Legitimate question: What would you pay to get rid of grubby underarm sweat stains for good?
$10? $100? $1 MILLION DOLLARS?! Sorry, it’s a touchy subject.
As someone one would classify as a sweaty person, I have tried, and paid for, many solutions to this awkward problem.
I use clinical strength deodorant and avoid tight fitting sleeves. And yes, sticking a needle fill of Botox in my pits wouldn’t be beneath me at this point.
But still, I find myself avoiding eye contact with fellow passengers when I leave sweat marks on my train seat, and requiring extra elbow grease to get out pesky sweat stains on my shirts come wash day.
So when a sweat hack popped up on Zoe Foster Blake’s Go-To Instagram promising stain-free underarms, I knew I had to try it.
The solution… sticking sanitary pads on the underarm seam of your clothes.
“My daughter does this with her school uniform on hot days! Works a treat!!” one commented. “I’ve been at this for YEARS,” said another.
I investigated further and was delighted to discover some celebs use this sneaky technique to keep their pits dry. Aside from Foster Blake, who I assume has been doing this for donkeys, even Mamamia and The Project’s Rachel Corbett reckons a pad under the arm “works a treat”.
But wouldn’t it feel weird? Would people… know that you have… pads under your arms? Will they be bulky, or hot, or make me feel even more like a sweaty freak?
These were the questions I had, so I decided to road test the unconventional method for a day to see how it stacks up in the real world.
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Honestly, the botox in the pits sounds quicker and easier.
But she (and me too) sweats from everywhere not just in the arm pit area. It then becomes more than just an annoying prob, but a real issue day after day regardless of your surroundings or temp.
Amy Clark I know the answer. BAMBOO, 100% bamboo clothing is the answer. It's weird in that it absorbs the sweat from your skin, but unlike wicking fabric it then doesn't come out of the cloth on the outside. The moisture stays contained in the fabric.
The colours from Aussie makers are very limited (as a Melbournian I was more than happy with black!), but perhaps you could even buy the fabric (?) and have some inserts for clothes made.
As someone who is literally dripping from every single skin pore all day and night, sweating through my tops and jeans and everyting in between c/- menopause the undies, bras, t-shirts (men's boxers and singlets I sleep in) etc I've found in 100% bamboo have become my saviours. Not cheap but i bought lots at sale prices.
Leaving marks on seats no more yeay.
I'm still dripping from face and through my hair (like I have some weird tropical disease) so if anyone has a fix for that please let me know!!!