Girl, I’m Gonna Make You Sweat

Girl, I’m Gonna Make You Sweat

May 15th, 2008 @ 3:50 pm by Mrs. Hummingbird
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’Til You Can’t Sweat No More.

Okay, here’s the thing. I sweat. I sweat and our wedding is at the end of June outdoors (weather permitting) in the hot summer sun.

My sweat is not a mist, it doesn’t make me glow or look blissed out. I sweat and it leaves marks under my arms and most annoyingly in my cleavage where it collects in a pool between my boobs in a way that makes me look like I was recently attacked by someone wielding a Super Soaker.

While this is annoying on a regular day, thinking about getting a large wet mark on the front of my wedding dress leaves me preemptively mortified, so I turn to some of you other sweaty sisters out there for advice.

Save from walking down the aisle with a roll of Bounty Paper Towels down the front of my dress (it is, after all, the quicker picker upper), what can I do to combat this horrible boob sweat phenomenon? Is there a good brand of antiperspirant out
there to use?

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49 Responses to “Girl, I’m Gonna Make You Sweat”

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sara

http://www.certaindri.com/Pages/CD_Home
a m a z i n g
you put it on at night. works all the next day.

5/15/08 @ 3:54 pm (reply)

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Rachel

Not sure about the cleavage issue, but Certain Dri is great for underarms and you can get it at drugstores. You want to make it a routine, putting it on at night every night for at least a week. If I am using it regularly, I don’t seem to need it every single night and then I scale it back to a couple times a week. You could probably put it under your boobs too!
DON’T put it on if you have freshly shaved armpits, because that stuff stings and itches.

5/15/08 @ 3:55 pm (reply)

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cincybride

I’m a sweater too and also have an outdoor June wedding, so I feel for ya! My alterations lady said to take a hanky and fill it with corn starch and then tie it off. She said to use that to help absorb sweat and it will make your skin soft and the corn starch doesn’t leave clumps on your skin like powder. I haven’t tried it yet, but it is on my emergnecy kit list! Good luck!

5/15/08 @ 3:57 pm (reply)

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danathebride (message) 173 posts, Blushing bee

I swear by Kiehls Superbly Efficient Anti Perspirant and deoderant. Its a cream and its A-MA-ZING. AND it doesn’t have a weird perfumey smell.
http://shop.nordstrom.com/S/2922401?cm_cat=datafeed&cm_pla=skin%2Fbody_treatment:women:hand_%26_body&cm_ite=kiehl’s_superbly_efficient_anti-perspirant_%26_deodorant_cream:177731&cm_ven=Froogle&mr:trackingCode=FB08FFE7-9822-DD11-98CA-001422107090&mr:referralID=NA

5/15/08 @ 3:58 pm (reply)

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Abbie in CO

I second (or third) the CertainDri. It works wonders. Just make sure to pick up both the night and day versions to maximize the benefits.

5/15/08 @ 4:02 pm (reply)

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guinness257 (message) 75 posts, Worker bee

Baby powder.

Seriously. I lived in the Phillipines for 2 years and it was live saving. After you towel off (really well, you don’t want a paste), rub it everywhere and hang out for a sec. Let it get absorbed and you won’t see the powder. Then get dressed. Magic. You will feel soft and dry all day.

You can also get prescription anti-perspirant for underarms.

5/15/08 @ 4:02 pm (reply)

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sokalgurl (message) 6 posts, Newbee

Ive tried certain dri PM and it actually makes me itch leaving my pits red and sore. I’ve been using “Fresh” deodertant and that seems to be working really well. give that a try.

5/15/08 @ 4:05 pm (reply)

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Miss Flamingo (message) 1,366 posts, Bumble bee

Ok your gonna think im crazy but this product works.
http://shunga.com/pages/en_shunga_products_det.asp?ctry=2&nom=53

Its actually an edible body powder (think sex / honeymoon) but it really stops sweat. I have it at home and it works.

5/15/08 @ 4:05 pm (reply)

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GetMarried4Less (message) 911 posts, Busy bee

lol. @ Boutny in boobs. i sooo have done this. every. day. in the summer……

thank you for posting this.

i have the same exact problem. this is one of my primary reasons for demanding a Fall wedding. but i also sweat when nervous, so i needed some tips about what to do to keep that at bay.

i’m snagging these tips to try this summer to see which works best for me!

