother, that means perpetual full-body sweating — the red-faced guys whose faces perspire when they eat. But for me, all of my sweat is funneled directly to my underarms, meaning truly insane, leaking-faucet-level sweat, even in winter, and especially in nervous situations. (Sorry, Alex Reese, for sweating through my shirt when you held my hand in nineth grade.)
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Yeah, it’s glamorous, and yes, I am beautiful. However, my lifelong battle with hyperhidrosis (i.e., stupid-high levels of sweatiness) has made me an expert in two things: not giving a fuck and also knowing which deodorants really work to keep me dry and B.O.-free and which ones do little more than sprinkle my pits with rosewater and false hope. And since nobody should spend two decades testing out shitty deodorants like I did, I went ahead and rounded up the 10 best deodorants for sweaty, smelly human beings, from roll-ons and sprays to the crunchiest of natural formulas — all of which truly work. So click through to see them all, and get ready to hold hands with someone you have a crush on without soaking your Hollister shirt to your waist.
Originally posted on StyleCaster.
A spray that seriously won’t leave marks on any clothes
Dove Sheer Fresh Invisible Dry Spray Antiperspirant (Walmart, $547)
A natural stick that uses charcoal to neutralize sweat
Schmidt’s Charcoal + Magnesium Mineral Enriched Natural Deodorant stick (Schmidt’s, $9.99)
A quick-dry roll on that works for 48 hours
Mitchum Advanced Control women’s roll-on antiperspirant/deodorant in Powder Fresh (Walmart, $2.97)
A soothing natural stick that soaks up sweat
Freedom stick deodorant in Bergamot Mint (Freedom, $16)
A clear dry gel that totally locks out odor & sweat
Secret Clear Gel in Luxe Lavender (Secret, $5.49)
A natural baking soda-based cream for sensitive skin
Meow Meow Tweet Deodorant Cream in Lavender (Meow Meow Tweet, $14)
A moisturizing stick with shea butter & coconut oil
Native Deodorant in Coconut & Vanilla (Native, $12)
A clear spray that releases scents the more you sweat
Degree UltraClear Black + White Dry Spray (Degree, $4.99)
A vegan stick infused with skin-soothing aloe
Tarte Clean Queen Vegan Deodorant (Tarte, $14)
A stick with 24-hour sweat & odor-neutralizing ingredients
Ban Shower Fresh Invisible Solid Antiperspirant Deodorant (Walmart, $2.77)
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