Gillette Clinical Strength Deoderant (and other related readings)

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so i'm sure (i hope) im not the only one on here who suffers from excessive underarm sweating, even when it's not hot out, or if im not doing anything. it's really bad and it causes me to only be able to buy dark colored shirts otherwise you see the pit sweat marks and it's really bad in school. not to mention it makes me even more nervous in certain situations where im already nervous. not even joking, im sweating right now.

disgusting, i know. but admitting you have a problem is the first step.

and yes, i even went to the doctor to get perscription help and used this liquid stuff for 3 months over summer, and zero results. so a few years back when i realized i had a problem, i started e-mailing every major personal care/hygene company i could find, asking them to make a stronger anti-perspirant because nothing could fully stop or even retard my underarm sweating (retard- as in 7th grade vocabulary word that no one really uses in sentences anymore).

if i got any response from those companies, it was just to try their deoderants which i had already told them did not work. so much for the help. i think some companies are finally catching up now, however, and realizing that there are a lot of people out there that worry about perspiration.

a few weeks ago i saw an ad for women's Secret brand deoderant. it was labeled as "Clinical Strength" and had a fancy bar graph to show that their new deoderant was just as strong as "Clinical Strength" stuff. it caught my attention even though it was for women, because i knew this meant progress for other companies. I was right, and not only a few days later do i see a commercial for Gillete's Clinical Strength Deoderant. man am i pysched now. finally, they're starting to listen.

so today while i was riding my bike around with a friend, i decide to search for this new deoderant and try it out. an hour and half, 13 stores, and 2 milky ways later, no luck finding it. every store said they hadn't recieved shipment yet, and it might be a while before they get any. my efforts didn't prove totally futile, however, because i found out some valuable information (which i could've easily found out online had i just looked).

while looking for the mens's gillette deoderant, i saw the womens Secret Clinical Strength kind. i checked out the back to see the active ingredient of anti-perspirants- 'Anhydrous' which i always check when buying a deoderant. it's measured in percentages, and most run between 16-18%, the most being 19%, which i always buy. so seeing this "clinical strength" i was ready to see something great and far beyond anything else. i turn the bar around, and what do i see:

20%. "are you kidding me," i say aloud for those to hear in aisles 1-3 in CVS. i compare the other ingredients to make sure the secret formula isn't hidden somewhere in there. nothing to be found. I have hope though, thinking, "well this is just the women's kind, the men's will be much stronger because that's just the way things are."

so now let's get to present time, 10:50ish EST. my shower is finished and i can't stop thinknig about the gillette deoderant. i don't know why i hadn't thought of it before, but i finally realize that the internet can solve any problem, and they have to have it on there. for once i'm right and i see a store online that carries it. maybe it was the excitement of just seeing the box and bar, or maybe it was the reasonable price that threw my mind off for a second, but i was about to order it without even looking at the specs. like buying a ski solely on the graphics, this would have been a very bad idea indeed.

I snap back and start scrolling down, looking for the ingredients. slowly i scroll, as if i really didn't want to see it, but i knew i had to. my heart rate increases and i need a drink of water. i finally see the bold headline "Ingredients," and i hold my breath. i don't know why, it just seemed like the thing to do at the time.

i release the air from my esophogus and mouth region, allowing myself to again say "are you kidding me." this time, however, only i hear my desperate cry. Just like the women's 'Clinical Strength,' im dissapointed to see "Anhydrous- 20%." as a final desperation move, i check through every ingredient twice, comparing it to what i use now, and still nothing different. technically it's not even 11pm, but to me, the day is dead.

as funny as that story might seem, everything was true, and i am truly dissapointed with these products. i have not tried either, however, so i can't fully knock it until i try it. i hope if anything, this thread has brought knowledge, laughs, or even tears at the realization that this "Clinical Strength" stuff might just all be a bunch of shenanigan's. deep in my heart, though, when i do finally purchase this deoderant, i hope i am able to come back here and say that i was proved wrong and it works wonderfully for the prevention of perspiration.

if you took the time to read that saga, i hope you enjoyed.