5/15/08 @ 4:09 pm (reply)

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Dana

I too sweat like a stuck pig, and while my wedding wasn’t outside, it was in a non-air conditioned church in 100 degree weather. I used Secret’s Perscription Strength. It’s much like Certain Dri in the fact that you have to use it at night, but it was AWESOME! It blocks your sweat glands, so I wouldn’t use it regularly, just because that seems weird, but it totally worked for my day.

5/15/08 @ 4:11 pm (reply)

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Dana

Ohh… and I just thought of one more thing. Totally go get your pits waxed. It was one of the best thigns I did. It makes they super smooth… much better for application of any kind of anti-sweat thing and my underarms looked fabulous in all of the pictures of me dancing like a fool.

5/15/08 @ 4:13 pm (reply)

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beesknees (message) 719 posts, Busy bee

errr- this may be a bit controversial- but if you talk to your doctor about it Botox can be used to stop sweating in your arm pits. I have not done it- but I have read that it can be done. This may be a bit to severe to do just for your wedding- but if you are realllllllllly desperate talk to your dermatologist.

5/15/08 @ 4:14 pm (reply)

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Katy

I know someone who Botoxed her pits and she swears by it. She said she used to sweat through her business suit jackets before the Botox and now never worries about it.

I don’t know about Botoxing your cleavage though…

5/15/08 @ 4:18 pm (reply)

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MsAnge (message) 124 posts, Blushing bee

I second the Secret Clinical strength (and Degree makes one too, which works well, but Secret usually seems to be a little cheaper). It’s AMAZING. I sweat through everything (I sweat under my arms when I’m cold. THAT’S embarrasing) and it works wonders for me. I haven’t tried it on my boobs, but I have put it behind my knees where I will also sweat (and that’s uncomfortable when you’re wearing pantyhose), so I think it might work for cleavage sweat as well!

5/15/08 @ 4:24 pm (reply)

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alyssa

Botox. That really is the only way to go, although I agree with Katy that it may not work in the cleavage area. It may be best to go to your dermatologist.

5/15/08 @ 4:27 pm (reply)

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beanchar

Back in the horrible pre-teen years, I was diagnosed with “hyperhidrosis” aka “Congratulations! You’re a flop sweater!”

I was given a prescription for Certain-Dri and it’s great that it’s now OTC.

While the worst of my ful-body sweating days are behind me, I still have to use “extra strength” products.

Lately, I have been using Secret “Clinical Strength” and have been happy with the results. And I, like Pengy, like to roll stinky style and definitely appreciate its “more than one day” coverage. It’s got a creamy texture and so MIGHT work okay for the decolletage, but I’d do a test run and only use a little to be sure.

Like others above, I also am a big fan of cornstarch-based powder.

5/15/08 @ 4:31 pm (reply)

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The Klutz

CONSIDER YOURSELF WARNED!

I’ve tried Certain Dri…. while it keeps you from sweating, it doesn’t stop you from stinking. In fact, it messes with your body chemistry. Some-way, some-how… I developed a form of Super-BO. It was unnatural. Funky. Stank. If you decide to do the Certain Dri, please try it well in advance. You don’t want to be the Rank Bride.

Good luck.

5/15/08 @ 4:32 pm (reply)

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Miss Sundae (message) 198 posts, Blushing bee

I second the Kiehls, its amazing. I was skeptical because its a cream but that stuff works. I used Certain Dri for awhile in college, but I couldn’t take the burn. And it bleached one of my favorite shirts…so I am, um, mad at Certain Dri?

5/15/08 @ 4:34 pm (reply)

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lulabell (message) 31 posts, Newbee

BOTOX!! Also clinical deo.

5/15/08 @ 4:36 pm (reply)

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Stefanie

Seriously consider prescription antiperspirant. My friend used to sweat all the time and then she started using the stuff prescribed by her doctor and it has worked wonders! I think she only has to put it on a couple nights a week and then she has no problems at all with sweating. Also, it can be used on different parts of the body, so you would most likely be able to use it on your chest. Call your doctor and get a prescription!!

5/15/08 @ 4:37 pm (reply)

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