Getting Rid of Deoderant Buildup In Armpits? Posted: 09-01-05 16:48pm
As deoderants have gotten increasingly
more powerful over the years I have
noticed that the buildup they leave in my
armpit gets increasingly worse too. I
have tried many types of deoderant to see
if some aren't as bad as others, but they
all seem to be the same anymore, and my
armpits end up looking very gray,
sometimes yellowish gray from them. I've
found that if I lather my armpits with bar
soap, like irish spring, and use my
fingernails to scratch, I can scrape off
alot of this, but even then, the
discoloring remains, and even if I don't
wear deoderant for a week or more
(something I really prefer not to have to
do) and scratch at my soapy armpits every
day, it still remains. Scratching at
them without soap can be painful and does
not seem to be nearly as effective btw...
Does anyone know of something I can use to
remove this buildup?
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theman
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 24 Jul 2005 Posts: 77 Location: South Wales, United Kingdom
Posted: 09-02-05 16:28pm
I've not really heard of that before...
Personally I use lynx (axe in america), or
I use a simple adidas antiperspirant. You
shouldn't get a buildup if you use it in
the right amount (a short spray).
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KyleSB
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 04 Sep 2005 Posts: 11 Location: Canada
Posted: 09-05-05 15:12pm
I use xtreme sport, the right guard stuff
with the power stripe, but i've also used
old spice and tons of different kinds and
i've never had a problem like the one you
are talking about, and I apply mine
multiple times throughout the day.
Although, when I have my daily shower and
go to wash my armpits it feels like there
is a thick residue over the skin there
from the deoderant, but all I do is wash
it with bar soap untill I don't feel the
residue anymore and I don't have to
scratch at it or anything like that, so
maybe you just don't shower everyday or
you just don't clean your pits enough,
than you start scratching them, i'm not
sure.
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David-o
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 06 Sep 2005 Posts: 37
Posted: 09-07-05 08:26am
kylesb
wrote:
i use xtreme sport, the
right guard stuff with the power stripe,
but i've also used old spice and tons of
different kinds and i've never had a
problem like the one you are talking
about, and I apply mine multiple times
throughout the day.
i use the right guard xtreme sport
invisible solid. I think this may be a
little different than what you are talking
about, but I like it. It works well and
feels good.
I tend to not get a build up when I use an
invisible solid. You might try that.
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Justin_Toronto
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 28 Jan 2005 Posts: 418 Location: Toronto, ON
Posted: 09-13-05 10:46am
Try a gel or spray.
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Jtp1974
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 22 Sep 2005 Posts: 1 Location: nashville
Re: Getting Rid of Deoderant Buildup In Armpits? Posted: 09-22-05 16:24pm
cymrich
wrote:
as deoderants have gotten
increasingly more powerful over the years
I have noticed that the buildup they leave
in my armpit gets increasingly worse too.
I have tried many types of deoderant to
see if some aren't as bad as others, but
they all seem to be the same anymore, and
my armpits end up looking very gray,
sometimes yellowish gray from them.
I've found that if I lather my armpits
with bar soap, like irish spring, and use
my fingernails to scratch, I can scrape
off alot of this, but even then, the
discoloring remains, and even if I don't
wear deoderant for a week or more
(something I really prefer not to have to
do) and scratch at my soapy armpits every
day, it still remains. Scratching at
them without soap can be painful and does
not seem to be nearly as effective btw...
Does anyone know of something I can use to
remove this
buildup?
:d yes but it does
sting a little. My fiance does this to
her hair. Take baking soda and make a
paste with water under your arm and scrub
a little bit, it's mildly abrasive. Then
with a small squirt bottle rinse it off
with applecider vinager. Yes it's like
your 5th grade science fair project but it
will remove the buildup. Hair dressers
use it as a stripper for product buildup
on hair. It's natural and cheap. By the
way you can use baking soda under your
arms as a deodorant rather than harsh
under arm sprays and roll arms. They are
very harming to the body. Moisture
produces bacteria which then produces odor
and if you have something there to absorb
the moisture then you have nothing there
to produce an odor. You have nothing to
loose but.
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