(o yea and if anyone has tried either secret or gillette clinical strength deoderant, and wish to share their experience, that'd be great.)
 
you're a good story teller. thats funny, but it sucks real bad. goodluck finding something good.
 
haha you always make entertaining posts!

sucks about the deodorant though dude, maybe check the labelling laws in your area, they may not have to declare everything thats in the product, like trade secrets or something? I dunno. could be worth a shot writing and asking exactly how its any stronger than other existing products. may be they've found a new way for the compounds in it to interact resulting in a more effective product?
 
definately a good idea once i try it and see how it works, i'll try e-mailing again and see what it is that makes them different.
 
at the end of that I was like I just read a story about deodorant and I wanted to know what was going to happen. you're a damn good writer. I don't have much to say other than good luck with the sweating thing, normal deodorants seem to work fine for me.
 
some hopeful news: got a PM from a fellow member saying his brother uses it and it works really well. i'll be checking back at stores sometime this week, and hopefully be able to get it.

as dumb as it sounds, if this deoderant works and stops my over-perspiration, i'll be a changed kid. even though i was dissapointed with the initial review of the straight facts, im really looking forward to trying it out.
 
i have the same problem, i usually have to change shirts a couple times throughout the day. even when i'm just sitting there watching tv or something it happens, pisses me off.
 
sucks dude i can get through a day at school and gym class without antipersperant and still barely sweat and not get BO (i usealy do wear it but i somtimes forget)
 
I know the girl whos grandpa started gilette. Before they sold it of course. I gotta go to class with her right now actually. Claim? Maybe
 
ha idk, i don't wanna be one of "those guys." i actually did think about it, but then i realized it prob wouldn't help much at all because the sweat comes from the pores in the armpit, and then goes onto the hair and drips down. eliminating the hair seems like there would just be a further distance for the sweat to drop onto the inside of the shirt, creating a bigger sweat spot. i may be wrong though.
 
" i hope if anything, this thread has brought knowledge, laughs, or

even tears at the realization that this "Clinical Strength" stuff might

just all be a bunch of shenanigans."

That was the funniest part of the whole post.. it gave me a good laugh.

epic story though. haha



 
Just because it only has 20% of the 'active ingredient' doesn't mean it isn't clinical strength. If the deodorant is made differently it can play a big roll in how it works and how effective it is. They might not be able to go any higher than 20% because it could be detrimental to your health, so they found other ways to make it work more.
 
I read about this liquid stuff that you put on at night, as it's a roller thing, that closes the pores in your skin a bit, which supposedly results in less sweat coming out. Ask your doc bout that.
 
degree clinical strength doesnt do shit. granted this was the first day i used it but i did not notice any improvement over regular deodorants.
 
i don't know if you missed it, but i said i compared both the active and inactive ingredients between both deodorants and there was no diference. like another kid said though, there might be something not listed or something that makes it different.
 
"and yes, i even went to the doctor to get perscription help and used this liquid stuff for 3 months over summer, and zero results."

it's called drysol and i still have like 3 boxes of it. didn't do anything. it also sucked because you couldn't wear deodorant on top of it, so especially in summer when i was running around, i'd start to smell but couldn't do anything about it cause i had to let the drysol work.
 
Nah man, you missed my point. I was talking about the hard science of the organic chemicals used in the deodorant and just cause they have the same name they can be alot different, but I'm not going to get into it.
 
nah it definitely does help. i did it before when i went on vacation to the beach, and when we would go out to eat etc. i wouldn't sweat at all. i mean i don't sweat a lot but i wouldn't any. might wanna try it, and def. still give this deodorant a try...
 
different stuff I think. This is used at night, you wash it off in the morning in the shower, and put on deodorant.
 
