u/MSMIT0

Not sure what the best flair is for this question lol. I get BO quite easily if I am doing anything physical/active. Even if I dont really sweat a lot. If I sweat from anxiety/have sweaty armpits from that, it doesnt smell. Its weird. I go through 2-3 shirts a day if I am doing laborious work. Anyway, I have tried SO many deodorants. Each time I buy a deodorant, it works for a while, then halfway through the tube it stops working and doesn't matter. I'm at a point where I have gone through so many brands of mens and women's deodorant. The same thing happens for ALL of them. After a few weeks, it stops working.

I've tried not using deodorant at all. Bad idea. I have tried using "all natural ones" bad idea. I have tried ones with and without aluminum. I've tried not scrubbing my pits in the shower with soap incase that was a factor. No change. Tried different brand body washes. Result is always the same. I recently started using glycolic acid after showing and that was helping, but I have run into the same problem. It only helps for so long.

I am cleanly. I shower once a day (or 2x if I workout in the AM) usually in the evening. I apply deodorant at night before bed. I drink a lot of water throughout the day. I dont have a "perfect" diet, but my diet is way better than average. I barely eat out, and if I have junk food, its usually stuff I make myself.

What else can I try? I am considering seeing a derm, but my copay for one is $100 and the wait list is ~2 months, so I have tome to try things. really dont want to go through the beginning of summer dealing with this. I get embarrassed attending events outside incase I will sweat and smell.