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ReplyLook, I don't suggest anything, really. I just thought it would be helpful if I pointed out some potential drawbacks to using Maxim Wipes on your face. But hey, if this works for you, and has worked for you for some time now, then clearly you know better. However, I do think you should be careful about recommending these wipes as a facial hyperhidrosis treatment to other people, because maybe not everyone will have the same reaction to Maxim Wipes as you did. Though, upon more research I did find that other people use these sensitive facial wipes for head sweating, so clearly they CAN be used to prevent excessive sweat on the face! 🙂
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Jenny, are you sure you're okay with applying Maxim Sensitive on your face? Here it says that they should not be applied on the face – and it especially warns against using the wipes on the eye area. To me, this doesn't look like the safest way to prevent excessive sweat on the face.
Facial hyperhidrosis requires a lot of care and you have to be super picky about every hyperhidrosis treatment you want to test on it – personally, I would rather have a sweaty face than a face full of rash or something. I wouldn't even dare using iontophoresis on the face (though such things apparently can be done.)
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You should try different mA settings for hands and for feet – the important bit is that you need to feel a small tingling during iontophoresis for hyperhidrosis, because that's often a sign that the treatment is working. (But you should never feel pain!)
Iontophoresis is really a hyperhidrosis treatment that needs some fine tuning. Not everyone has the same quality of tap water, or the same skin resistance, etc. So, there are no simple instructions regarding the settings. It's true that you might belong to the unlucky few who fail to get the best results with iontophoresis, but I would advise you to keep at it, experiment and be patient as long as you have the will to do so.
Good luck!
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Hi, Denise 🙂
It's been a while since I last used underarm sweat pads, but I don't remember every seeing them in stores. I mostly ordered them from Kleiners website, and my favorite were these: http://www.kleinerts.com/enlarged-disposable-underarm-pads-for-men.html
..although that probably doesn't mean anything to you since they're for men – but they should have a women variant too. I think that there are no universal “the best” sweat pads – everyone has different preferences – depending on their sweating pattern, or body size and shape, and so on.
Sweat pads work best for protecting your clothes and saving yourself some embarressing social situations. However, I don't think they make for a great long-term/on daily basis solution. If you want to use them long term, I would recommend some washable cotton pads, because you will end up spending a lot of money if you choose to use disposable pads… (Although, Sweatex, for example, has some decent cheaper ones.)
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It was definitely not my intention to be insensitive or harsh or anything of the sort.
As Mary-Jane said that she is having success treating her hyperhidrosis with iontophoresis, and that we're talking about an axillary hyperhidrosis (which I myself have, so I know what it's like!), I gave the best advice I could. Maybe it wasn't sugarcoated, but I was trying to be practical here.
I also believe that if Mary-Jane is feeling so sick with worry, that maybe it should be better that she speaks out – besides, Ramona, that's exactly what you say too, at the end of your post!
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Just relax. Don't think about it too much. Let things go naturally, go on dates, talk, spend more time together… Then, when the moment's right, when the situation just comes up in which it's convenient to spontaneously mention hyperhidrosis – you could mention it then.
You can see if the conversation steers somehow toward medical issues, or devices, or something, and mention iontophoresis, since you're using it. And you can mention then that you have an iontophoresis machine or something… If you pull it off, it can come across as an offhanded comment, like:
“Yeah, tech is so advanced, I have a device that really helped me deal with hyperhidrosis…”Put it like that, and it's gonna seem like a problem you used to have, but is now under control and not much of an issue… (And from I read in your post, with iontophoresis it really isn't much of an issue at the moment?)
Or maybe you should wait a bit longer? On how many dates have you exactly been? Maybe it's too early to share that, especially if your specific case of hyperhidrosis is not too obvious.
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I am going to order Drionic Underarm, so while I don't have the answer now, maybe I will have one in the future 🙂 And thanks for opening this thread – now I know that I need to be careful about washing those pads!
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Oh I don't know… Seems like something that one should give to a buddy who knows a thing or two about these devices (or any electronic device). I wouldn't risk ruining a machine that cost me $$ by amateurishly disassembling it. I don't think it's a stupid idea, however. Just a risky one…
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I'm a bit late with this reply, but thanks guys!
Hmm I didn't know that about cornstarch vs. talcum powder. Sounds nasty. 😯 I'll make sure to buy the right one in the future.
Anyway for the time being I focused on applying antiperspirants on my underarms. I use baby powder, but mostly on my back to keep my shirts from sticking to my skin.
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Some of my friends are gossipy and immature, and confiding this to them could backfire sooner or later.
Not to be patronizing, but… It's normal that we have all kinds of friends and “friends” when younger, but as time passes, try to filter these people, and keep only the nicest and best ones close. Of course if someone is immature it doesn't mean he/she is automatically a bad person, but true friends should never mock you or gossip about how you sweat too much.
The more strong, honest, worthy friendships you have, the better you will feel in social interactions, because you'll know that someone will always support you. 😉 -
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All right, that's true – a price has more sense if this hyperhidrosis treatment offers a permanent solution. It's still a new procedure however, so I doubt anyone can guarantee a 100% success rate. And what about the possible side effects? If all turns out to be good in a few years miraDry could be a real deal – I'll give you that.
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Fairly expensive? It seems to me it's more like.. jaw-dropping costly! If I'm not mistaken, you can consider yourself lucky if you spend less than 2 or 3 thousands of dollars. 😯
To be fair, I don't know very much about miraDry, so maybe it's worth it. Did anyone stop excessive sweating this way? How long did the effects last?
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Hey, you forgot about truncal hyperhidrosis! That type of heavy sweating probably benefits from special undergarments more than any other. Especially if you're a guy. 😐 😳
More on topic… I have several sweat-proof shirts, but mainly use them for sports and similar activities. They are comfortable this way, but I never wore them underneath my “regular” clothes. (I think Kleinert sells undershirts?)
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Oh, and I forgot to add that there's Obadan foot powder and hand lotion as well. Sorry, don't want to sound like a commercial, but thought you might want to know! 🙂
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Do you shave your underarms? You should take that into account when choosing. I'm not sure roll-ons are practical if you are hairy there.
I have used Sweat Block and Drysol in the past, but now deal with sweaty armpits with Odaban. It is highly effective, the price is acceptable and it comes in spray. I would recommend you give Odaban a try. 🙂
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