I would just like to say that i have the greatest smelling deodorant/antiperspirant in the history of mankind. Next time you walk into the grocery store or pharmacy or whatever, go smell ban in sweet surrender. Buy it for your girlfriend. Sister. Whatever. She will thank you. And marvel at the fruity goodness. Yep.
 
o aright sorry for the misunderstanding. yea i totally agree with you, but you think they would put something right on the product to prove that it was stronger than everything else.
 
ive sweat like a monkey since like 7th or 8th grade. even when im doing nothing. a lot of the time it also happens when i et anxious or excited. so annoying
 
yeah DO NOT shave your arm pits, you will not be able to bear the itching and it will make it sweat more, instead just cut your armpit hair shorter, trust me, it does work.
 
well after more searching i still can't find any stores with it yet. hopefully over the 3 day weekend i'll be able to pick it up and give a proper review.
 
i pit like mad sometimes, it sucks. have you tried putting like baby powder or something on your pits? it might work.
 
yea ha baby powder and pretty much any other substance available for wetness protection. i have 2 sisters so i've even tried some powders and stuff they use, but no luck. the search starts again today.
 
ok well after countless hours of extensive searching, this deodarant is no where to be found. while at one walbaums, however, i was referred to Mitchum deodarants. i had known this brand was around for a really long time, but their scents and styles never really appealed to me.

now that i've grown up a little, i realized that it doesn't matter what the commercials say, a pack of cheerleaders aren't going to jump all over me if i wear a certain brand of deodarant or body spray.(not that i ever really tought that, but i did like the scents other brands offered). so this mitchum caught my eye now, and i looked closer and saw on the label - "Mitchum Smart solid, with the maximum level of active ingedient." i checked the back of the package and what do you know, 20% of the ingredient anhydrous.

"sounds good to me," i thought, "why not try it." so i read a little more and came across the point that this deodarant has a "patented, water-based, wax free formula that fights sweat before it starts." between the 20% anhydrous, the formula i just read about, and the sticker on the cap that said it left no white residue behind, i was ready to try it out.

i purchased it last night and applied it this morning, and i immediately felt something different. after application, my underarms felt as if there was some kind of glue or paste there. it didn't seem like such a bad thing though, because i thought, "well maybe this is the prevention before the perspiration." i'm wearing a black shirt today because i don't wanna trust it yet, but so far so good. i have work later in the day and we'll see how it can stand up to the pressure or selling clothes and skateboards.

update later tonight on how this Mitchum stood up to the test.
 
i have the same problem with feet. on the fourth day of weraing new shoes they reek so bad i can smell it standing up. its horrible.
 
try white shirts and it works quite you can't see the sweat, and sometimes people grow out of it you start to sweat less
 
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try it, you can find it at any drug store there is

you apply it before bed and it closes up all your pores, sometimes it gets really uncomfortable because you can feel it working, but whatever. it works SO well though, plus, it doesnt wash off in the shower, supposedly works for 72 hours (you can put it on every night though), AND you can wear deoderant on top of it, so there's double the protection and you smell good.

good luck!
 
siiiiiick. you're the best, i definately gotta try it out. i totally like the fact you can wear deodarant over it too. hopefully i'll get a review of this stuff too.
 
well i just can't beleive it. out of all the places i checked, i forgot about the biggest mega store like 3 blocks from my house. Wal-Mart.

i went in looking for the Certain Dri stuff, and wouldn't you know they had a huge display of the gillette and degree clinical strength deodarants. unfortunately there was nothing else there. just a huge sign with pictures of the two brands, but neither were anywhere to be found. i asked an employee and she said they either sold out or hadn't recived them yet.

luckily i was able to pick up Certain Dri, and at a resonable price ($4.77). not bad if this really works well. i'll test it out tonight and see how it goes for tomorrow. although i've been dissapointed at not being able to buy the deodarants, im kind of excited waiting in anticipation to see if these products could change my life.

thanks for the advice and the support, i'll update again after testing out Certain Dri.
 
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