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I had a similar problem (hyperhidrosis) for the last year or two, apparently the cause is possibly genetic and seems to start sometime after adulthood.

Anyway there are many of these uber deoderants that don't nee a doctors prescription, the two I know of are Odaban and DriClor and frankly they are fantastic.

Took only two applications of DriClor and now I don't sweat at all and bearing in mind I used to get 3-4 inch sweat patches from sitting in an air conditioned room unless I kept paper towels under my arm pits thats something. You just apply before sleep and wash it off in the morning.

Be warned though they can (and will) cause alot of irritation for the first few weeks of use, luckily you dont need to apply them too often. After the first four days I only have to apply once or twice a week.

To answer you actualy question though the active chemical is Aluminium chloride.

Ah just noticed you live in the UK, in which case Boots sell DriClor and most Tescos usually have a brand of specialist deorderants hidden away somewhere if you look carefully. Odaban is over the counter from pharmacies but doesn't need a prescription.

Good luck and I hope you can get it sorted, I know how bloody inhibiting it can be.

I too have a sweating problem. But it, for some unknown reason, only happens when I wear anti-perspirant deoderant.

My problem probably comes from a former job where I had daily contact to great amounts of -propylenglycol's. They aren't harmful but can cause sweating I read somewhere. Some doctors prescribe some sort of copper-containing fluid which will help out the problem. Can't find the sources of this sadly

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Original post by Drazgal I had a similar problem (hyperhidrosis) for the last year or two, apparently the cause is possibly genetic and seems to start sometime after adulthood. Anyway there are many of these uber deoderants that don't nee a doctors prescription, the two I know of are Odaban and DriClor and frankly they are fantastic. Took only two applications of DriClor and now I don't sweat at all and bearing in mind I used to get 3-4 inch sweat patches from sitting in an air conditioned room unless I kept paper towels under my arm pits thats something. You just apply before sleep and wash it off in the morning. Be warned though they can (and will) cause alot of irritation for the first few weeks of use, luckily you dont need to apply them too often. After the first four days I only have to apply once or twice a week. To answer you actualy question though the active chemical is Aluminium chloride. Ah just noticed you live in the UK, in which case Boots sell DriClor and most Tescos usually have a brand of specialist deorderants hidden away somewhere if you look carefully. Odaban is over the counter from pharmacies but doesn't need a prescription. Good luck and I hope you can get it sorted, I know how bloody inhibiting it can be.

Wow, I would have thought that a product claiming to stop sweating was just BS.

Is this stuff safe? What are the side effects/warnings?

Can I get some and put it on my balls? Ballsweat is annoying.

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Original post by AndreTheGiant Wow, I would have thought that a product claiming to stop sweating was just BS. Is this stuff safe? What are the side effects/warnings? Can I get some and put it on my balls? Ballsweat is annoying.

I was skeptical myself, I expected some reduction but not total prevention (haven't applied anything but normal deoderant in the last 3 days and still nothing).

Generally its safe, Odaban is avaliable on the British NHS as far as Im aware if you get a prescription from a GP so I imagine its fine. However as I said before the irritation can be very very bad, however it only got that bad after my 5th day in a row of application, after that I realised I only needed once a week and now its just a mild annoyance. From speaking with others it seems most people just try different brands until they find one they can tolerate.

As for the balls? I probably wouldn't risk it :D

Oh, so its something youd need a perscription for?

What about when you exercise? Sweat is actually a good thing when exercising as it cools you off. Is this product so powerful that you cant even sweat when doing strenuous exercise? Is that even desierable?

You don't 'need' a prescription, its just you'd get it a bit cheaper if a doctor prescribed it to you in the UK rather than just buying it yourself from the same place :D But thats just Odaban the one I use DriClor is just over the counter.

AS for the exercise, I'm not sure, I don't too much heavy exercise, I walk everywhere, don't drive etc which is how I stay on the happy side of healthy, I imagine it could cause a few problems but apparently it doesn't prevent sweat from the areas used, but the body will redirect it, most will go out as urine but some will be used elsewhere in the body for sweat. I suppose when you have used it long enough you can judge how long to apply it to still allow minimal sweating, but its different for everyone and I'm still experimenting. All I know is I no longer need to take a shower by 10am and thats good enough for me :D

Presumably if you only apply it to your armpits that should cause no problems - if you used it everywhere I can see problems.
As for balls - do you use anti-perspirant on them?