"No Sweat !" (Mitchum Deodorant)

Name: Averilla

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Product:	Mitchum Deodorant
Date:	10/07/06 (2187 review reads)
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Advantages: No more sweaty bits

Disadvantages: expensive

I love summer, long lazy walks in the countryside, bike rides etc. etc. What I do not love is the excessive sweat I seem to produce if I try to undertake anything more energetic than a leisurely stroll around my front garden !! I suffer from 'Hyper Hydrosis', basically this is excessive sweating and I used to suffer the most during the Summer months. It was so debilitating that I couldn't even walk to my local corner shop without sweating profusely and soaking my underarms...I had to resort to wearing white tops in the summer because they didn't show up so much.It is for this reason that I discovered Mitchum antiperspirant.

I have read many bad things about aluminium based antiperspirants, but the situation was so bad that I had to try something. These type of antiperspirants are chemical agents that reduce perspiration by blocking the sweat ducts,whereas deodorants merely mask the smell. Many antiperspirants contain deodorant as well.There are a vast array of antiperspirants in the shops and do tend to be more expensive than ordinary deodorants. Mitchum is one of the most expensive. I purchased mine from Boots at a cost of £2.99 for the 100ml version.

Mitchum roll ons are recognisable by their pearlescent green bullet shaped containers. Emblazoned across the lid is the claim 'Proven 48 hour Protection',endorsing their claim that it is 'so effective you could even skip a day !'.It claims to be quick drying, non stinging, anti-bacterial and to leave no white marks. As with all products of this type it warns you not to apply to broken or inflamed skin and to discontinue if a rash develops...all common sense really. But does Mitchum live up to it's claims ?

I use the non perfumed roll on.I apply it to my underarms and then normally have to wait 5-10 minutes for it to completely dry before I can get dressed, I wouldn't say this was particularly quick but adequate. I can say that it has never left any white marks on any of my clothing, not even on my black tops, although I will advise you to make sure it is completely dry before you get dressed or else you will find that it has a tendency to 'harden' on the inside of your T-shirt ! As for the Non-stinging.....as yet I have never noticed any whenever I have applied it after shaving, so full marks there. The one claim that I have not yet been able to prove is the '48 hour' one. Sorry , but even for the sake of research I am not prepared to go unwashed for a full 48 hours. What I can tell you is that I only have to apply this once in the morning and it really does last all day long. I cannot sing it's praises highly enough here, I used to have to change umpteen times a day, but I do not suffer any dampness whatsoever from using this...full marks again ! The anti-bacterial properties do their job well as there is no smell at all ! One thing I would like to see added to this is a moisturiser as your armpits can sometimes feel a bit too dry at the end of the day, however this is a small price to pay as far as I am concerned. All in all the product does what it says it does and I have not looked back since the day I bought it !

In my opinion this is one of the best antiperspirants on the market and I shall continue using it for a long time to come. It comes in unperfumed, Powderfresh and showerfresh fragrances. I am not keen on the Powderfresh and favour the unperfumed one,although I sometimes use the Showerfresh which is clean smelling, rather like fresh linen, the fragrance also seems to last most of the day. Mitchum is also available in a smaller 50ml handbag size roll on as well as a Dry stick, gel and a 150ml Spray.

Prices for the different products vary from £2.50 to £3.50 and are available in all good pharmacies and supermarkets.

One word of warning, those suffering from Excema and sensitive skin are more prone to suffering allergic reactions from aluminium based products, therefore it is wise to either do a skin test first or refer to a GP.

Right I am off to enjoy a sweat-free summer, and shall be confident enough to wave my arms high in the air whenever I so desire !!!

Summary: The best anti-perspirant around