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- Very many articles about anti-perspirant,
- Quite a few articles about body odour,
- Quite a few articles about stress,
- Very many articles about sweaty
Stress and the sweats
I’m often asked if being stressed makes you sweat more - the answer is yes. There are two types of sweat. The first comes from the Eccrine glands, these respond to heat, producing a salt solution that cools you down as it evaporates. The second, from the Apocrine glands, is the culprit when you’re stressed – producing an oilier fluid that smells when it breaks down. Something you’ll probably have noticed if you’re prone to stress-related perspiration! The other question that I’m always asked is about the difference between deodorants and anti-perspirants. With 2-5 million sweat glands on the surface of the skin, most of us need something to help us through the day. In a nutshell, the difference is this: deodorants attack the axillary microflora (the bacteria that break down the sweat and make it smell) and, usually, a fragrance to mask it, while anti-perspirants both deodorise and act on the sweat ducts directly to reduce the amount you sweat.
The best way to trial a new product
Posted on: 18th May at 01:25 PM
For those of you tempted to try your own comparative trial using one product on one side and one on the other it’s not as easy as you think - most people sweat more from one armpit than the.. (2) Comments
Are antiperspirants only suitable for use underarm?
Posted on: 11th May at 02:28 PM
Anti-perspirants will work in the same way on other parts of the body as they do underarm e.g. feet, hands, upper body. If you feel you need to use them elsewhere it would be best to ask your.. (1) Comments
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Which is better Aerosol, Stick or Roll-ons?
Posted on: 27th April at 01:55 PM
On paper you can make better performing roll-on and stick than you can an aerosol. This is because the best performing active ingredients are not suitable for use in aerosols. The trick of the.. (8) Comments
Are two products better than one?
Posted on: 20th April at 01:32 PM
I’ve done some training this week and this was one of the questions we discussed in the forum. In my view you will simply be layering one product on top of the other and increasing the risk.. (0) Comments
