Don't Sweat It

As summer reaches it's sweltering peak in Cape Town, it becomes increasingly difficult to keep a cool and dry composure for those of us who prefer to impress during this hot season without sweating over our friends and colleagues in the process. Although we need to sweat to keep cool, the trick is to find the balance between cool control and wet armpits and sweaty palms.
Traditional antiperspirants tend to have a short effect and are not that dependable, but fresh from Denmark comes Perspirex®, a long-acting antiperspirant that promises to keep one dry through the hottest of days.

This product contains the active ingredient aluminium chloride to temporarily deactive the sweat glands. It should be applied at night to clean, dry, unbroken skin and usually lasts from 3 - 7 days between applications.

It is available in a roll-on and in a lotion formulation. Unfortunately there is no spray formulation yet available, but the roll-on tends to work best for underarms and the lotion for palms and feet.

I applied the roll-on 3 nights ago for 2 nights in a row. The product has a definitely chemical smell and burns slightly on application; you would definitely not want to use this just before a romantic night out. But the value lies in it's effectiveness: on the 4th day after using it, I have almost no sweating where it was applied. The chemical scent is gone after the following shower and you can apply your chosen deodorants as usual.

This is definitely an effective product which lives up to it's claims. It can be used to control excessive underarm wetness and sweating palms and feet (hyperhydrosis) as well as for general comfort. A definite essential for the summer season!